{"product_id":"9781982147402","title":"The Third Option (Mitch Rapp Series #2)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFresh from retaking a battle-scarred White House after a vicious terrorist attack on the president, Mitch Rapp, the CIA's top counterterrorism operative, is sent on his final mission.  His target: a well-known German industrialist who has been selling highly sensitive equipment to one of the world's most notorious sponsors of terrorism.  As Rapp meticulously prepares to take the man out, he has no idea that there are forces within his own government that are plotting to use \u003ci\u003ehim\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas Stansfield, the aged director of the CIA, is dying of cancer—and he and the president have chosen as his successor Dr. Irene Kennedy, the director of the CIA's Counterterrorism Center.  There are others in Washington, however, who could not imagine a more unwelcome choice, and they are willing to resort to extreme measures to prevent Kennedy from taking the reins of the world's most powerful intelligence agency.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe conspirators have devised a bold plan that will damage the president and ruin Kennedy's career, allowing them to put someone they can control at the helm of the CIA.  Unfortunately for them, they have made one horrible miscalculation: they have chosen Mitch Rapp as their pawn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir worst nightmare is about to be realized.  They have enraged one of the most lethal and efficient killers the CIA has ever produced—and he will stop at nothing until he finds out who set him up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith action that sizzles from the opening paragraph and insider details that bring the story to vivid life, \u003ci\u003eThe Third Option\u003c\/i\u003e showcases a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author who is just hitting the peak of his extraordinary storytelling powers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVince Flynn is a graduate of the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota.  His previous books, \u003ci\u003eTerm Limits\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTransfer of Power\u003c\/i\u003e are available from Pocket Books.  He lives in the Twin Cities, where he is working on a series of political thrillers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atria\/Emily Bestler Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47040765231344,"sku":"9781982147402","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781982147402_p0.jpg?v=1763671687","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781982147402","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}