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Start with Transfer of Power and continue through all 20 books in the listed reading order.

20 books
Published 2000 to 2022
Status: Likely complete

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Transfer of Power

Start with Transfer of Power

Book 1 by Vince Flynn

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Mitch Rapp reading order

Ends with Oath of Loyalty

  1. 1
    Transfer of Power

    Book 1:Transfer of Power

    Vince Flynn

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  2. 2
    The Third Option

    Book 2:The Third Option

    Vince Flynn • 2000

    Sent to quietly assassinate a German arms dealer, Mitch Rapp is betrayed mid-mission and left for dead. Branded a rogue, he must evade both foreign killers and Washington power brokers while exposing the real conspira...

  3. 3
    Separation of Power

    Book 3:Separation of Power

    Vince Flynn • 2001

    With CIA director Thomas Stansfield gone and Irene Kennedy’s promotion under attack, Mitch Rapp is pulled into a battle on two fronts: Washington schemers trying to bury him and a high-risk mission to remove hidden nu...

  4. 4
    Executive Power

    Book 4:Executive Power

    Vince Flynn • 2003

    After his cover is blown, Mitch Rapp is sidelined into a visible advisory role but quickly dragged back into the shadows when a Navy SEAL rescue in the Philippines goes wrong. Tracking a gifted Palestinian assassin, h...

  5. 5
    Memorial Day

    Book 5:Memorial Day

    Vince Flynn

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  6. 6
    Consent to Kill

    Book 6:Consent to Kill

    Vince Flynn

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  7. 7
    Act of Treason

    Book 7:Act of Treason

    Vince Flynn • 2006

    An attack on a presidential candidate’s motorcade kills his wife and propels him into the Oval Office on a wave of sympathy. When new intelligence points away from foreign terrorists and toward powerful Americans, Mit...

  8. 8
    Protect and Defend

    Book 8:Protect and Defend

    Vince Flynn • 2007

    After a covert Israeli strike shatters Iran’s secret nuclear program and leaves a toxic disaster behind, Tehran’s hard-liners demand American blood. Mitch Rapp seizes the chaos to pressure the regime, then must rescue...

  9. 10
    Pursuit of Honor

    Book 10:Pursuit of Honor

    Vince Flynn • 2009

    In the days after coordinated bombings kill nearly two hundred people in Washington, Mitch Rapp is given unofficial orders to hunt down the surviving terrorists by any means. At the same time, he clashes with politici...

  10. 11
    American Assassin

    Book 11:American Assassin

    Vince Flynn

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  11. 12
    Kill Shot

    Book 12:Kill Shot

    Vince Flynn

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  12. 13
    The Last Man

    Book 13:The Last Man

    Vince Flynn

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  13. 14
    The Survivor

    Book 14:The Survivor

    Vince Flynn

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  14. 15
    Order to Kill

    Book 15:Order to Kill

    Vince Flynn • 2016

    Mitch Rapp chases rumors that Pakistani nuclear weapons are being moved toward terrorists, only to find Russia quietly stoking the chaos for its own gain. Posing as an American recruit for ISIS, he dives deep into ene...

  15. 16
    Enemy of the State

    Book 16:Enemy of the State

    Vince Flynn • 2017

    Cut loose from official cover, Mitch Rapp is asked by the U.S. president to handle a problem that can’t be tied back to Washington: Saudi royals secretly backing ISIS. Operating with a small, off-the-books team, he ta...

  16. 17
    Red War

    Book 17:Red War

    Vince Flynn • 2018

    When Russian president Maxim Krupin learns he has terminal brain cancer, he decides to secure his legacy through aggression instead of retirement. As he purges rivals and prepares a strike on NATO’s eastern flank, Mit...

  17. 18
    Lethal Agent

    Book 18:Lethal Agent

    Vince Flynn • 2019

    An ISIS leader hiding in Yemen plots to weaponize a deadly virus while using Mexican cartels as a smokescreen. Mitch Rapp goes undercover along the border and into cartel territory, trying to choke off the operation a...

  18. 19
    Total Power

    Book 19:Total Power

    Vince Flynn • 2020

    After a cyberterrorist working with ISIS succeeds in taking down the entire U.S. power grid, Mitch Rapp is forced to operate in a country without electricity, communications, or reliable supply chains. To restore orde...

  19. 20
    Enemy at the Gates

    Book 20:Enemy at the Gates

    Vince Flynn • 2021

    With a new, deeply controlling president in the White House, Mitch Rapp is assigned to protect Nicholas Ward, the world’s first trillionaire, after someone starts probing CIA files about him. Rapp must keep Ward alive...

  20. 21
    Oath of Loyalty

    Book 21:Oath of Loyalty

    Vince Flynn • 2022

    Believing Mitch Rapp is a threat, President Anthony Cook forces a fragile truce that sends him overseas and out of U.S. politics. When the White House leaks the identity of Rapp’s partner, Claudia Gould, he must prote...

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Mitch Rapp FAQ

What is the best order to read the Mitch Rapp series?

The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with Transfer of Power.

How many books are in the Mitch Rapp series?

There are 20 books currently listed in the Mitch Rapp series on GurusReads.

Where should I start with the Mitch Rapp series?

New readers should start with Transfer of Power, the first book in the reading order.

Is the Mitch Rapp series complete?

Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 2000 to 2022.