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.
After 9/11, the United States made one of the most secretive and dangerous deals in its history. 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. With Rapp getting too close, he threatens to go public with the details of the post-9/11 agreement between the two countries.
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?
Another FAST paced book Really enjoyed the unfolding storyline and the character development from beginning to end. Again, the events are current and the threats seem to be real in today’s political climate. The unsettling truth is, that this is probably more revealing than we live with on a daily basis. Enjoyed the read.
As a Mitch Rapp fan it was disappointing. A Justice of the Supreme Court, when asked what constitutes pornography, replied: ” I can’t define it but I know it when I see it.”Â
NOT UP TO PAR I am a huge Mitch Rapp fan – and IMHO, Kyle Mills did a fabulous job in ORDER TO KILL, but this one missed its mark. The first thing that jumped out at me that something was “off” about this book was that Irene Kennedy was MIA – now, I fully realize that according to the scenario of the book, IK had to be MIA, as well as Scott Coleman, having been severely injured and almost killed, but if you take away IK and SC from MR’s “team”, you have effectively removed some critical…