Mitch Rapp
Mitch Rapp is a fictional character created by the American author Vince Flynn and the main character in the series of the same name.
Family and private
Rapp grew up in Virginia . His only remaining family member is his brother, Steven Rapp. In The Attack you get to know his future wife Anna Rielly, a reporter who works as a White House correspondent for NBC but is assassinated in The Enemy . He is fluent in English, French, Arabic, Farsi and Italian. He is proficient in karate, judo, Thai boxing and has a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
Rapp was a lacrosse player at Syracuse University and won the Ironman triathlon - so his callsign in military operations is Iron Man . Rapp is both left-handed and right-handed, but prefers his left hand.
Central Intelligence Agency
After his girlfriend at the time fell victim to the attack on PanAm Flight 103 , Irene Kennedy, then head of the Central Intelligence Agency's anti-terrorism department, recruited him for the CIA and trained him. For several years Rapp had been part of a unit that was always deployed when there were neither diplomatic nor military options for the United States. The aim of this unit was to defeat America's enemies by all means, most of which resulted in the death of these people. In lonely moments, Mitch Rapp describes himself as a "killer on behalf of the government". This unit was called the Orion Team .
After the mentor Irene Kennedys and director of the Central Intelligence Agency Thomas Stansfield passed away and Kennedy was to succeed him, the Republican politician and MP Albert Rudin tried to prevent Kennedy's appointment by unmasking Rapp's true identity, which failed. Thereafter, Rapp was appointed Special Advisor to the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency for the Near and Middle East .
Books
American Assassin - How It All Began (American Assassin) (Festa-Verlag, July 2016, ISBN 978-3-86552-455-3 )
In December 1988, all 259 passengers on a Boeing 747 were killed in the Lockerbie bombing, including Mary, the fiancée of US college student Mitch Rapp. A year after her death, Mitch is recruited by the CIA and joins the secret Orion team fighting global terrorism. [Note: The book is chronologically prior to Transfer of Power , but was published later.]
Kill Shot - Cornered (Kill Shot) (Festa-Verlag, November 2016, ISBN 978-3-86552-457-7 )
After anti-terrorism fighter Mitch Rapp put the masterminds behind the cruel Lockerbie attacks out of action one shot at a time, his campaign against terrorism takes him to Paris. [Note: The book is chronologically prior to Transfer of Power , but was published later.]
Transfer of Power - The attack (Transfer of Power) (Festa-Verlag, August 2017, ISBN 978-3-86552-552-9 ; abbreviated first publication by Heyne-Verlag, 2004 and 2008 (new edition), ISBN 978-3- 453-72168-5 )
Terrorists manage to break into the White House and take more than a hundred hostages. The President of the United States first manages to get to safety in a bunker. Mitch Rapp is smuggled into the White House to save the hostages and the president.
The Third Option - The Decision (The Third Option) (Festa-Verlag, July 2018, ISBN 978-3-86552-665-6 ; abridged first publication by Heyne-Verlag, 2004, ISBN 3-453-87791-8 )
Mitch Rapp is betrayed by his clients during a mission in Germany. He manages to return to the USA and tries to catch the people behind who wanted to turn him off. In doing so, he uncovered a political conspiracy at the highest level.
Separation of Power - Die Macht (Separation of Power) (Festa-Verlag, January 2019, ISBN 978-3-86552-691-5 , first abridged publication by Heyne-Verlag, 2005, ISBN 3-453-87945-7 )
The director of the CIA dies and corrupt politicians in Washington DC take advantage of the younger, less experienced successor's weakness to instigate a conspiracy that could change the world. In addition, there is a risk of nuclear war in the Middle East, in which Saddam Hussein has a hand in it.
The command (Executive Power) (Heyne-Verlag, 2005, ISBN 3-453-43056-5 )
Mitch Rapp actually wanted to retire from the limelight, but when an American special unit is fatally ambushed in the Philippines and murderous assassins try with all their might to sabotage the peace process in the Middle East, Rapp goes in search of the masterminds.
The Danger (Memorial Day) (Heyne-Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-453-43258-1 )
Shortly before Memorial Day, when a new memorial is to be inaugurated in Washington, the CIA receives information about an impending attack. In Afghanistan, Mitch Rapp learns of several atomic bombs that are to be smuggled into the United States. The fight against time begins. Rapp partially investigates on his own. Not always legal, but what action against terrorists is justified when it comes to saving the American government !? This conflict between politicians on the one hand and Rapp on the other plays a major role in the 5th part of the Mitch Rapp series.
