The richly current and topical nature of this plot--biological terrorism, presidential corruption, wavering loyalty of intelligence agents, torture in foreign lands and Islamic terrorism - will grab the movie-goer and hold on.  As a former editor for Chelsea Green Publishing put it: “It is an engrossing and complex plot that moves at great speed and is precisely engineered to guide the reader carefully around each turn of events. The characters are well-developed, and the hero is perfectly crafted, outlandishly courageous yet normal enough to gain the reader's acceptance and sympathy.”