The pulse-pounding instalment in Vince Flynn's #1 New York Times bestselling series which continues the American Assassin storyline taking a young Mitch Rapp on his first deep cover mission in which he infiltrates a jihadi organisation bent on unleashing a weapon of mass destruction – written by Don Bentley. Mitch Rapp signed up to be an assassin. A lone wolf who hunts and kills his nation’s enemies on their turf. Now, he has a new mission. When Mitch’s target – a Pakistani chemical weapons scientist for hire – is snatched from the streets of Verona, the American Assassin must penetrate the jihadi cell responsible for the brazen kidnapping before they can make use of the scientist’s deadly expertise. But Mitch isn’t the only one interested in the scientist. The Pakistani represents an existential threat. A threat that will fray alliances, force enemies to seek common ground and resurrect long settled vendettas. As the events triggered by the kidnapping cascade out of control, Mitch Rapp must stop the chain reaction before the Middle East reaches critical mass. Praise for the Mitch Rapp series:‘Sizzles with inside information and CIA secrets’ DAN BROWN‘Literally takes no prisoners’ THE TIMES‘Mitch Rapp is a great character who always leaves the bad guys either very sorry for themselves or very dead’ GUARDIAN