Reading order · 8 books · 2015 to 2022 · Set in Washington, D.C.
Mitch Rapp Books in Order
Kyle Mills took over Vince Flynn’s Mitch Rapp series after Flynn’s death in 2013, continuing the story of the CIA’s top counter-terrorism operative.
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Series facts
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 2015 to 2022
- First book
- The Survivor
- Latest
- Code Red (2022)
- Setting
- Set in Washington, D.C.
The reading order
Every Mitch Rapp book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
8 books · Set in Washington, D.C.
- 1The Survivor2015With Mitch RappThe secrets Joe Rickman stole from the CIA are being released, and Mitch Rapp has to stop the leak before agents die.Buy on Amazon
- 2Order to Kill2016With Mitch RappMitch Rapp hunts a Russian plan to destabilise the Middle East, and meets Grisha Azarov, a brilliant assassin.Buy on Amazon
- 3Enemy of the State2017With Mitch RappWhen a Saudi prince is found to be funding terrorists, Mitch Rapp leaves the CIA so that he can deal with it himself.Buy on Amazon
- 4Red War2018With Mitch RappThe Russian president, secretly dying of a brain tumour, prepares to go to war with NATO, and Mitch Rapp has to stop him.Buy on Amazon
- 5Lethal Agent2019With Mitch RappMitch Rapp hunts an ISIS leader planning a biological attack on the United States, and the trail leads into Mexico’s cartel country.Buy on Amazon
- 6Total Power2020With Mitch RappTerrorists attack the American power grid and plunge the country into darkness, and Mitch Rapp hunts the man behind it.Buy on Amazon
- 7Enemy at the Gates2021With Mitch RappCalled back from a break, Rapp is sent to protect Nicholas Ward, the world’s first trillionaire, as he funds medical work in Uganda, and must expose a mole inside the CIA.Buy on Amazon
- 8Code Red2022With Mitch RappRapp agrees to help crime lord Damian Losa stop a powerful new drug being made in Syria, and finds that it is a weapon designed by Russia to strike at the West.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read in order, starting with The Survivor, after Vince Flynn’s books.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Mitch Rapp | Irene Kennedy | Stan Hurley | Scott Coleman | Claudia Gould |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 The Survivor | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor |
| 2 Order to Kill | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | MMajor |
| 3 Enemy of the State | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | MMajor |
| 4 Red War | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | MMajor |
| 5 Lethal Agent | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | MMajor |
| 6 Total Power | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | MMajor |
| 7 Enemy at the Gates | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | MMajor |
| 8 Code Red | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | MMajor |
Characters in the Mitch Rapp books
5 characters from Kyle Mills’s chart, with the number of Mitch Rapp books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Mitch RappCIA counter-terrorism operative | 8 | The Survivor 2015 |
| Irene KennedyCIA director | 8 | The Survivor 2015 |
| Stan HurleyRapp's mentor | 8 | The Survivor 2015 |
| Scott ColemanFormer Navy SEAL and Rapp's ally | 8 | The Survivor 2015 |
| Claudia GouldRapp's partner and logistics planner | 8 | The Survivor 2015 |