From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of American Assassin comes a pulse-pounding thriller that &“is an old school spy story…updated with heavy helpings of international intrigue and domestic politicking and betrayal&” (Library Journal) and puts CIA agent Mitch Rapp in the crosshairs of an enemy even he did not anticipate.When diplomacy fails and military intervention is inappropriate, our leaders sometimes take a third option and Mitch Rapp has been assigned just such an &“unofficial&” task—targeting a German industrialist who is supplying a notorious terror sponsor. But when the mission is dangerously compromised, Rapp realizes he&’s been deemed an expendable asset in a power struggle on home turf: the battle over who will become the successor of the dying CIA director. But no one counted on Mitch Rapp&’s return…or how far he&’ll go to find out who set him up. 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).