Capture or Kill is Don Bentley's first entry into Vince Flynn's legendary Mitch Rapp Series.
Don Bentley takes Mitch Rapp fans back to the time of discovery of the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden, the architect of the 9/11 attack on the United States of America. Finally, there is a lead on his location, but it hasn't been confirmed. An Iranian (Ashani) has been able to share information with Mitch's boss - Irene Kennedy, CIA Director. Believing it can benefit both what he considers his beloved country by allowing the U.S. to undermine those who are ruining it and keeping them engaged in wars and as an enemy of the U.S., he is willing to meet with Rapp to give him much-needed urgent information in exchange for the care of his wife and daughters since Ashani is dying.
Rapp has a multi-faceted mission which takes him to Afghanistan and Pakistan, but the timeline for each endeavor is shrinking fast and real evidence is needed before the bin Laden raid can happen. The mounting pressures of each engagement is felt from the POTUS to Kennedy while Rapp is trying to do what Rapp does. There's increasing intensity as the clock keeps ticking.
One thing Don Bentley has done superbly well in his Matt Drake Series is to keep the conflicts coming - in fact, Don's a master at creating conflict. He continues his expertise with Rapp. So many obstacles, so little time.
The average reader has no idea what it takes for an author to take over a series - especially one where Vince Flynn created the iconic Mitch Rapp. There's no way Vince's writing voice can be duplicated, but the essence of Mitch Rapp can be captured with the author's contribution to the character and "voice" of Mitch Rapp. Kyle Mills had to do it, and now it's Don's turn. They each had to interpret Mitch's character with all of his personal internal struggles and his one-way of doing things according to snap decisions with the presented variables. I think Don handled it well.
Although I haven't been particularly fond of Mitch's "aging" in the stories even though that's of course realistic, it was a bit strange to go back in time with him. It didn't take long to adjust, and I appreciated being back with his "younger" strength and absolute refusal to take "no" for an answer.
Capture or Kill starts us off on the new adventures of Mitch Rapp written by Don Bentley. Looking forward to whatever he's got for us.
Father, you know all hearts and minds. May you bless Don's abilities that you've given him and encourage him all along the way. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.