by Vince Flynn
Part of Mitch Rapp, book 23
First published 2024
Mitch Rapp operates in the shadow of two converging crises in April 2011. On a remote Iranian mountaintop, Azad Ashani watches his government test a devastating new weapon designed to turn the tide against American forces in Afghanistan. The director of Iran's Ministry of Intelligence knows this demonstration will trigger a catastrophic war between nations. Ashani cannot prevent this disaster alone, but he believes one American operative might help him stop it. Meanwhile in Washington, CIA Director Irene Kennedy briefs the president on a closing window to eliminate Osama bin Laden at his Abbottabad compound. The president refuses to authorize the raid without absolute confirmation of bin Laden's presence. Kennedy knows only one agent can deliver that proof. As Iran prepares to deploy its game-changing technology and America races to capture the world's most wanted terrorist, Rapp must navigate between two missions that will reshape the Middle East.
Genres: military-fiction, action, espionage, political-thriller
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Afghanistan, Iran, United States, Washington
Period: 2011
464 pages · Hardcover · Simon & Schuster UK
Content warnings: violence