Enemy at the Gates

I was given a copy of this book, and didn't really realize that it was near the end of a very long series (book 20 of 24) and that it was not actually written by the late Mr. Flynn, but by Kyle Mills, who took over the series for the publisher.

That said, it was a fairly competent and readable thriller and not having read any of Mr. Flynn's original books, I wasn't plagued with "but it's just not the same!" issues. I did have a bit of trouble following who the regular characters were and their relations to the hero, Mitch Rapp, and there were plentiful references to prior missions (he apparently was a counter-terrorism agent with the CIA, and is now semi-retired and contemplating his future) but it wasn't horribly distracting if I used show more the handy-dandy internet to look some of these people up.

It moved along nicely, and was an exciting story. Rapp and the other characters, for the most part, had a very depressing worldview, and view of the future of the US. About the only characters who offered any hope were the tech billionaire/philanthropist Nicholas Ward (who seemed to be somewhat modeled on Bill Gates) and Dr. Chism, a genius biologist who worked for him developing medical breakthroughs. Rapp seems to feel they are admirable, but likely doomed to failure, and the villains of the piece see them as dangerous disruptors of the world order.

For me, it was an OK read. Suspenseful and well-paced, but gloomy and rather brutal. Fans of the series more familiar with the background would likely have a different take on it. show less

Enemy At The Gates (Mitch Rapp, Book 20), Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills, authors, George Guidall, narrator
Deep in Uganda, a well-known vaccine scientist is missing. His investigations into pandemics are crucial. When the lab he was working with was attacked and burned to the ground, he and two others hid in a safe room. When a fire started, they disappeared. Did they escape or were they captured? Everyone else there was murdered. These scientists work for Nicholas Ward, one on the world’s richest men who has great power to effect changes that the current young, 44-year-old President, Anthony Cook, is not in favor of and hopes to stop. His wife, a former successful hedge fund manager, is using the Presidency as a cash cow. Both are more show more interested in control and making money, then in supporting the American dream.
Cook sends in a team to Uganda, supposedly to search for the scientists, but does he want to rescue them or find them and dispose of them, with their boss, Nicholas Ward. Ward is a thorn in their backs because he has a great deal of influence in the corporate and international world. His money gives him tremendous power.
Irene Kennedy, with Nick Ward, arranges a clandestine effort to save his scientists. She has discovered a mole intent on finding out information on Ward and engages Rapp to protect Ward. Then Ward and Irene convince Rapp to also rescue the scientists and to find the mole who has managed to hack into the computers to secretly access information on Ward. Rapp is devoted to Kennedy. As he proceeds to try and rescue the scientists and discover the mole, unexpected betrayals, destruction and violence, with loss of life, follow.
How will this espionage investigation and rescue operation work out? The plot is not as intricate as it could be and feels thinner than the other Rapp novels. show less

Enemy At The Gates, by Kyle Mills, is the 20th book in the Mitch Rapp series. Kyle writes amazing thrillers, and if that is what you enjoy reading, then this book, and in fact the entire series, is a MUST read for you. I highly recommend you read the books in sequential order, to get the full effect of what is happening. This book picks up six months after Total Power ends and it alludes to what can happen with some of our government agencies, officials and situations, when an incoming President has a different agenda from the previous administration.

Enter Nicholas Ward, the world’s first trillionaire and a request he has to find one of his employees who has gone missing, an employee who has been working on a vaccine that will protect show more the world against any coronavirus that may come our way. Can you imagine what that would do to multinational corporations and the uber wealthy who invest in them. How will they respond to protect their financial futures? Well of course this isn’t all that is going on, there is a mole in the government who is working against the rescue and that too needs to be solved and “addressed”.

Our favorite characters, Mitch, Claudia, Irene and Scott just to name a few, are brought in to help rescue Mr. Wards employee. But with this new President and his completely different outlook as to how he feels the country should be run, there are conflicts and differences as to what Mitch and friends can do. If you want to know what happens, and how this affects our future, pick up Enemy At The Gates when it comes out September 14th, 2021. It will be one of the best books you have read this year. #MitchRappIsBack #EnemyAtTheGates show less

Mitch Rapp in CIA plan to rescue environmentaL scientist and 'the richest man in the world"from a. Ugandan cult leader. Heavy on action, light on plot details. pretty typical Flynn/Rapp novel.

Wow great book with a surprising twist at the end!Probably my favorite of the Rapp novels written by Kyle Mills.

Another great addition to this series

Algo pretensiosa. Rapp es contratado para salvar un medico que está buscando la vacuna universal para el multi, multi millonario mas grande. del otro lado ni el presidente de eeuu ni los arabes quieren que esa vacuna exista y el multi millonario les causa problemas