Act of Treason

In Vince Flynn's ninth explosive novel, a New York Times bestselling book, CIA agent Mitch Rapp tracks a trail of hired murderers straight to the heart of our country's capital.

In Georgetown, the fall weather is breathtaking. Outside a grand estate where the world's brightest minds have convened for a national security conference to deliberate on the threats facing the nation, the Democratic nominees for president and vice president of the United States are obediently presenting themselves to voters and the media. It's the epitome of American politics. That's when everything goes crazy.

The country is in disarray as a bunch of terrorists attack presidential contender Josh Alexander's motorcade. Alexander is propelled to victory by a sympathy vote two weeks after the incident, but his attackers are still at large. Despite the fantastic job that the United States and her allies have done destroying terrorist groups right in the heart of America, it first seems to be the work of al-Qaeda. CIA director Irene Kennedy and Special Agent Skip McMahon are presented with classified material so toxic that they consider discarding it entirely because it contains intelligence pointing to some of the most influential figures in Washington, DC, while the FBI and the rest of the government start searching the globe for jihadists.

Now enter Mitch Rapp, the one guy bold enough to pursue the evidence all the way to its dramatic end. His voyage leads him into the murky world of contract killings, into the most remote regions of the planet, and ultimately back to Washington, where the delicate foundations of authority are upended.