24 Declassified: Trojan Horse
by Marc Cerasini
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Author: Marc CerasiniEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-01-31
ISBN: 0060842261
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: HarperEntertainment
Book Reviews of 24 Declassified: Trojan Horse
Book Review: Jack Bauer's Day of the Locust
Summary: 5 Stars
The new "24" tie-in novel comes through as a satisfying action-packed techno thriller, but also contains a scathing indictment of the Hollywood scene, making "Trojan Horse" sort of a pulp fiction version of "Day of the Locust." This motif is established at the outset, when authorites raid a drug lab housed in an abandoned studio once used by a bottom-feeding producer of direct-to-DVD features. Entertainment industry big shots as well as small fry move through a plot that centers on a terrorist assault on a glitzy Tinsil Town awards ceremony. Scenes in which Jack Bauer and his CTU colleagues risk their lives in total anonymity, rooting out rat's nests of terrorists, stand in contrast to preparations for yet another awards telecast staged for the aggrandizement of already well-rewarded Hollywood elite. The awards show collapses into horror and chaos when the terrorists begin their attack, recalling the climactic movie premiere riot in "Locust."
The villain who confronts Jack and CTU is a formidable foe who models himself on "The Old Man of the Mountain" --the world's first terrorist, an 11th Century Muslim holy man who brainwashed and manipulated a legion of suicidal murderers, the original "assassins." The original Old Man of the Mountain first became known to the west through the writings of Marco Polo. A summary of his career is given in "Trojan Horse." Readers interested in a more detailed account can find one in either of two books by Colin Wilson, "The Mammoth Book of True Crime" or "The Mammoth Book of The History of Murder." Both are currently available from Carrol and Graf, and can be found in the true crime section at the book store.
Fans of the character Nina Myers will enjoy the way "Trojan Horse" gets Nina out of CTU headquarters and into action in the field. The dark turn Nina takes on the show is foreshadowed here. One of the show's popular newer characters, Edgar Stiles, is also seen briefly, during his early days at CTU.
In closing, it is worth mentioning that the scope of the action in "Trojan Horse" is movie-feature BIG. The DEA, the Secret Service, the LAPD, the FBI, SWAT, and the National Guard all get into the act. If they ever do "24: The Motion Picture," this would not be a bad model.
Summary of 24 Declassified: Trojan Horse
The eyes of the world are watching
A powerful world leader is expected to join the Hollywood elite at a star-studded ceremony to be broadcast around the globe. But security has been severely compromised -- and a plot is already in motion to turn the Los Angeles Chamberlain Auditorium into a gruesome slaughterhouse.
When an on-line "Trojan Horse" detected by the CTU cyber unit sends up red flags, rogue operative Jack Bauer is called into action. He has less than twenty-four hours to prevent an unthinkable act of death and destruction from occurring -- a televised massacre intended to topple a foreign government and bring terror into millions of American households.
The countdown is on.
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