Newly appointed CIA director Dr. Irene Kennedy is the target of an inside plot to destroy her and prematurely end the American President's term. To make matters worse, Saddam Hussein is close to entering the nuclear arms race - something Israel has vowed to stop. With the haunting specter of World War III looming, the president calls on his secret weapon: top counter-terrorism operative Mitch Rapp. But with only two weeks to take out the nukes, Rapp is up against a ticking clock - and impossible odds.

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Listening Length	13 hours and 56 minutes
Author	Vince Flynn
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Audible.com Release Date	May 03, 2011
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Thomas Moody

The Separation of Vince Flynn from all the other genre authors

Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2017

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This is another superlative effort by the late Vince Flynn. Although each of these Mitch Rapp series novels purports to stand on their own (and to an extent they do), the reader really misses a vital flow and continuity by not experiencing them from the beginning. This, his forth novel and third in the Rapp series (although later he would re-number the storyline following his 2010 book American Assassin) picks up right where the previous, The Third Option, left off. Our hero, nearly killed in an Op in Germany, is now angry and determined to find out who sold him out. Back in the U.S., he is among his C.I.A. sponsors (the soon to be nominated new head of the Agency Dr. Irene Kennedy…this following the death of her and Mitch’s mentor, the previous head, Thomas Stansfield) to get as much intel as he can while also contemplating a life outside the agency with his true love Anna Reilly, the news reporter whom he’d saved in the previous episode when the White House was under siege by terrorists.

So as Rapp tries to determine where the leak has come from, another disturbing national emergency emerges…it seems that the Israeli Intelligence Group Mossad has uncovered the location of Saddam Hussein’s secret construction of nuclear weapons (this work was published in 2001, pre 9/11 and prior to the hunt, capture and execution of the Iraqi madman in 2006), directly under a hospital in Baghdad where the largest amount of collateral damage would ensue should the U.S. choose to strike.

With multiple and highly intriguing storylines that follow, it becomes amazing to the reader how Flynn balances each plotline: the Iraqi problem does in fact eventually converge with the plot to kill Mitch and of course Anna Reilly plays an important part, which adds another tone to the overall context of the story. The big thing that continues to impress me with Flynn’s novels is his ability to saturate the work with an amazingly high level of technical expertise that he’s clearly garnered from various sources while still making it fiendishly readable. I recall seeing Vince on a “Morning Joe” interview once for one of his later books and one of the commentators remarking that his books were “like crack cocaine!”

Whether it’s a criticism or not, the reader should be aware that this book ends very abruptly…all loose ends get tidied up efficiently which, of course, is the exact point of these series novels. This ending simply sets you up for the next work in the series, Executive Power, 2003, which I feel very challenged to engage upon completing this. My hesitation, of course, is that the next book will end just like this and It’ll put me on an unending course that won't end until I complete them all!

On a completely side note, I also realize what a tremendous loss the literary community suffered in 2013 with Vince’s passing. And with respect to Kyle Mills continuation of the Mitch Rapp series using Vince Flynn’s name, I was initially aghast that anyone would slander Vince or the Rapp character…my feeling, though, is that although I currently have no intention of reading anyone who would shamelessly exploit this brilliant author’s name, upon further review and as a proviso, when I near completion of the Vince series, I (who understands myself far too well) may very well find myself hopelessly addicted to Mitch's final outcome and I may very well fall into a shameful self-shallowness and pick up these objectifying efforts…all with tremendous guilt of course.

We shall see...in the meantime, though, I'm fairly satisfied that I've recognized the problem and I hope to rectify it one way or another before I confront the issue and have to face it again with the very same authorial exploiters of Tom Clancy's legacy. As for the actual Vince Flynn catalogue, I find them completely enjoyable and look forward to the next in the series.

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Capt. Tea

Don't give up - even though the 1st 200 pages will make you want to.

Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2017

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By chapter 18, about 200 pages in, I was ready to fling this book out the window. None of what grabbed my interest and pumped my adrenaline from about the first paragraphs of the first 4 books had shown up, and Mitch's girlfriend was making my teeth itch from boredom and irritation. And then ... it started to get interesting. And then more interesting. And then exciting. And then it turned into the total adrenaline rush I'd been waiting for. But I'm still removing 2 possible stars - 1 for each hundred boring, disappointing pages.

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Mitch keeps up the good fight!

Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2018

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Although this iteration in the Mitch Rapp series lags behind its two predecessors (almost a 3.5 rating), the entertainment value generally maintains! The story picks up where "The Third Option" left off with political figures conspiring to shift power balances in the government unbeknownst to our hero and the CIA. Mitch moves on from the previous novel knowing the masterminds of his attempted murder are still out there but does not fully realize how central he is to their grand plans. His instincts tell him to keep following the clues, though, even with the Agency commanding otherwise. Mitch takes his talents back onto the international stage in this one with his past colliding straight into his present.

