The Third Option - Mitch Rapp, Bk 2 Author:Vince Flynn When diplomacy has failed and military intervention is deemed inappropriate, our leaders sometimes take THE THIRD OPTION — CIA counterterrorism operative Mitch Rapp falls prey to government forces with an agenda of their own after Dr. Irene Kennedy is named the successor to dying CIA Director Thomas Stansfield -- a choice that enrages many... more » inside the world's most powerful intelligence agency. Her detractors will resort to extreme measures to prevent her from taking the reins -- which makes Rapp an expendable asset. But Mitch Rapp is no one's pawn, and he will stop at nothing to find out who has set him up.« less
Political infighting surrounds the selection of a successor to the dying head of the CIA just as Mitch Rapp, the agency's top operative, embarks on a dangerous mission to take out a well-known German industrialist. When Rapp's ultimately successful mission is compromised the motive soon becomes clear; there are people who'll stop at nothing to remove Kennedy, the proposed successory, from the helm of the agency after Stansfield dies. One thing they didn't count on was Rapp's survival, and now he's a lethal weapon whose sights are fixed directly on the most powerful among them. Excellent 2nd in the Mitch Rapp series.