Executive Power
| Company type | Novel |
|---|---|
| Industry | Thriller fiction |
| Founder | Vince Flynn |
| Products | Book |
Executive Power is a thriller novel by Vince Flynn, marking the sixth installment featuring CIA operative Mitch Rapp from the covert counterterrorism unit known as the "Orion Team."
Plot summary
Following the exposure of Mitch Rapp's undercover identity during an operation aimed at preventing Saddam Hussein from obtaining nuclear weapons, he is reassigned to serve as a counter-terrorism advisor to CIA director Irene Kennedy. After returning from his honeymoon, Rapp travels to D.C in the wake of a failed Navy SEAL attempt to rescue an American family held hostage by Abu Sayyaf terrorists in the Philippines. Kennedy informs President Hayes that an Assistant Secretary of State leaked sensitive operation details, which were compromised due to bribery involving Filipino officials. Rapp formulates a strategy to eliminate General Moro, a corrupt Filipino officer aiding the terrorists, and volunteers to oversee the mission with Kennedy’s consent—on the condition that he does not engage directly.
Simultaneously in Monte Carlo, a Palestinian-American assassin named "David" meets with Prince Omar of the House of Saud, who finances initiatives aimed at creating a new Palestinian state. David then travels to Amman to receive Iraqi funds from General Hamza, Saddam’s secret police chief, but kills Hamza after rescuing a young girl from assault.
In the Philippines, Rapp collaborates with former Navy SEALS Scott Coleman and Charlie Wicker, now working as private military contractors. Using negotiations as a cover, Rapp lures General Moro into an ambush where Wicker eliminates him, while Rapp deceives Moro’s men about who carried out the killing. Coleman and Wicker pursue Abu Sayyaf as they move their hostages.
After Hamza’s assassination, David meets Mossad director Ben Freidman in Jerusalem, who intends to use David’s delivery of funds as justification for an airstrike on terrorist leaders convening in Hebron. David detonates explosives concealed within the money cases, severely damaging the compound before Freidman orders an airstrike that kills civilians and nearly costs David his life.
With Moro eliminated, the Navy launches another rescue mission for the Anderson family under Rapp’s leadership. The operation is successful but leaves Rapp injured; his wife Anna uncovers his deception about returning to active fieldwork and subsequently leaves him.
Israel faces global condemnation for its Hebron airstrike; amid protests by the Palestinian UN ambassador, he is assassinated by David in New York City—who frames Israel for the killing. This act triggers retaliatory terrorist attacks in Tel Aviv.
Rapp apprehends the Assistant Secretary of State responsible for leaking information that led to the failed rescue and reconciles with Anna, pledging honesty moving forward. He rejoins Kennedy to pursue David. As tensions escalate, the French UN ambassador proposes a peace plan for a Palestinian state under pressure from Saudi threats of an oil embargo against the U.S. The Saudi ambassador is assassinated by David via a bombing attack, further heightening diplomatic tensions.
British intelligence and compelled testimony from Freidman reveal that David and Prince Omar orchestrated much of the crisis. Omar bribed the French ambassador to influence the peace proposal. Both Rapp and David travel to Cannes; there, David is killed by Omar’s bodyguard Chung aboard Omar’s yacht. Afterward, Rapp kills both Omar and Chung when they disembark. The revelation of Omar’s conspiracy leads to renewed Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, with President Hayes and Kennedy acknowledging Rapp’s crucial role in resolving the conflict.