Der Feind (Consent to Kill) (Heyne-Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-453-26528-8 )
For years, CIA agent Mitch Rapp has defended his country against the terrorists and has not only made friends. But when someone in Saudi Arabia puts a price on his head and his wife is assassinated, the situation escalates. Oscillating between anger and deepest despair, Rapp finally sets out to find the culprit. The trail leads to Europe ... (German first publication: November 2007)
Der Verrat (Act of Treason) (Heyne-Verlag, 2008, ISBN 978-3-453-43444-8 )
Shortly before the US presidency elections, the Democratic candidate is targeted in a bomb attack. He can barely escape. The Secret Service suspects Arab terrorists to be behind the attacks and is trying with all its might to find the perpetrators. But Irene Kennedy, the director of the secret service, has enormous suspicions. She hires Mitch Rapp to do the investigation. (German first publication: August 2008)
The threat (Protect and Defend) (Heyne-Verlag, 2009, ISBN 978-3-453-43368-7 )
In order to crush the Iranian nuclear weapons program, Israeli agents carry out an attack on underground nuclear facilities. The anger of the Iranian government is limitless. CIA chief Irene Kennedy travels to the region out of fear of retaliation. But at a meeting with the Iranian intelligence chief, it falls into the hands of terrorists. Counter-terrorism agent Mitch Rapp doesn't have much time to save his superiors and avert a political catastrophe of unimaginable proportions.
The Counter-Strike (Extreme Measures) (Heyne-Verlag, 2010, ISBN 978-3-453-43471-4 )
The CIA succeeds in eliminating two dangerous terrorist cells in the Far East. But there is evidence of a third cell. It is led by an ambitious terrorist who wants to take over the leadership of Al-Qaeda by all means. His goal: a bomb attack that dwarfs everything comparable. Special agent Mitch Rapp is assigned to avert the unimaginable.
Pursuit of Honor - Codex of Honor (Pursuit of Honor) (Festa-Verlag, May 2017, ISBN 978-3-86552-522-2 )
A series of terrorist attacks in Washington killed 185 people, including many government officials and CIA employees. Extreme violence requires extreme countermeasures - and so counterterrorism fighter Mitch Rapp goes back to the war on terror. But when he believes he has lured those responsible into the trap, shots suddenly rang out in the immediate vicinity of the White House.
The Last Man - Die Exekution (The Last Man) (Festa-Verlag, November 2017, ISBN 978-3-86552-560-4 )
After the kidnapping of Joe Rickman, one of the most important anti-terrorist fighters in the Middle East, the US secret services fear that their contacts will be exposed. CIA Director Irene Kennedy sends her top man Mitch Rapp to Afghanistan to free Rickman from the enemy's violence. When a video of Rickman's torture surfaced on the Internet, Rapp realized that someone was playing the wrong game.
The Survivor - Die Abrechnung (The Survivor), with Kyle Mills (Festa-Verlag, February 2018, ISBN 978-3-86552-586-4 )
Joe Rickman, a former flagship agent of the CIA, wanted revenge and became a traitor - even after his death, high-profile information from the US intelligence services continues to fall into enemy hands. Irene Kennedy has no choice but to use her most potent weapon on the leak: Mitch Rapp. Meanwhile, the threat of a new nuclear superpower is growing in Pakistan. Mitch must mobilize all reserves to thwart the rise of a corrupt politician in the Middle East.
Order to Kill - Order to Kill, with Kyle Mills (Festa-Verlag, October 2018, ISBN 978-3-86552-689-2 )
While Mitch Rapp and his partner Scott Coleman are still busy with Pakistani intelligence, terrorists are trying to get their hands on Iranian nuclear weapons. But who is really behind the master plan that is causing chaos again in the Middle East? Does Mitch Rapp have to switch sides and ally with radical Islamist terrorists to save the world from the abyss?
Enemy of the State - Der Verräter (Enemy of the State), with Kyle Mills (Festa-Verlag, August 2019, ISBN 978-3-86552-761-5 )
After September 11, 2001, the Americans entered into a tricky secret deal: Saudi Arabia's involvement in the attack on the Twin Towers is kept from the world public. In return, the Saudi king continues to deliver oil to the USA and is fighting the spread of terror on his doorstep. The agreement bursts when the king's nephew is revealed to be an ISIS sympathizer. Agent Mitch Rapp resigns from the CIA and fights the threat with a team of former comrades-in-arms.
(Red War), with Kyle Mills (US Release September 2018)
Film adaptations
In 2017, American Assassin was the film adaptation of the novel of the same name.