Product Description

When a spike in CIA intelligence suggests a major terrorist attack planned for Memorial Day, the president orders Mitch Rapp, his top counterterrorism operative, to pull out all the stops. Rapp immediately leaves for Afghanistan where he leads the ultra secret counterterrorism Special Forces unit on a daring commando raid across the border into Northern Pakistan. Their target: an al-Qaeda stronghold. Within a subterranean room, Rapp and his team discover a treasure trove of maps, computers, files and bills of lading for multiple freighters heading to US ports - all pointing to plans for a catastrophic attack on Washington DC. Information is quickly relayed back to CIA headquarters, and a nuclear emergency search team scrambles to the scene. In a few hours, the freighters have been located and the danger averted. Or has it? To Mitch Rapp, the whole operation seemed just a bit too easy. Following his instincts on a quest to unearth the whole truth, Rapp makes a truly terrifying discovery - and with Memorial Day closing fast, he must find a way to prevent a disaster of unimaginable proportions ...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #419150 in Books
• Published on: 2004-07-05
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 416 pages

About the Author
Vince Flynn is a graduate of the University of St Thomas in St Paul, Minnesota. He is the author of TRANSFER OF POWER, TERM LIMITS, THE THIRD OPTION and, most recently, the bestselling SEPARATION OF POWER. He currently lives in Minneapolis, where he is working on a series of political thrillers.

Customer Reviews

Well written, with an intresting end
Much better than the other one I have read ("Term Limits"). This one has a good story line, interesting twists in the story. Keeps you willing to read in one go once you strated. I must say that Vince Flynn has imporved.

I'd recommend that one.
And definitely will try another one (this time I am going for "Act of Treason").

BRILLIANT
i thought that the other reviews of this book do not do it justice - this is another brilliant masterpiece from Flynn. Mithch Rapp is the typical gung-ho American CIA agent in the war on terror. He does his job exceptionally well and emands respect from all the top political leaders including the president. However not everyone likes Rapp's waya, even on the inside and when terroists have brought a nuclear bomb into the country only Rapp can save the president again.
Well worth the read.

Fast moving, tense
Fast moving, edge of the seat action and suspense. Ever wanted to tell a politician to "shut up and listen"? CIA hero Mitch Rapp does! Great story, and unfortunately very realistic.