By Order of the President Audiobook

" Gripping and certainly entertaining. . . .the military aspects of the book grabbed me based on my past experiences. "

" I was excited about this when I bought it then stopped reading 20 pages in. Luckily I found it on audio at the library. Great story, dialog and set up for a series. Waaaay too much back story. I don't think I'll be reading or listening to any more of Griffin's books. "

" The book was good. A little lengthy and a few too much on details for me but overall, it was a good book. "

" Almost completely forgettable. "

" Griffins books are becoming repetitive "

" Good story... Interesting characters. This is my first book by this author. I'm grabbing the next two from the library to read soon. "

" This book is fascinating. I love the wit and the idea of the plot. My rather large hangup (and the cause for the rating) was the extreme use of language throughout the book. I could not recommend it to anyone because of that. If not for the lnguage, it would easily be a 3 or 4 star read. "

" Very Good; Continuing character: Charley Castillo (first in series); special agent is assigned to track down a stolen plane that appears is planned for use in a terrorist attack against the US "

" This book has great characters and plot, if told at a slow moving pace. Griffin is notorious for diving into character backgrounds, but they are interesting rabbit trails anyway. "

" a dizzying espionage thriller...this was one of my grandfather's favorite books so i read it in his honor. its got a really multi-faceted take on how covert intel works when faced with a crisis. i want to be a spy! "

" Love this new series by WEB Griffin, and think that the hero is great. I love action books, and this one has a lot, but the author also develops the characters so that you care about them. Subsequent titles in this series will include many of the characters in this first book. "

" I think the characters in this book are very interesting and the series looks promising. The basic story for this adventure struck home and liked the basic premise that at times the intelligence agencies can fall victim to a self-licking ice-cream cone. "

" Great concept...too bad Castillo isn't a real guy... "

" Authenticity and attention to deatail make Griffin's books amazing reads... "

" horrible. I stopped reading. This book is so sexist it is sickening. The lead male kept calling one of the female (a russian spy) 'little red under britches' excuse me while I go vomit! I love military action books sadly this one was useless. "

" If you have read anything by this author you have read them all. The plot revolves around a highly decorated, brilliant and courageous Delta force officer who can do EVERYTHING needed to right a wrong and save whoever is in distress. "

" Good book really good storytelling "

" An excellent book. Griffin is very detailed in his writing and provides great characters and their backgrounds. An excellent story as well. The rest of this series is on my list. "

" excellent. need to get my dad a copy. "

" Good plot, characterisations etc, but unnecessarily long winded, and despite being set oin 2005, is already dated. Main conclusion is that I got bored. "

" HATED it. Also, it was offensive to women, African-Americans, and muslims. I didn't finish it. "

" Tracy and Amaris told me to stop reading so much trash :) so I am easing back into better books with this action/thriller book. Perfect so far for vacation "

" Audio Book. Cool. Spies, army, the hero is called Don Juan, and he saves the day. Charlie Castillo was special forces in the army and now he is the Secretary of Homeland Security's helper. He gets ordered by the president to find out how all the intel "

" Audio Book. Cool. Spies, army, the hero is called Don Juan, and he saves the day. Charlie Castillo was special forces in the army and now he is the Secretary of Homeland Security's helper. He gets ordered by the president to find out how all the intel "

" Okay, I ordered it because it was a $4.95 special from audible. I think that men who like airplanes and armed forces "pretend" might think it was a fun book, but very superficial with stereotypical characters and not a subtle or credible plot. "

" Griffins books are becoming repetitive "

" This book was just boring me to tears. I kept on and kept on, but couldn't find a reason to finish. I was well beyond half way, but had to put it down. It's my third try at reading WEB G. and I just don't like his style or his books. Sorry, not my cup of tea. "

" A real contrast & come-down from P.D. James, book read just before this. Looking for something with a little more action & thought this might do. Accumulated the series & thought this might be a good time to read it. Definitely a "guy" book, but I slogged on. "

" excellent. need to get my dad a copy. "

" Good start to a series. "

" Tracy and Amaris told me to stop reading so much trash :) so I am easing back into better books with this action/thriller book. Perfect so far for vacation "

" Too much like a reference manual about the military. Started off interestingly enough with a plane being hijacked and people being murdered, but then digressed into long flashbacks about characters--why? Get on with the story!! "

" Another excellent book by one of my favorite authors---I love his writing style---read it years ago "

" my first web griffin novel. suggested by cousin larry. Carlos "charley " Castillo a character easy to folw and likeable. a big thumbs up!!! "

" a dizzying espionage thriller...this was one of my grandfather's favorite books so i read it in his honor. its got a really multi-faceted take on how covert intel works when faced with a crisis. i want to be a spy! "

" If you've read his others and like military books, Just do it! "