Kindle edition
I tore through another Mitch Rapp book - I started this on May 28 and finished it on June 1.
Seriously, these books are so good. They are uncomfortably and concerningly based around things that seem probable enough to happen. I find myself sometimes wondering if these books give "bad guys" too many ideas on how to bad and nefarious things. Just like sometimes I think that news stories that give all of the details on how a bad thing happened may provide too much of a recipe that other bad people can easily pick up and replicate. Hmmmmm...
This Mitch Rapp installment picks up right after Enemy At The Gates leaves off. The new President comes to believe that Rapp is after him and wishes to kill him. This is far from the truth, at least at the beginning. But due to a loyal new director of the CIA, the President's beliefs are twisted and manipulated in believing that truly Rapp is after him. The First Lady and the former CIA director negotiate a truce for the President and Rapp to abide by. Only, the President doesn't. Uh oh.
So, this is where the shit starts to hit the fan, in typical Mitch Rapp book fashion. A lot of shit goes down. And this time, it involves (sort of) someone other than Rapp. But, of course, Rapp is involved and uses many of his contacts (both legitimate and criminal) to help him figure out his way out of this mess. And, it truly is a mess.
This quote from Rapp in this book literally made me laugh out loud at the absurdity and straight-forwardness of it:
"Then can we just kill him?" Rapp asked. Coleman was quick to answer. "I'll handle it."
Another that seemed so apropos for Rapp:
"It was never too soon to learn that either life kicked the shit out of you, or you kicked the shit out of it."
Seems a pretty good summary of Mitch Rapp's entire life. This was another fast-paced, adrenaline-fueld read. Loved it!
There's one more current book - the 22nd Mitch Rapp book - that I'll move into the queue soon!
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