Executive Power

By Vince Flynn

THE NEW YORK TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER

Mitch Rapp's cover has been blown. After leading a team of commandoes deep into Iraq, he has been publicly hailed by the president as the single most important person in the war against terrorism. After years of working covertly behind the scenes, Rapp is now in the glare of the public spotlight, marked by every terrorist from Jakarta to London, who now know his identity.

Consequently, Rapp is resigned to leaving the front line.

That is, until a platoon of Navy SEALs on a covert mission to the Philippines suffers a surprise attack. All evidence concludes that the source of the mission's leak lies in the US State Department and the Philippine embassy. But a greater threat still lurks - an unknown assassin working closely with the highest powers in the Middle East bent on igniting war. Now, with the world probing into his every move, will Rapp be able to overcome this anonymous foe and once again protect the world from the threat of international terrorism?

AMERICAN ASSASSIN, book one in the series, is now a MAJOR MOTION PICTURE starring Dylan O'Brien (Maze Runner), Taylor Kitsch (True Detective) and Michael Keaton.

Praise for the Mitch Rapp series
'Sizzles with inside information and CIA secrets' Dan Brown
'A cracking, uncompromising yarn that literally takes no prisoners' The Times
'Vince Flynn clearly has one eye on Lee Child's action thriller throne with this twist-laden story. . . instantly gripping' Shortlist
'Action-packed, in-your-face, adrenalin-pumped super-hero macho escapist fiction that does exactly what it says on the label' Irish Independent
'Mitch Rapp is a great character who always leaves the bad guys either very sorry for themselves or very dead' Guardian

• Language: English
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
• Release date: Sep 4, 2008
• ISBN: 9781847395733

Vince Flynn

#1 New York Times bestselling author Vince Flynn (1966–2013) created one of contemporary fiction’s most popular heroes: CIA counterterrorist agent Mitch Rapp, featured in thirteen of Flynn’s acclaimed political thrillers. All of his novels are New York Times bestsellers, including his stand-alone debut novel, Term Limits.

Reviews for Executive Power

[buffalogr · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

"Sometimes, I'm not sure why I keep reading these books. It's basically a guy's version of a romance novel. Spies! Bad guys! Action! Cheesy dialog! It's a literary version of the television show 24." Not my words, but capture my thoughts, exactly. Underlying all is Mitch's marriage to a journalist--that goes pretty well but I can see the future...it won't at some time. There are three books in one, here--all don't necessarily come together. It's red, white and blue cliche. But a fun read.

[BradQJames · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

well written with graphic detail loved it
must read , love the series

[fernemysteryreader · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

There are times when reading a novel that you can gain a higher understanding of American history and current global headlines and certainly a more diverse glimpse of both sides of any viewpoint than by reading any current American history book or listening to the news media. This novel is of course fictional scenarios but as the fictional scenarios unfold there is information related to the closing of the U.S. Naval Bases in the Philippines in the early ‘90s* and also related to the long-standing tension in the Middle East whether there will ever be peace between Israel and Palestine.**
[*It should be noted that Subic Bay was the largest overseas military installation of the United States Armed Forces after Clark Air Base in Angeles City was closed in 1991. Following its closure in 1992, it was transformed into the Subic Bay Freeport Zone by the Philippine government. On April 17, 2018, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the building of a U.S. military facility at a Philippine Air Force base in the province of Pampanga, north of Manila. The building of the facility is part of an agreement signed in 2014 known as the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement, or EDCA. The military deal allows the building of U.S. military facilities inside Philippine military bases. The deal is not a treaty approved by the country's legislators as required by law. Experts have already questioned the legality of the executive agreement, saying that the approval of foreign bases in the country is the sole prerogative of the Philippine Senate.
**In the Middle East, the debate that has caused so much bloodshed is Palestinians are calling for the right for Palestinian refugees to return to the land they left or were forced to leave after the creation of Israel in 1948.
For the personal side of the main character, newly married Mitch Rapp must decide if he can keep the promise to his bride to share all aspects of his life and keep his promise about his personal safety as he continues to serve his country.

In the creation of this novel, Vince Flynn continues to write riveting stories with characters such as Mitch Rapp, Olivia Bourne, and Marcus Dumond and I became completely absorbed as they represent all those that work behind-the-scenes fighting terrorism. I would also anticipate that the character of Scott Coleman (former Commander of SEAL Team 6 and now head of SEAL Demolition and Salvage Corporation with the mission the name implies as they train local police departments on scuba techniques and underwater salvage and also the unofficial work as freelance operatives for the CIA) and his team have true counterparts. I'm so glad Vince Flynn left his position in commercial real estate to become a full-time writer and deeply saddened that his personal war due to prostate cancer ended in 2013.

[kuang peer · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

When are you going to release the audiobook please, I have listened to all in the series up to this point. Seems crazy that you are missing titles in the middle of a series.?

