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| View Larger Image | Protect and Defend: A Thriller (Mitch Rapp) | Hardcoverby Vince Flynn (Author)
| List Price: | $26.95 | | Price: | $17.79 | | You Save: | $9.16 (34%) | | | Available: | Usually ships in 1 to 2 weeks |
| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | Atria Books | | Edition: | 1st Edition | | Page Count: | 416 Pages | | Publication Date: | October 30, 2007 | | Sales Rank: | 27,367th |
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ACCESSORIES |
| Act of Treason
by Vince Flynn (Author)
The fallout from a horrific Washington explosion has just begun -- and so has CIA superagent Mitch Rapp's hunt for a killer with a personal agenda. In the final weeks of a fierce presidential campaign, a motorcade carrying candidate Josh Alexander is shattered by a car bomb. Soon after the attack, Alexander is carried to victory by a sympathy vote, but his assailants have not been found. When CIA director Irene Kennedy and Special Agent Skip McMahon receive damaging...
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| Separation of Power (Mitch Rapp Novels)
by Vince Flynn (Author)
CIA superagent Mitch Rapp is back in action in Vince Flynn's high-velocity New York Times bestseller. 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 counterterrorism operative...
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| Transfer of Power
by Vince Flynn (Author)
What if America's most powerful leader was also its prime target? On a busy Washington morning, the stately calm of the White House is shattered as terrorists gain control of the executive mansion, slaughtering dozens of people. The president is evacuated to an underground bunker, but not before nearly one hundred hostages are taken. One man is sent in to take control of the crisis. Mitch Rapp, the CIA's top counterterrorism operative, determines that the president is not as safe as...
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS |
Product Description
New York Times bestselling author Vince Flynn returns with his most explosive political thriller yet. A tour de force of action-packed suspense, Protect and Defend delivers an all-too-realistic and utterly compelling vision of nations navigating the minefield of international intrigue. A true heavyweight in the political thriller arena (Minneapolis Star Tribune), Vince Flynn has created a flesh-and-blood hero that readers can cheer for and a finger-blistering page-turner they won t dare put down.In Protect and Defend, the action begins in the heart of Iran, where billions of dollars are being spent on the development of a nuclear program. No longer willing to wait for the international community to stop its neighboring enemy, Israel launches one of the most creative and daring espionage operations ever conceived. The attack leaves a radioactive tomb and environmental disaster in the middle of Iran s second largest city. An outraged Iranian government publicly blames both Israel and the United States for the attack and demands retribution. Privately, Iran s bombastic president wants much more. He wants America and Israel to pay for their aggression with blood.Enter Mitch Rapp, America s top counterterrorism operative. Used to employing deception, Rapp sees an opportunity where others see only Iranian reprisals that could leave thousands of Americans dead. Rapp convinces President Josh Alexander to sign off on a risky operation that will further embarrass the Iranian government and push their country to the brink of revolution. As part of the plan, CIA director Irene Kennedy is dispatched to the region for a clandestine meeting with Azad Ashani, her Iranian counterpart.But Rapp isn t the only one hatching plans. Iranian President Amatullah, has recruited Hezbollah master terrorist Imad Mukhtar to do his dirty work. For decades Mukhtar has acted as a surrogate for Iran, blazing a trail of death and destruction across the Middle East and beyond. When Kennedy s meeting with Ashani goes disastrously wrong, Rapp and Mukhtar are set on a collision course that threatens to engulf the entire region in war. With the clock ticking, Rapp is given twenty-four hours, no questions asked, to do whatever it takes to stop Mukhtar, and avert an unthinkable catastrophe. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 150 reviews)
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"Someone" has to do it! by S. P. Marceau (Kerrville, TX USA)  5 Stars
November 02, 2009
Flynn just keeps the hits coming! He has created one of my very favorite characters (Mitch Rapp). Rapp just wants to do what's right, get the job done and leave the politics to folks with nothing more important do. He continues to grow as a character while aging realistically. I love his attitude and am impressed with his "growth" as a person. His "manners" have improved and he thinks before speaking...sometimes! Please, Mr. Flynn, keep them coming!
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Another good V. Flynn Book by Harry M. Shin (Livermore, CA USA)  4 Stars
October 21, 2009
1. I'll let the others describe in detail why this book is good, but the bottomline is that it's another solid / entertaining book via V. Flynn.
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Hold on to your seats! by Marilyn K. Rockwell (Bellingham, WA) 5 Stars
August 07, 2009
Vince Flynn is a marvelous writer. He captures the reader's emotions on the first page. One is never disappointed with the content, plot, intrigue, and sheer pleasure gleaned from reading his books. They are all winners. If you want a fast, moving read...buy Flynn.
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First disappointment from Flynn by D. Morgan (Seattle, WA)  2 Stars
July 29, 2009
I've been a fan of Vince Flynn's works since 'Term limits', and this book is very disappointing. In spy movies, novels and tv shows, there is always a sign the writers are running out of ideas when they pull the old and worn out plot device of the good guy's boss getting kidnapped, and its 'no holds barred!' (yawn). Vince, you really should be ashamed to have cranked this out. Utterly predictable, unsurprising and lacking in the usual suspense and imagination (of Rapp's killing/interrogation methods). I would have given less stars but I found the portrayal of Iran's President to be pretty amusing as a loudmouth prancing stooge chickenpoop!
Nonetheless, this marks the place where I start getting Flynn's works from the library before just purchasing them offhand as I used to. Hoping the next Rapp will be better.
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Appropriate With Our World Events by S. Ewing 4 Stars
June 18, 2009
Vince Flynn obviously wrote this novel with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad in mind because the Iranian president in the novel is identical in every aspect to Ahmedinejad. The relevancy and gravity of what it suggests is very fitting for our times, and that's what makes this novel great.
The only negative thing I have to say is that Flynn's writing seems slightly lacking in this novel, almost as though he rushed. Most of his novels in the Mitch Rapp series are exciting yet plausible. This one, however, failed to engage and excite as much as most others and at times was a bit ridiculous. I won't be more specific.
I'll let you make your own decision. Would I recommend this novel? Yes, but not to someone for whom it would be their first impression of Vince Flynn, because he has written many other novels much better than this one. Still, it was enjoyable and classic Mitch Rapp theater.
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| Memorial Day
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Fighting terrorism on foreign ground, CIA superagent Mitch Rapp does whatever it takes to protect American freedom.MEMORIAL DAY CIA intelligence has pointed to a major terrorist attack on the United States, just as the nation's capital prepares for a grand Memorial Day tribute to the veterans of World War II. Racing to Afghanistan, Mitch Rapp leads a commando raid on an al Queda stronghold in a remote border village -- and defuses plans for a nuclear strike on Washington. The crisis...
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Returning from a covert mission, Mitch Rapp was publicly hailed by the president for his role in the fight against terrorism. After years of working in the shadows, Rapp was caught in the media spotlight -- and marked for death by virtually every terrorist in the world. Now a CIA advisor, Rapp is ready to battle terror far from the front lines. But when a Navy...
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| Separation of Power (Mitch Rapp Novels)
by Vince Flynn (Author)
CIA superagent Mitch Rapp is back in action in Vince Flynn's high-velocity New York Times bestseller.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 counterterrorism operative Mitch...
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