
Code Red
A Mitch Rapp Novel by Kyle Mills
Atria/Emily Bestler Books · Print & ebook · April 29, 2025
The #1 New York Times bestselling series continues as Mitch Rapp faces off with Russia in this high-octane installment that is “ripped straight from next week’s headlines” (The Real Book Spy).
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- Who it’s for
- Covert action, Russian intrigue, and uneasy alliances collide in a fast-moving thriller.
- Themes
- Geopolitical conflict, Drug trafficking, Shifting allegiances
- Pacing
- Fast
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The #1 New York Times bestselling series continues as Mitch Rapp faces off with Russia in this high-octane installment that is “ripped straight from next week’s headlines” (The Real Book Spy). Mitch Rapp hates owing anyone a favor—especially when it’s the world’s most powerful crime lord. But when Damian Losa calls, Mitch is honor bound to answer. The Syrian government has created a highly addictive new narcotic that it plans to distribute throughout Europe.
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It’s a major threat to Losa’s business and he’s determined to stop it by any means necessary. Rapp is the perfect choice for the mission. Not only does he have extensive experience operating in the Middle East, but he’s also entirely expendable. As he crosses into war-torn Syria, Rapp quickly discovers a shocking truth. The new drug isn’t being produced by Damascus to prop up the government’s collapsing finances. Instead, it was created by Russia’s asymmetrical warfare unit as a weapon against the West. With far more than Damian Losa’s interests at stake, Rapp devises a desperate plan that forces him and his team onto a battlefield where the United States is virtually powerless, and allegiances shift almost hourly. Further, if Russia uncovers their plot, it will set off a confrontation between the two countries that could change the course of history in this “bullet train to high adventure” (Townhall).
Shifting Allegiances
Covert action, Russian intrigue, and uneasy alliances collide in a fast-moving thriller.
Come here for
- Mitch Rapp’s uneasy debt to a powerful crime lord
- A Russia-linked threat with stakes beyond one mission
Expect
- Allegiances that shift almost hourly
- High-stakes action across a politically volatile landscape
Where it sits
| Spy Fiction | 62% |
|---|---|
| Military Thrillers | 46% |
| Political Thrillers | 43% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Spy Fiction
- Suspense
- Political Thrillers
- Authors
- Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills
- Publisher
- Atria/Emily Bestler Books
- Published
- April 29, 2025
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Geopolitical conflict · Drug trafficking · Shifting allegiances
- Reading lane
- Spy Fiction