Product details: - Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages
- Author: Marc Cerasini
- Publisher: HarperEntertainment
- Publication Date: 2005-10-01
- Release Date: 2005-09-27
- Studio: HarperEntertainment
- Manufacturer: HarperEntertainment
- Package Dimensions: 6.7 x 47 x 75 inches
Within twenty-four hours a nightmare will be unleashed that could cause the death of untold millions and devastate a great nation. It's a plot being carried out by the unlikeliest of allies. A powerful mole within the deepest reaches of U.S. Intelligence has secretly conscripted the very criminals he's been charged with investigating -- former IRA terrorists, Latino and Asian gang members, Middle Eastern assassins and others -- creating one of the most insidious terrorist networks law enforcement has yet to take down. One man stands between the destroyers and the death tide: Jack Bauer, lone wolf operative for America's brand-new elite Counter Terrorist Unit. But he's three thousand miles from the CTU command center without backup in a strange city, New York. He's been artfully set up and is being hunted by the FBI for the murder of two of its agents. And time's almost up . . . Customer reviews:  Way better than I was expecting!, 2008-01-31
I'm pretty big on 24, I wouldn't say I'm an ultra die-hard fan that needs a 24 fix between seasons. Hell I don't even watch the show on a regular basis, I wait till the DVD's come out and watch it all at once. My mom actually picked this up for me as a joke because my friends and I talk about Jack Bauer being so extreme.
So, needless to say, I didn't go into this book having high expectations. This book definitely met, then blew away my expectations. I couldn't put this thing down! The book is about a situation that happened well before Season 1, so I was sort of glad that it wasn't playing into the shows story-line specifically. The smartest thing this author did was have it take place outside of L.A, instead it was in New York City. By the time I was reading this, it was around Season 3 or so, so I was pretty tired of adventures in L.A. and it was great to see Jack outside of his realm.
It is written in pure 24 fashion with the the clock ticking away, exept for the "prologue" part, which was really cool to see used because that definitely helped set up the action in the book. The story was fairly well developed and had all the random encounters that Jack always seems to get into, such as the case with the Bar Fight scenario. The book didn't let up it's intensity in the least, and I even found it more intense than some of the later seasons! This would have made an incredible season and it would've been great to see this. I don't want to discuss the story too much because, like 24, giving away too much ruins it for people.
If you want a very exciting read then I would definitely recommend this. The only problem Cerasini has at this point as an author is topping this novel in the next installments! Though I will always hold out hopes for a movie or a book series involving Jack's work with the CIA. I will say they brought Operation Nightfall into reality in comic book form, which was alright, but I want something bigger! However, at this point, I do look forward to reading the next novel!
 lame, 2008-01-21
if you're a fan of the 24 series - this is NOT for you. it's too slow when you're used to the action of the series. and the narrative isn't written in the style of voice you are used to coming from jack bauer.
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