[alan1946 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Just as I completed the book, and having thoroughly enjoyed it, I discovered with great sadness that Vince Flynn had just passed away. I feel that his novels involving Rapp and Nash will provide a suitable memorial for him, and they will be readable for a long time to come. Rest in Peace.

[utbw42 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The hits just keep on coming with Flynn and his popular Mitch Rapp series. The tension in these Rapp novels keeps me staring at the book intensively until the very end, and I will soon be attacking the rest of the Rapp novels.

[redheadish · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Mitch Rapp kills Gen in Phillipines and about 60+ Guerillas/Terrorists to save a kidnapped family of 5 and then goes on to handle a crisis in the Middle east with Israeli Intelligence Dir Lying about bombing in Hebron and not sure if they are telling the truth about other things so he tracks a terrorist that is killing all different Ambassadors and other officials from middle east to trick the UN into make a state for Palestine who by the way is the majority of the suicide bombers! the Terrorist has good intentions in my opinion to have peace in the middle east and a place for palestine but he goes about it by killing a buch of people.

[nursewidener · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Ousted as spy and possible an assassin by a mad Congressman, Mitch Rapp has to look over his shoulder and step into role he's not meant for, a desk jockey. Rapp has got a steady girl and a job he hates, but one she loves. Because he has been marked as a CIA operator Rapp is stuck behind a desk planning instead of doing the CIA's most secret missions. Well maybe. Again, fans of Flynn will enjoy the adventure, politics, and suspense in which he intertwines in his books.

[zinkoff · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

This is the first Vince Flynn novel I've read and will be the last. The book is full of cliches and stereotypes pandering to an American audience looking for a hero who sees every issue as black and white, has all the answers and is not afraid to act. Mitch Rapp is bigger than life just how Americans luv'em. He has been recently outed as a CIA operative and the whole world knows him as the ultimate terrorist hunter. Everyone he meets is in fearful awe of him. Unlike the terrorists he slays he is a killer with a conscience "Rapp had killed many times and could honestly say he never enjoyed it, or at the very least he'd never relished it. Yes, there'd been times where he'd felt just satisfaction in killing someone who deserved it, but that was about the extent of it." Oh and he is a great family man and American patriot. The plot was very good but handled it in a very simplistic manner. The Arabs; Saudi's, Iraqi's and Palestinian's are all bad guys. France and the Phillipines are unreliable allies. Terrorists flee to Canada after committing their attacks in the USA. Israel's tough stance towards the Arabs and specifically the Palestinians is supported by historical events. The events are all true; but, Flynn does not provide any historical events as to why the Arabs and the Palestinians hate Israel and Jews in general. He only states that there is an element in the Arab world which is totally bent on destoying the state of Israel. Flynn makes all the politicians look like weak kneed sycophants only trying to get the president re-elected. Mitch Rapp basically does as he pleases. He doesn't care who he insults, what rules or protocols he bypasses or what havoc he creates because everything he does is for the good of America. All Americans should be thankful that Mitch Rapp is ready and willing to do the dirty jobs that other Americans, non-military, are unwillingly or to afraid to do. Can't dispute his take on realpolitick but again it is pretty superficial. The timeline was unreal. Good ol'Mitch went from killing Philipine terrorists and saving an American family in a matter of 2 days to stopping a potential major middle eastern conflict and/or the creation of a Palestinian state 3 days later. Amazing maybe Flynn's next book could have Mitch actually solve the Mideast conflict, but give him a week. As I said earlier the plot was good and it kept me going if only to see how the book ended. Characters were all stereotypes. The book depicts how we all wish we could deal with terrorists and those who support them but in the real world and realpolitick it just can't be so.

[cutiger80 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Excellent book for anyone who likes a good international terrorism thriller, well written and hard to put down.

[mcal_10 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Of the previous Rapp novels, this was not a favorite. It seemed to take a long time for the plot to develop. There were multiple stories happening and even by the end, I don't think they all came together very well.

[dspoon_2 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

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. But when a Navy SEAL team in the Philippines is ambushed, all evidence points to a leak within the U.S. State Department. And a greater threat still lurks -- a ruthless assassin working for the most powerful men in the Middle East, who are bent on igniting a world war. With the world watching, Rapp must hold back the flames of Armageddon....

[pointedpundit · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

One Can Only Hope Mitch Rapp is for RealA Navy SEAL Team is ambushed. The evidence points to a State Department leak. An assassin financed by one of the wealthiest men in the Middle East is eliminating obstacles to a Palestinian State.Mitch Rapp, an overt CIA agent, analyzes, faces and, eventually, eliminates the challenges. Vince Flynn is a master of suspense and one can only pray that Mitch Rapp has a counterpart somewhere in the U. S. government.

[tetchechury_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Yet another awesome book by the master of the spy novel. Fantastic read as always. For my money Mitch Rapp is the greatest character ever written. Hands down