Reviews for Intercept

The average rating for Intercept based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-04-26 00:00:00 Jamie Clouthier Intercept by Patrick Robinson is well written to keep its audience tense to know what will happen next. That is probably why it appeareed on the New York Times best sellers list. However, Robinson's political point of view was obviously formed from substituting playing violent video games for attending any high school or college government or history classes. His racist attitude toward all middle eastern folk is only exceeded by his blind reverence for and faith in the U.S. military. His story of the tracking and assassination of four terrorists released by due process from Guantanamo caries the same fascist tone one might find in a Arian militia group living in Utah. His contempt for those who cherish our protection of civil rights would win him a literary award from the Fox network. Though his antagonists were religious zealots set on bringing down America and willing to ignore any humanity in the name of Allah, his hero was only different by wrapping his behavior in a equal zeal for America, right or wrong. If you believe that we do not owe due process those who hold America wanting you will love this novel.

Review # 2 was written on 2021-01-23 00:00:00 Kash If 3.5 stars When four of the world's most dangerous terrorists are released from Guantanamo Bay due to an Appeal Court Judge deeming their incarceration unlawful; the US military goes into meltdown with frustration. The CIA attempts to track the terrorists back to Afghanistan only to lose them. With the CIA and Military convinced that it's only a matter of time before a terrorist attack occurs; there is only one person that can be relied upon to locate and assassinate the terrorists; former US Navy SEAL Mack Bedford. Can Mack kill the terrorists before they attack again or is not even he up to this near impossible task? The blurb describes Intercept as "a breathtaking and unputdownable action thriller", what it neglects to continue on to say is "from about chapter four onwards". The preface and first three chapters were verbose, unnecessary and almost boarded on a personal rant by author Patrick Robinson. The blurb clearly states that the terrorists are released, so why that needed to be so painfully prolonged from a preface and three chapters instead of just a preface, I don't know. It seemed to me that Robinson had done a lot of research on this subject and was keen to include it all, no matter how much it took away from the plot. I detest this and it's the worse thing a writer can do to their book in my opinion. Having said all that, things finally took a turn in the right direction from chapter four. The plot begins to thicken; the red herrings appear, leaving you guessing; characters from the first book show up and the suspense actually starts to build; just like you would actually expect from Robinson on a good day. I liked that a lot of the characters from Diamondhead (the first of the four books in this series) were back and that we got to know a bit more about them. Although Mack is clearly the hero, I'm fast developing a soft spot for Jimmy, who tells it like it is. Despite the excruciating slow start, I still recommend Intercept. It's a solid read in the genre of military thrillers and suspense and best of all, written well enough that you can read it as a stand alone book; although I would recommend reading the books in order. To play along with my book bingo and to see what else I'm reading, go to #ktbookbingo and @kt_elder on Instagram. (I read the paperback version of Intercept, published by Canelo but this edition is not listed as an option to choose from.)