by John Whitman
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Operating out of a nearly empty space in Los Angeles, the newly created CTU faces its first major crisis. A large amount of plastique explosive has vanished and could be anywhere—with criminals, crazies, outlaw bikers . . . or in the bloodstained hands of Islamic radicals. As powerful representatives of the world's major religions gather for a conference on faith, peace, and coexistence, agents of the newborn elite counterterrorism unit must chase elusive shadows through the underbelly of L.A. A nightmare of assassination and terror is looming, tied to the darkest secrets of the church—an explosive threat that must be exposed and defused within twenty-four hours, or violent repercussions will be felt around the world. And only one man possesses the necessary passion, ruthless skill, and willingness to operate outside his jurisdiction and beyond the limits of the law: a dangerous rogue CIA operative . . . named Jack Bauer.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
 Captivating, 2008-09-29
If you like the show you will like the book. The story keeps you just as captivated as the show does. I found myself picturing Jack in the scenes. It is hard to stop reading once you get started. Buy them all - I have and they are all great books...
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
How it all began..., 2008-09-01
...And then there was no turning back!
This book marks the beginning saga of how Jack joins the then-fledgeling CTU, leaving behind the overseas skulduggery of the CIA, when he realizes that he can do what he does best while in the US. The war is no more oveseas, but here and now - and he can perhaps do more here than there.
This story is a particularly well-written 24-declassified mission to come out in recent times - and I've read quite a few of them. This book has the speed of the TV series, as well as about as many twists and turns, and also comparable number of dead-ends and red-herrings that are thrown in - for good measure, I must say.
All characters are shown as if introducing them for the first time, which itself would not have been an easy task, knowing as how well the reader would already know them all. Still, this is handled well by Whitman, and he introduces all characters with some pertinent information, most of which is new but still fits into the personality as displayed by the TV series. Chapelle, Henderson, Myers, Almeida, Jamie, and many more - they're all here!
Jack's character is introduced as being a hot-headed rogue CIA agent, who is being eyed by Christian Henderson, director CTU, to join his newly-created Federal agency. Henderson knows that it's just a matter of time before Jack's skills as an investigator and agent provocateur become essential to the success of CTU. Jack, however, sees no need to leave the CIA, which he finds to be the best place to fight terrorism, and to serve his country. The plot in this book serves to open his eyes to the fact that the action can no more be preventive but reactive - for the terrorists are on US soil already. Whick would implicitly mean that the CIA has failed in its assignment of nipping the caper in the bud.
This one day gives Jack enough action to realize that he can do more with CTU than with the CIA, and the rest, as they say, is history.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
 Great read, 2008-06-04
I didn't know there were 24 books, until I stumbled upon them by accident.
I enjoy the show so much and thought they might be pretty good. Well, I wasn't disappointed. I've purchased every one, and looking forward to more. Can't wait for the 24 movie, and the show to return in 2009. If you love the show and like to read, you can't go wrong.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
Jack is back!, 2008-05-25
I loved this book, and after the horrific Storm Force I was a little worried about the series. But here, Jack is back in his full glory, in a wonderfully contorted plot that involves interdenominational terrorists. With action that picks up and doesn't let us down.
I think the only negative for me is that Jack never really gets to meet the man whom the terrorists are after here, and that could have been a real revelation. But there was plenty to enjoy so that I practically read this in one sitting.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
 Middle of the road, 2008-05-13
Put all the 24 novels in chronological order and this is the 1st. Jack is a CIA agent whose case mixes with those of the LAPD, an investigating agent from the NTSB, and the newly created CTU which has just made its very first arrest two days prior to this day. We see CTU in infancy and very disordered. Jack, hesitant to take a job with CTU, begins assisting with a case that eventually will lead to an assassiniation attempt on Pope John Paul II at a peace conference. He partners with Nina for the first time and has a very brief introduction to Tony. He also meets and butts heads with Chappelle which is just a sign of things to come.
Overall, the book is an OK read. I enjoyed reading the beginnings and Hendersons attempts to recruit Jack into CTU. I also liked Jack's first hesitation to use a torture technique yet he allows himself to do so in order to get information needed. There were things I did not care for but this is entirely my opinion and certainly different for other readers. I am not big on the humorous foreshadowing that took place. Things like Jack telling Teri that if he worked for a guy like Chappelle he would "end up shooting him in the head". Nina's extremely aggressive come-on to Jack was also a bit out of character. I would expect a slight attraction from each to hint at an affair but not something so obvious and desperate.
Kim also plays a very big role as the indirect cause for CTU's successful first mission with Jack. Not really something I cared for. Even Jack and other CTU members admit their failure if it weren't for the interference of an outside character.
Like other 24 novels, the last climactic hours are condensed into a small number of pages. The last 6 hours are spread over 70 pages (the last 3 hours are written in 28 pages) and seemed very rushed. There are lots of players and decoys including Hell's Angels Bikers and an over-the-hill actor all of which seem too much to occur on the same day.
Action sequences are good and but there really was no "what is Jack going to do now" moments. Still, any 24 fan will enjoy a 24 read while we wait until January. There are better 24 novels out there but there are worse ones as well.
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