by Vince Flynn
Part of Mitch Rapp, book 6
First published 2005
Mitch Rapp's covert operations days are over. After his successful mission to stop Saddam Hussein's nuclear ambitions in Iraq, the president publicly praised him as America's most valuable counterterrorism asset. Now the CIA superagent works from headquarters under Dr. Irene Kennedy, his cover destroyed and his face known worldwide. Every terrorist from Jakarta to London wants him dead. A Navy SEAL platoon walking into a deadly ambush in the Philippines pulls Rapp back into fieldwork. The SEALs were rescuing an American family from radical Islamic kidnappers when someone leaked their top secret mission. Evidence points to the State Department and Philippine embassy, but Rapp faces a deadlier threat. An unknown assassin with connections to Middle Eastern power brokers is orchestrating events to spark a wider war. With the world watching his every move, Rapp must identify and stop this shadow enemy before global conflict erupts. The hunt will test whether America's most exposed operative can still operate effectively when he can no longer hide in the shadows.
Genres: military-fiction, action, espionage, political-thriller
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Iraq, Philippines
Period: Contemporary
Hardcover · Clipper
Content warnings: violence