Where this novel struggles is how disjointed the entire plot line feels and the inconsistency of his girlfriend, Anna, now becoming more nuisance than complement to the storyline. For the former, the previous novel went to great lengths to create a universe of antagonists working to undermine the things Mitch so strongly believes in. Rather than capitalizing on that setup, the first half this novel just rides it out on auto-pilot before ramping up for the second half. But even then, the ramp up almost seems to be making up for the wasted motion of the early pages and simply jumps all over the place and almost too conveniently at that. The "climactic mission" near the end is effectively a pointless throw-in that could have just as easily excluded our main character altogether without changing anything in the plot but was basically included to appease anyone that needs a gratuitous set of explosions (see Michael Bay) before the story can conclude.

For the latter, Anna's introduction in the first novel delivered a highly intelligent/strong-minded/sharp individual that resonated w/Mitch's otherwise hardened persona; however, over the course of the subsequent books, Anna regresses into a reactive teenager that simply does not fit the character she started out as nor someone you even care to see pages dedicated to as nothing about her aligns with Mitch and the overall plot. Anna is unfortunately marginalized into the equivalent of a small-town high school girlfriend who only understands her own bubble that Mitch married after graduation and stays with no matter how unhappy he is. Flynn did her, the novel, and its readers a disservice by removing all of the formidable qualities that initially made her so great!

This novel entertains and provides a good setup for what's to come, but it definitely leaves readers wanting based on what we have otherwise seen from the author. Looking forward to a return to form in the next one!

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Rory D.

A good read that keep me coming back. Hard to put down.

Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2019

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Great stories if not a bit repetitive. Also, they get a bit bogged down with what is supposed to be background details. I got to where I could just skip over the unnecessary verbiage and get back to the action. It is evident that plenty of research has been done to keep credibility but it would be nice to see it paired down a bit. Still, I keep buying the next one and will continue to do so. Easy reads and the continuity is excellent. Read them in order or jump around, they are great either way.

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S A Jubb

Excellent thriller

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 31, 2014

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I’ve read a few of Vince Flynn’s books now and enjoyed them all. Having read the Third Option (the preceding book to Separation of Power) last year, I was looking forward to this one as there were a lot of loose ends at the end of TTO. Who was behind the attempted assassination of Mitch Rapp in Germany and why was the only lead killed by Rapp’s former lover Donatella Rahn, for one?

Thomas Stansfield, the CIA Director is now dead and Dr Irene Kennedy is the new head of the CIA, the President Hayes (US President) has hidden enemies in Washington who are determined on bringing about his demise. Meanwhile the Israeli’s have discovered that Saddam Hussein is close to entering the Nuclear Arms race and they have given the US two weeks to deal with the problem, or they will take action themselves, which could see the start of World War 3. Mitch Rapp longs to retire from his role as America’s secret weapon against terrorism and live a normal life with Anna Reilly, but his reputation and unique skills see him dragged into destroying the nuclear weapons and also to find out who is behind the plotting against President Hayes.

Vince Flynn has created a character and a series which is a true rival to Lee Child’s Jack Reacher. These are well written thrillers, packed with political intrigue and meticulously researched. Flynn clearly has an excellent grip of the field of intelligence and I would guess he has some well placed sources that provide him with his research material. The plot is fast paced and Separation of Power, like the previous Flynn books I have read, is extremely difficult to put down. If I were to level one criticism of Flynn, is that Rapp’s character’s credibility is stretched to the limit on a few occasions. I won’t spoil the plot, but the resolution of the Iraqi nuclear crisis had me cringing at times. The fact that Rapp casually won the Hawaii Ironman in his spare time, whilst defeating America’s enemies also had me smiling. That said, this is a common criticism of the genre and writers from Jack Higgins to Tom Clancy have also been guilty. I would urge readers to put any scepticism aside and enjoy Vince Flynn’s books for what they are, well written thrillers.

I was saddened to read about Vince Flynn’s passing away and his books will be missed, particularly as I know a little about how hard it was for him to initially break through. RIP Vince Flynn.

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excellent-readforfun

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 26, 2018

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This is an excellent book that followed on perfectly with the previous book in the Mitch Rapp series. This book had a terrific plot, great characters, suspense and romance all thrown in. I felt this exciting story held my interest from start to finish and I found the ending to be very satisfying.Highly recommended.

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Pensioner Power.

Top line entertainment again.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 31, 2018

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All of the Mitch Rapp books that I have read have never failed to deliver and this is no exception. Government intrigue mixed with fast paced action sequences and a list of interesting characters can only fail to deliver if the writing is poor and fortunately Mr Flynn seems incapable of writing a bad page.
The field is a crowded one but there is no doubt that Mitch Rapp stands at the front of the bunch.

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Lisa B

Terrific suspense but...........

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 21, 2012

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This was a brilliant book from Vince Flynn in the Mitch Rapp series. But going back in time, again, was a bit irritating. Knowing how things progress and what the character does in the future, spoils the storyline somewhat as it is obvious what is going to happen, in some respects. This will make me think twice about future publications although I am addicted to this particular series. Please move on and tell us what happens next. I was very lucky to be given American Assassin to read first, but still got caught out with some books out of sequence despite trying to read them in order. It may look clever, but I would prefer to read books in order, maybe with occasional flashbacks within the stories.

Ollie Cat

A bit too much padding in places

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 27, 2019

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Basically a good read with a very plausible story line, but too much repetition put in to pad out the book. If you can ignore that, you should have an enjoyable read.

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