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Act of Treason By Vince Flynn
The US Presidential race is on and with two weeks to go, Josh Alexander, the hot favourite is ambushed by a terrorist bomb. He narrowly escapes, but his wife and other members of his entourage are killed. Alexander is swept to power on a sympathy vote and a hunt for the terrorists ensues. The attack appears to be the work of al-Qaeda, but something isn’t quite right and when CIA director Irene Kennedy is presented with classified information so toxic, that she has no option but to act on it, Mitch Rapp is quickly called back to duty. Still grieving for his own wife, Mitch’s involvement and judgement are questioned, but if any man can uncover the truth, then Mitch is that man. With the help of Special Agent Maria Rivera, head of the detail protecting Alexander on the day of the attack, Mitch uncovers the truth which is so shocking in its implications that the very office of the President is threatened.
Vince Flynn never disappoints and has written another great thriller. Keep on writing them Vince. Boris
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Transfer of Power by Vince Flynn
When Mitch Rapp captures Fara Harut a Muslim cleric, he learns that his deadly foe Rafique Aziz, is planning an audacious raid on the White House, in an attempt to capture the President. Mitch is too late to stop the raid, but Aziz’s plan is temporarily foiled when the President is evacuated to an underground bunker. Aziz however has Mustafa Yassin, known as ‘The thief of Baghdad’ an expert in breaking into vaults. Soon Yassin is drilling into the bunker door and it is only a matter of time before the President falls into Aziz’s hands. Can Mitch aided by Milt Adams, retired White House employee and feisty journalist, Anna Reilly, save the President and the other hostages that Aziz has taken?
Memorial Day by Vince Flynn
Mitch Rapp is the US President’s top counter terrorism operative and when CIA intelligence suggests a major terrorist attack is planned for Memorial Day, Mitch is ordered to thwart the plot. Mitch leaves for Afghanistan where he leads an ultra secret Special Forces unit attack on an al-Qaeda stronghold over the border in Northern Pakistan. The raid is successful and additional intelligence gained helps Mitch and his team avert the danger. It all seems too easy however and following his instincts Mitch uncovers further evidence that the danger is not yet over. He must pull out all the stops if a disaster of unimaginable proportions is to be prevented.
Probably the best yet in the Mitch Rapp series. As usual Vince Flynn has written a nail-biting thriller which reveals in detail the tangled world of espionage where supposed friends can quickly become enemies. Boris
Consent To Kill by Vince Flynn
Mitch Rapp has faced many dangers in his seemingly one man war against terror. His bold actions have saved the lives of thousands and he has done whatever was needed at the time. He is a hero to many, but an enemy to countless more. When the rich and powerful father of a dead terrorist demands vengeance for the death of his son, not only Mitch, but his wife Anna come under threat. The rich Saudi puts a price on Mitch’s head and soon a young assassin and his female partner are tracking Mitch, lining him up for the kill. It will need all of Mitch’s skills and ruthless determination if he is to save himself. When tragedy strikes and an innocent is killed, Mitch swears to kill those who have betrayed him and the hunted becomes the hunter.
Executive Power by Vince Flynn
Mitch Rapp finds himself involved in the rescue of an American family being held by a radical Muslim group operating in the Philippines who are being aided by a corrupt general in the Philippine army. Following a successful rescue, Mitch finds that a shadowy assassin known as ‘David’ is attempting to ignite the Middle East powder keg to bring about the formation of a Palestine State. Tensions rise as manipulated by ‘David’ Israeli forces attack a meeting of terrorist leaders in Hebron leading to the loss also of many innocent lives. Then the assassination of the Palestinian ambassador to the UN brings Mitch into the deadly game and he has to pull out all of the stops if he is to stop a potential war.
Protect & Defend by Vince Flynn
When an Israeli agent destroys Iran’s nuclear research facility at Isfahan,an international crisis is triggered and the Iranian president swears vengeance on who he sees are the perpetrators of the attack, Israel & the USA. Imad Mukhtar, a Lebanese master terrorist is soon recruited by the Iranians and sent on a deadly mission to strike at the very heart of the USA. Mitch Rapp tying up loose ends from his last mission is soon called upon to use his special skills to thwart the Iranian plan. Rapp’s boss Irene Kennedy is meanwhile in Iraq, trying to cut a deal with Azad Ashani the head of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence. Tensions rise when an Iranian national treasure the frigate ‘Sabalan’ is sunk in the Strait of Hormuz, allegedly by the USA and when Kennedy is kidnapped, things go from bad to much, much worse.
A very plausible scenario the way things are in the Middle East at present & if it ever does happen let’s hope there’s a Mitch Rapp around to save the day! Boris
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Extreme Measures by Vince Flynn
Mitch Rapp’s protégé Mike Nash is in Afghanistan carrying out the interrogation of two Al-Qaeda terrorists who have knowledge of a planned attack on US soil. Meantime back in the USA Mitch Rapp is being gunned for by the powerful Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Senator Barbara Lonsdale, who repudiates his methods. Karim the leader of the terrorist group who will carry out the attacks in the USA has finished training his men and Rapp and Nash know they must get the information to stop the attacks by any means necessary, even if it means putting their careers and liberty on the line. An excellent thriller which questions whether for the greater good and when innocent lives are at stake, ‘intensive interrogation’ is necessary and should be permitted.