I chose this original cover to show Vince Flynn's 10th thriller Protect and Defend in the Mitch Rapp Series.
You might wonder why I'm once again featuring Mitch Rapp thrillers. Maybe it's because of Don Bentley's worthy addition to the Mitch Rapp Saga. In the introduction to his first edition Capture or Kill to debut on 09/03/24 (and available for pre-order now), he suggests that this novel will go back in time to 2011, just past the events recorded in Protect and Defend. In order to be prepared for that timeframe in the history of Mitch Rapp, I just finished rereading Protect and Defend.
And once again Vince Flynn captures the workings of dictatorship tyrants and the cowardice of so many in our government positions of authority in remarkably accurate fashion. For those who haven't read these thrillers, I can't give a high enough recommendation for them. Mitch Rapp is the hero of heroes, the one iconic superstar of thriller protagonists. Of course there are other great stars in the thriller genre, but none have yet to match the larger-than-life persona of Mitch Rapp.
Mitch Rapp has had his fill of politicians and refuses to adhere to all the structures in place to regulate conduct with the enemy. Noting that these blankety-blanks don't believe in, follow, or practice ANY laws in the field, he's not going to play by the rules when real lives are at stake. And in this instance, CIA Director Irene Kennedy's life is very much at stake with next to no time to find her and even less to rescue her from the Hezbollah terrorist on loan to Iran. She is snatched after her detail is executed in front of her following a meeting in Mosul, Iraq, with an Iranian foreign minister, who she respects, concerning a major destruction in Iran which is being blamed on America and/or Israel.
There is only one man who will defy the odds no matter what and answer for it later if necessary. He will stop at nothing to find and free Irene who has stuck by him from the start. If the government pansies had any idea the lengths he goes to in order to get the critical information, they would no doubt faint and try to haul him to court for war crimes. Their understanding of "protect and defend" has zero basis in the harsh realities of terrorism and war.
The Mitch Rapp Series is a cut above the general political/espionage thrillers and the real trendsetter in the genre. Start at the beginning with Term Limits (the only one without Mitch Rapp) and go all the way to the end of this thrilling series.
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Father, thank you for the marvelous talents you've given. May each one know from whom that talent is given. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.