The third option is vince flynn s third novel and the second to feature mitch rapp an american agent who works for the cia as an operative for a covert counterterrorism unit called the orion team the first book in the mitch rapp series american assassin was written later but is a prologue to kill shot the second in this series. But no one counted on mitch rapps returnor how far hell go to find out who set him up an explosive and unputdownable thriller that is ripped from the headlines the third option proves that in the world of black ops thrillers mitch rapp remains the gold standard booklist starred review of red war. This the third option is the third in the flynn catalogue and the second in the mitch rapp series and it continues flynns extraordinary talents and painstaking attention to detail in this episode we find our hero looking anxiously toward retirement with this his self imposed final mission hes met and fallen in love with national network news reporter anna reilly and hes determined to put this period of subversive violence loneliness and subterfuge behind him to start anew. The novel deals with mitch rapp who is a member of the cias highly secret orion team hes their top assassin when the first option of diplomacy and the second option of military force fail the united states turns to its third option of covert action as a way of dealing with terrorists attacks it is our last option of fighting back and it usually involves assassination. An explosive thriller that is ripped from the headlines the third option proves that in the world of black ops thrillers mitch rapp remains the gold standard booklist starred review of red war the third option 1 through the darkness the man moved from tree to tree working his way toward the large house