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A pulse-pounding thriller by #1 New York Times bestselling phenomenon Vince Flynn, as Mitch Rapp heads to Afghanistan to track down a missing CIA agent.
The four dead guards didn’t concern Mitch Rapp as much as the absence of the man they’d been paid to protect. Joe Rickman wasn’t just... read more
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Summary edit
Joe Rickman, head of CIA clandestine operations in Afghanistan is captured. The bodyguards at the safe house have all been executed.
Mitch Rapp, CIA operative is searching for Rickman and trying to make sure there isn't something more to his disappearance.
Characters edit
- Mitch Rapp: CIA operative, clandestine service.
- Dr. Irene Kennedy: Mitch's CIA handler. Laser sharp and fighting the never-ending uphill battle of being a powerful woman in the CIA and in Washington. She is the director of the CIA.
- Joel Wilson: Deputy Director of Counterintelligence of the FBI, a man who just is dumb
- Joe Rickman: Head of clandestine operations in Afghanistan.
- Samuel Hargrave: In charge of counter intel with the FBI.
- Cal Patterson: One of the youngest agents in counter intelligence in the FBI and reports to Joel Wilson.
- Carl Ferris: A partisan member of the U.S. Senate.
- John Hubbard: A junior operative working with Mitch Rapp in Afghanistan.
- Scott Coleman: One of the men working with Mitch Rapp in Afghanistan.
- Abdul Siraj Zahir: A man in Afghanistan who has manipulated the U.S. for years. He is now given a position of authority with a police department.
- Darren Sickles: The agency's (CIA's) top man in Afghanistan and Zahir's handler.
- Stan Hurley: The man who had trained Mitch Rapp.
- Sydnia Hiack: The newest member of Rapp's team who was suggested by Kennedy. She is fluent in Arabic and blends in well.
- Col. Hunter Poole: Works at U.S. embassy in Afghanistan as military attache, ambitious.
- Arianna Vinter: Works at U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan, very ambitious.
- Mike Nash: A member of Rapp's team and a counter-terrorism operative.
- Reivers: One of Rapp's men.
- Louie Gould: An assassin.
- Scott Matrick: One of Rapp's men.
- Tommie: Irene Kennedy's son.
- Lt. General Abdul Rauf Kaihaim: A hardline general and enemy of the U.S.
- Jones Clark: Kennedy's chief of security.
- Bill Sneaman: Base security chief, Bagram Air Base.
- Sheila Sanchez: A woman who runs a ward for patients with head trauma.
- Lt. Col. Bronkworst: One of the officers in charge of a hospital where FBI wants to speak to a patient.
- Brad Stauffer: A man who works for Irene Kennedy.
- Chuck O'Brien: Director of National Clandestine Services
- Senator Ferris: A liberal who is against the CIA policies and money outlays.
- Stauffer: CIA employee who works with Irene Kennedy's scheduling.
- Director Miller: Director of the FBI.
- David Taylor: Executive with the FBI.
- Mansur: Add a description of this character.
- Thomas Stansfield
- Nadeem Ashan
- Brunkhorst
- Major Nathan
- Betty Walner
- Al Jazeera
- Herr Obrecht
- Ajax
- Anna
- Sally Wilson
- Ahmed Taj
- Mick Reavers
- Joe Maslick
- Claudia
- Abdul Rauf Qayem
- Vazir Kassar
- Mr. Cox
- Sydney Hayek
- Mr. Harry
- Bill Schneeman
- Brad Stofer
- Dr. Eugene Kwon
- Larry Lee
- Shahram Jafari
- Dr. Bhutani
- Thomas Lewis
- Pamir
- Bill Buckley
- Marcus Dumond
- Lisa Williams
- Mahmud Nassir
- Akhtar Durrani
- Sid
- EAD Hargrave
- Langley
Setting & Locations edit
Afghanistan
- Bethesda, Maryland: Where Joel Wilson is looking for the address of Samuel Hargrave's home.
- Jalalabad, Afghanistan: Where Mitch Rapp is searching for a missing man.
- Kabul, Afghanistan: Where the U.S. Embassy is located.
- Kobul Grand Hotel: Where an assassin learns of his target.
- Bagram Air Base: Where there is also a hospital where Rapp is taken to.
Organizations edit
- FBI: Where Joel Wilson and Samuel Hargrave are senior officers in counter intelligence.
- Interservices Inteligence Headquarters: Islamabad, Pakistan composed of intelligence professionals and military personnel.
- CIA: Where Rapp works under the control of Irene Kennedy.
First Sentence edit
The four dead men were lined up on the living room floor of the safe house.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Vince Flynn (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: tria/Emily Bestler Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: November 13, 2012
ISBN: 978-1416595212
Page Count: 448
Publisher: tria/Emily Bestler Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: November 13, 2012
ISBN: 978-1416595212
Page Count: 448
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