Gauntlet: A Novel of International Intrigue by Richard Aaron

Gauntlet: A Novel of International Intrigue by Richard Aaron a large amount of Libyan plastic explosives are stolen by terrorists. They are going to attack somewhere in the U.S. it is up to a newly formed intelligence center to figure out the target and track them down. Unfortunately the center is made up of clashing personalities that can't work together.

This is very much in the thriller vein of Clancy or Ludlum. Fast paced lots of action and violence. There's also a nice dose of characterization. Aaron has done his research he is pretty accurate except for one or two small mistakes.

The story is told through several points of view. This is fine until the threads are brought together in the last 100 pages. Instead of providing information to the search they are made irrelevant. The new information is revealed to the center through their own research at the same time.

Excellent first novel I'll be looking for any sequels.

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