Product details: - Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
- Author: John Whitman
- Publisher: HarperEntertainment
- Publication Date: 2005-11-01
- Release Date: 2005-10-25
- Studio: HarperEntertainment
- Manufacturer: HarperEntertainment
- Package Dimensions: 6.7 x 46 x 75 inches
The next twenty-four hours will be crucial to America's survival. A determined band of terrorists holds the key to bringing down the government by plunging the country into darkness, fear, and chaos -- a nightmare born not in a distant enemy land . . . but rather in the heart of America itself. After a mission gone bad, Counter Terrorist Unit operative Jack Bauer is relegated to infiltrating a dangerous homegrown militia group -- and stumbles upon information about an activated sleeper cell of Middle Eastern terrorists on American soil. But the roots of the insidious threat may go deeper than he suspects, firmly planted in the lies and treacheries of powerful government agencies. And without the trust and support of his CTU superiors, Jack may have to rely on the very fanatics he's sworn to destroy . . . or face an earth-shattering catastrophe at the end of the day. Customer reviews:  Best Not to Think Too Hard, 2009-05-29
Like the actual show, Veto Power is a book which is better if you don't spend too much time sweating the details. I found the first book, Operation Hell Gate to be tedious and plodding. While Veto Power is hardly going to be mistaken for Cormac McCarthy, it does move along briskly and the story seems relatively worthy of a regular season of 24 and probably markedly better than some season plots (I'm looking at you season 6).
Unlike several other reviewers, I quite enjoyed the character of Kelly Sharpton who plays like a cross between Jack, Tony Almeida and Bill Buchanan. The plot does have a nice twist at the end and it may end differently than you expect. I also didn't mind the profanity or thinly veiled attack on the Patriot Act. If 24 was a movie it would be rated R and Jack wouldn't say dammit every four minutes, he would say something else. Being edited for TV is not a concern of the book.
Overall it is a fun, quick read. Nothing Earth shattering but a fun way to pass the time.
 Disappointing, 2007-05-10
As a fan of the TV show I looked forward to reading novels based on '24'. The first book I read (Operation Hell Gate) was a decent novel and it supplemented the down time between seasons. With respect to this book, however, I would agree with other comments that have been made - generic thriller, plot holes, confusing timing, poor character development, inconsistencies, and some editing errors.
I also have a personal gripe with this book (and others that are based on popular TV shows). Television is obviously regulated on what can be said and shown to viewers, and I wish authors would adhere to these same rules for the sake of consistency. For example, the language in this book is very graphic. Jack finds himself in the same stressful situations as seen on TV, yet in the novel he (and others) let the expletives fly. I found this to be very disappointing.
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