24: Deadline by James Swallow

24:Deadline starts off, the day after season 8 ends, detailing Jack’s attempt to escape capture. But before he can disappear he wants to keep a promise he made to Kim and see her one more time. Hence his journey begins across the country while evading the FBI.

I have mixed emotions about 24:Deadline. I’m an avid fan of 24 and really wanted to love it. But I can only muster a tepid like. Swallow captured the tragedy of Jack’s personal life and the inherent destruction that followed in his wake. But what this novel didn’t capture was the intrigue and finesse of the show. It just hopped from one action event to the next with stereotypical bad guys in both the American and Russian governments.

I’m not sure I will pursue any more novels in this series….unless, of course, Kiefer Sutherland lends his intense and gravely voice to an audio version.  One can dream…