false<![CDATA[Protect And Defend (Mitch Rapp, #8)]]>50442018New 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.120692130102007Protect And Defend (Mitch Rapp, #8)total:1476|5:526|4:573|3:307|2:49|1:7|14766012194517642falsefalseSun Nov 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008Sun Nov 09 11:03:03 -0800 2008Sun Nov 09 11:03:10 -0800 200831falsefalseTue May 27 07:56:44 -0700 2008Tue May 27 07:59:06 -0700 2008 This is a typical political thriller book with takes place in Iran after an attack de...more...]]>
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40falsefalseSat Sep 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008Thu Feb 12 08:42:31 -0800 2009Thu Feb 12 08:43:00 -0800 2009 In the heart of Iran, billions of dollars are spent on the development of a nuclear program. Israel is eager to stop its development and launches one of the most daring espionage operations ever conceived, the attack leaves an environmental disaster in the ...more...]]>
40falsefalseSat Jun 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009Sat May 16 19:20:15 -0700 2009Sat Jun 06 16:59:42 -0700 2009 In his 8th novel staring Mitch Rapp, Clandestine Operative, Flynn goes for an almost purely military, purely middle east focus. The book starts out cleaning up some loose ends from the seventh novel and reads like an episode of 24. Revenge killi...more...]]>
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40falsefalseTue Jan 06 07:25:37 -0800 2009Tue Jan 06 07:26:01 -0800 2009once Protect and Defend starts right in the action and doesn’t stop until the end of the book. Mitch Rapp is an American counterterrorism operative. Rapp reveals a plan by the Iranians and is given time to stop the plan and save the w...more...]]>
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40falsefalseThu May 22 21:22:27 -0700 2008Thu May 22 21:26:55 -0700 2008 JOSH C.J. has a bizarre affection for the intelligence community that we just don't...
C.J. Bizarre? How about right?
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40falsefalseThu May 29 08:54:19 -0700 2008Thu May 29 08:58:08 -0700 2008 Interesting style of writing. I enjoy the loyalty of the character, Mitch Rapp, to the person who recruited him and mentored him.