*Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller* The #1 New York Times bestselling series returns with Mitch Rapp racing to prevent Russia´s gravely ill leader from starting a full-scale war with NATO. "Mills is the only writer capable of filling the enormous void left by Vince Flynn."--The Real Book Spy When Russian president Maxim Krupin discovers that he has inoperable brain cancer, he´s determined to cling to power. His first task is to kill or imprison any of his countrymen who can threaten him. Soon, though, his illness becomes serious enough to require a more dramatic diversion--war with the West. Upon learning of Krupin´s condition, CIA director Irene Kennedy understands that the US is facing an opponent who has nothing to lose. The only way to avoid a confrontation that could leave millions dead is to send Mitch Rapp to Russia under impossibly dangerous orders. With the Kremlin´s entire security apparatus hunting him, he must find and kill a man many have deemed the most powerful in the world. Success means averting a war that could consume all of Europe. But if his mission is discovered, Rapp will plunge Russia and America into a conflict that neither will survive. "In the world of black-ops thrillers, Mitch Rapp continues to be among the best of the best" (Booklist, starred review).