It's a gorgeous autumn day in Georgetown. The Democratic candidates for president and vice-president of the United States are dutifully glad-handing voters and the media outside a grand estate where a national-security conference has just been held, bringing together the world's greatest minds to discuss the issues that are threatening the country.
It's American politicking at its best. That's when all hell breaks loose. The Agency is still trying to determine what went wrong when ISIS operatives help this cyber terrorist do what he said he could — plunge the country into darkness. With no concept of how this unprecedented act was accomplished, the task of getting the power back on could take months. Perhaps even years. Top-secret data has been stolen from the CIA, and the only man who knows its hiding place is dead. For years, Mitch Rapp's bold actions have saved the lives of countless Americans.
His battles for peace and freedom have made him a hero to many, and an enemy to countless more. In the tangled, duplicitous world of espionage, there are those, even among America's allies, who want to see Mitch Rapp eliminated. They have decided the time has come. Returning from a covert mission, Mitch Rapp was publicly hailed by the president for his role in the fight against terrorism. After years of working in the shadows, Rapp was caught in the media spotlight - and marked for death by virtually every terrorist in the world.
Now a CIA advisor, Rapp is ready to battle terror far from the front lines. State Department. And a greater threat lurks It's just seven days before Memorial Day, and a spike in CIA intelligence has pointed to a major terrorist attack on the United States. Now it's up to counterterrorism operative Mitch Rapp to pull out all the stops. Rapp immediately leaves for Afghanistan, where he leads a special forces unit on a daring commando raid across the border into a remote Pakistani village.
Their target: an al-Qaeda stronghold. Rapp and his team soon discover plans for a catastrophic nuclear attack on Washington, DC. Newly appointed CIA director Dr. Irene Kennedy is the target of an inside plot to destroy her and prematurely end the American President's term. To make matters worse, Saddam Hussein is close to entering the nuclear arms race - something Israel has vowed to stop. With the haunting specter of World War III looming, the president calls on his secret weapon: top counter-terrorism operative Mitch Rapp.
But with only two weeks to take out the nukes, Rapp is up against a ticking clock - and impossible odds. CIA counterterrorism operative Mitch Rapp falls prey to government forces with an agenda of their own after Dr. Her detractors will resort to extreme measures to prevent her from taking the reins—which makes Rapp an expendable asset. On a busy Washington morning, the stately calm of the White House is shattered in a deadly terrorist attack on the executive mansion.
The president is evacuated to an underground bunker, but not before nearly one hundred hostages are taken. For months, Mitch Rapp has been steadily working his way through a list of men, bullet by bullet.
With each kill, the tangled network of monsters responsible for the slaughter of civilians becomes increasingly clear. He is given his next target: a plump Libyan diplomat who is prone to drink and is currently in Paris without a single bodyguard.
Rapp finds him completely unprotected and asleep in his bed. But in the split second it takes the bullet to leave the silenced pistol, everything changes.
Their assassins then deliver a shocking ultimatum to the American government: set aside partisan politics and restore power to the people.
No one, they warn, is out of their reach—not even the president. A joint FBI-CIA task force reveals the killers are elite military commandos, but no one knows exactly who they are or when they will strike next. In the New York Times best-selling series' latest installment, Mitch Rapp finds himself alone and targeted by a country that is supposed to be one of America's closest allies. The evidence against the powerful Saudis who coordinated the attack would be buried.
In return, King Faisal would promise to keep the oil flowing and deal with the conspirators in his midst. When the king's own nephew is discovered funding ISIS, the president suspects that the Saudis never intended to live up to their agreement.
He decides that the royalty needs to be sent a message and that Mitch Rapp is just the man to deliver it. The catch? America can't be seen moving against an ally.
Rapp will be on his own. Forced to make a decision that will change his life forever, Rapp quits the CIA and assembles a group of independent contractors to help him complete the mission. They've barely begun unraveling the connections between the Saudi government and ISIS when the brilliant new head of the intelligence directorate discovers their efforts.
Facing an international incident that could end his political career, the president orders America's intelligence agencies to join the Saudis' effort to hunt the former CIA man down. Rapp, supported only by a team of mercenaries with dubious allegiances, finds himself at the center of the most elaborate manhunt in history. It's only a matter of time before he's caught or killed. Will it be enough to turn the tables on the Saudis and clear his name? I cannot believe Scott Brick was chosen to replace George Guidall for narration.
Hopefully, this is the first and last time he will narrate this series. I think Kyle has done a masterful job keeping the Rapp Series alive and been true to V. So sad. Brick narrates again; I would rather read the next book or re-listen to the past Flynn classics in my library.
Hopefully, this book will be reissued with a more appropriate narrator if Guidall is not available. Poor Decision!!! I have been an avid listener of all of the Vince Flynn books due to my time on the road. Only two other books were read by someone else other than George Guidall and I wish they could be re-read by George.
Very disappointing that this one was not read by George Guidell. Sorry, I did give it a try. This book is that BAD. Okay, enough from me.
What a mistake!!! Replacing Guidell with Scott Brick!!! I won't buy another Mitch Rapp with Brick as narrator. I cannot believe you did not use George Guidell for this book. One of my favorite book series where I am able to get lost in the story with the help of George's different character voices and you changed it to Scott Brick, who I love for historical books, but does not serve as a good narrator for this type of book.
I won't order another Mitch Rapp book if George or another similar narrator is not used. I am having a hard time getting through this book. That is a first for this book series.
Kyle, you have to do better with your story lines and your choice of narrator. I am sorry. How did the narrator detract from the book? See above. If you've ever watched the show Friends and remember Joey explaining dramatic acting, then you know how Scott Brick sounds. Joey would stare up and squint his eyes, making a dramatic pose. This is exactly how Brick sounds all throughout the book. It's painful to listen to, unless you speed it up to at least 1.
That makes it almost tolerable. In short, Kyle Mills nailed it again! Brick ruined the audio version. Vince was great. Kyle was good. Scott Brick ends this series for me now. Just can't do it with him anymore. The book was a bit slow and plodding and Mitch seemed so indecisive.
I just can't get into it with Brick reading. I'm so disappointed. This isn't Mitch Rapp. George Guidall was phenomenal in his Rapp readings.
Why fix something that was so far from broken? As soon as I stared listening to this book, I was dissapointed. Thomas in After graduating, Flynn went to work for Kraft Foods as an account and sales marketing specialist. One week before leaving for Officer Candidate School, he was medically disqualified from the Marine Aviation Program, due to several concussions and convulsive seizures he suffered while growing up. He had also been diagnosed with dyslexia, so in an effort to overcome the difficulties of dyslexia, Flynn forced himself into a daily writing and reading regimen.
His newfound interest in such novels motivated him to begin work on a novel of his own. While employed as a bartender in the St. Since then, his books have become perennial bestsellers in both paperback and hardcover, and he has become known for his research and prescient warnings about the rise of Islamic Radical Fundamentalism and terrorism.
Lorenzo di Bonaventura, as head of production at Warner Bros. On June 19, , Vince Flynn died after a three-year battle with prostate cancer. He left behind his wife Lysa, whom he described as "My favorite thing about life," and their 3 children. Cart Help Sign In. Submit Search. Details Enemy of the State Best Seller. Reviews Write A Review. Add To Cart.
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