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A changing of the guard at the CIA attracts some corrupt politicos with eyes on the White House at the start of this sharply plotted thriller, a step up for popular writer Flynn (The Third Option, etc.). Unfortunately for the bad guys, upright CIA agent Dr. Irene Kennedy is tapped to replace her dead boss, foiling their illicit fund-raising plans. Corrupt politico number one, Sen. Hank Clark, enlists Irene's envious second to discredit her and the president. Clark and his cronies are also eager to deal with CIA special ops assassin Mitch Rapp, who's stuck on desk duty after nearly losing his life on a previous assignment and seems ripe to be taken out. Mitch accompanies his girlfriend, White House reporter Anna Rielly, to Italy, where he meets up with his former lover, freelance assassin Donatella Rahn. When Rahn is shot, Mitch uncovers a plot linked to the men behind the threats to Irene and the CIA. Meanwhile, reports surface that Saddam Hussein has acquired nuclear weapon components from North Koreans, who are assembling them in a factory buried beneath a Baghdad hospital. This calls for a gutsy mission, one that entails stopping Saddam while avoiding the PR nightmare that bombing a hospital would cause. Irene pulls Mitch into the plans to deal with Baghdad while she grapples with Congress. Flynn knows his politicians and pits his characters against impossible odds with nonstop action and suspense thus distracting fans from all the clich‚s and mediocre prose and a final fillip will keep them guessing as to Mitch's future in the series. (Oct. 9)Forecast: The legions of readers who landed The Third Option on the New York Times bestseller list will be back for more. They'll also have a chance to catch Flynn during his eight-city author tour.

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Mitch Rapp, topnotch CIA counterterrorism operative (e.g., The Third Option), has a near-impossible task: secure peace in the Middle East even as the CIA implodes.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Intense Action, Jan 22 2008

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Toni Osborne "The Way I See It" (Montreal, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Separation of Power (Mass Market Paperback)

After CIA director Thomas Stanfield death, Dr Irene Kennedy his successor is targeted by an inside plot to discredit her and end President Hayes' term. To make matters worse, the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad provides the President with irrefutable proof that Saddam Hussein has acquired nuclear weapons and has positioned the factory beneath a Baghdad hospital. He has to be stopped, it calls for a covert operation, who best to pull this off but Mitch Rapp. Irene calls him into action and with his team of SEALS he sets off on a risky mission and infiltrates Iraq....

This sequel to " he Third option" is a continuing adventure of Mitch Rapp who plays the role of a superman with a love interest. The characters we have grown to love in the previous novels have stayed true to themselves and are still fun to read about. The plot is compelling, lot of twists and turns and intense action, no shortage of villains and political corruption. This is a great political/espionage story, a highly satisfying read.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Damn good!, July 12 2004

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Zooter (BL,KR,IND) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Separation of Power (Mass Market Paperback)

I just picked up Vince Flynn off the bookshelf and i sure must say i loved every bit of it. Without wasting any more time, i'll give you a brief introduction:

Mitch Rapp is the CIA's best weapon. He's all set to retire and get married to his long-time girlfriend Anna Reilly. But before that, Mitch has to fly to Milan to meet up with his ex-lover to find out about the last failed mission in Germany (where Mitch almost got killed through an act of double-crossing).

As expected, trouble brews up in Milan with Mitch saving his ex-lover and bringing her to safety. Anna blows her top and leaves Mitch for good! But Mitch cannot allow himself to loose his cool, he cannot ditch the CIA as his lover did to him.

Add to this, the complication of a nuclear bomb that Iraq has accquired (which Mitch must stop) and corrupt politicians and you have a non-stop page turning read, an amazing political thriller.

Vince Flynn does it again and i'm eager to go back & read Mitch's previous adventures before starting off on his new one (The Executive Power)....

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4.0 out of 5 stars Mitch Rapp gets the job done, Jun 23 2004

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Ted Magnuson "author of The Moses Probe" (Oregon, Western USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Separation of Power (Mass Market Paperback)

Mitch Rapp is the young, athletic, brilliant and charming hero beloved by Vince Flynn's reader everywhere. In Separation of Powers, he is all set to retire or at least gear down from the fast and furious life of a CIA assassin.
Before he does that, he needs to know who tried to kill him in Germany. Coincidentally, it appears Senator Hank Clark wants him dead. Now the senator is the kind of villain one loves to hate. He is powerful and he owes his tenure in Congress to all his friendly contributors. These constituents don't ask much, just provide them with the CIA's ability to intercept competitor's cell phone calls and data transfers; they'll be happy in silicone valley and they'll keep Clark's reelection fully funded.
But all that is about to change; both Mitch Rapp and the new director-designate of the CIA-Irene Kennedy frown on such misappropriation of government resources...not that the old director approved. The new team just have more energy and they know how the new technology works.
But Mitch can't unravel this trail full-time. Not when he is America's answer to the threat of terrorism. A CIA operative, when Mitch sees a terrorist threat, he kills (eliminates) the terrorist threat. The hardest working man in espionage, Mitch makes it look easy. Having good fortune smiling on you and the President's ear doesn't hurt either. For instance, there was the small matter of acquiring a small motorcade of white Mercedes limousines to infiltrate Iraqi defenses. What do you know, it just so happens, the boys over at ATF have just appropriated such vehicles from a Columbian drug lord. Yes, that's right, not one but three armored Mercedes limousines. Fire up the GPS, the extraction of the weapons of mass destruction is underway. No wonder the Marines couldn't find them. Mitch beat them there and his mission was classified.
While Flynn has been compared to Robert Ludlum and Tom Clancy, I would lean more toward Jack Higgins. There is just something ingenuous and Saturday matinee clever about Flynn that hits 'wondrous' on the button. So how does Rapp corner Clark, how is the scoundrel brought to justice? How many gorgeous women faun on Rapp? Sorry, you'll get no answers here. National security comes at a price. To aid reader comprehension, I will however provide a heads up on three frequently used terms in the book that may be helpful; katsas- Isreali intelligence agent. kidon- Israeli assassin. Pavelow- a highly advanced helicopter that can fly low and fast under radar, delivers the goods and makes change.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Third Option, Second Part
Separation of Power is for all intents and purposes a continuation of Third Option. Author, Vince Flynn, left a number of unresolved issues in Third Option and uses these issues... Read more

Published on Jun 16 2004 by Eric Johnson

5.0 out of 5 stars great book for flynn readers
I admit this is the first book of flynn that I have read but what a great book it was. I see other readers did not like Mitch Rapp girlfriend in the book, neither did I, but it is... Read more

Published on Jun 14 2004 by matt