by Vince Flynn
Part of Mitch Rapp, book 10
First published 2007
Iran pours billions into nuclear weapons development in its second largest city. Israel refuses to wait for international diplomacy and launches a bold espionage strike that leaves a radioactive disaster zone. The Iranian president publicly demands justice from Israel and America, but privately he wants blood. He recruits Hezbollah master terrorist Imad Mukhtar, who has spent decades killing across the Middle East as Iran's proxy. Counterterrorism operative Mitch Rapp sees opportunity in the crisis. He persuades President Josh Alexander to approve a dangerous operation that will humiliate Iran's government and push the country toward revolution. CIA Director Irene Kennedy travels secretly to meet her Iranian counterpart Azad Ashani. When Kennedy's mission goes catastrophically wrong, Rapp and Mukhtar hurtle toward a confrontation that could ignite regional war. With twenty-four hours and no restrictions, Rapp must stop Mukhtar and prevent unthinkable devastation.
Genres: military-fiction, action, espionage, political-thriller
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Iran, Israel, Middle East
Period: 21st-century
401 pages · Hardcover · Atria Books
Content warnings: violence