Code Red, a Mitch Rapp novel by Kyle Mills is an action-packed, suspenseful thriller set in the Middle East. A fantastic cover draws your interest.
Special Operative Mitch Rapp once asked for help from Damian Losa the world’s most powerful crime and drug lord. Now Losa has called in the favour.
The Syrian Government has created a highly addictive new narcotic which is a threat to Losa’s business.
Mitch Rapp disguised as a wealthy Canadian attorney, Matthew Fournier, is sent to Syria to negotiate a deal with the government as Losa’s representative.
Once in war-torn Syria, Rapp discovers that the drug was actually created by Russia’s asymmetrical warfare unit. The drug causes irreversible brain damage and permanent psychosis. Russia plans to release it throughout Europe and the West as a weapon.
Negotiations do not go well! Rapp realises he is expendable to everyone.
Drawing on his extensive time operating in the Middle East, as he attempts to escape, he wonders if he should stay and destroy the drug-making operation. That is provided he can get a team in to help him.
This is a country where you can trust no one and where everyone changes allegiances hourly. With his partner Claudia and daughter Anna waiting at home for him to return, Rapp has every desire to remain alive.
So begins a cat and mouse game of strategic planning where every move is fraught with danger, as they try to prevent a major international USA / Russia incident.
It makes you think and appreciate all the covert operations that Special Operation personell carry out around the world in an effort to keep us safe.
The book is an excellent read, a great plot with danger, terrorism and political repercussions with a fantastic lead character. The style of writing makes the book easy to read and follow. The descriptiveness of the war ravaged area and the fighting is realistic with plenty of action to keep you glued.
If you have enjoyed Code Red there is a series of thrilling espionage Mitch Rapp novels written initially by Vince Flynn and now by Kyle Mills.
A selection of our Beauty and Lace Club members are reading Code Red by Kyle Mills. You can read their comments below, or add your own review.
I love to read, any book on any topic. I now love ebooks as they are easier to store, I was running out of bookshelves! My other interests are family, gardening and our beautiful King Charles spaniel dog who is my reading companion.
CODE RED by Vince Flynn/Kyle Mills (Simon & Schuster) is an interesting glimpse into the chaos of the Middle East, in particular war ravaged Syria.
The main character – Mitch Rapp, counter-terrorism expert and sometime CIA operative, is thrust into this world, when he returns a favour for Damian Losa, a powerful crime lord and prominent drug trafficker who wants inside information about a new strain of the drug Captagon set to hit markets worldwide…
Mitch Rapp is very aware that drugs form a huge part of the Syrian economy and the making and distribution of industrial scale quantities of highly addictive drugs like Captagon has turned the country into a real narcostate. So Mitch is very much in danger, at the mercy of
crime families, militia leaders and politicians who all have a vested interest in profiting from the illicit drug trade whatever the consequences…
An interesting book that highlights the political tensions, rivalries and instability of the Middle East.
Code Red is part of the Mitch Rapp political terrorism series. The series was originally created by Vince Flynn and upon his death was continued for another nine books by Kyle Mills. Code Red is Kyle Mills last book before the series continues in 2024 with yet another author. It is easily read as a standalone thriller.
Thank you to Beauty and Lace and Simon & Schuster for the opportunity to read CODE RED by Vince Flynn/Kyle Mills, I will start by saying I had not read any of the novels by these authors – or the 20 earlier novels from this series but it didn’t matter and I LOVED this book from page 1!
Code Red is an immensely readable book. Clear coherent in its story telling, the story unfolds with each of the characters being covered and providing the reader with an understanding of the issues from their points of view. The references to earlier dramas in Mr Rapp’s life are covered effectively and having not read the earlier books was not a problem.
I found Code Red to be un-put-downable. I was intrigued from the beginning and I had to find out what happened next! As stated, I haven’t read the earlier books…but I will be as soon as I can.
10/10 a perfect read.
Whilst not a genre I would normally reach for, I found Code Red to be an exciting, although more than a little disturbing, read.
Set primarily in Syria, this political thriller, revolves around the illegal drug trade and is a story of revenge as much as it is a story of warfare.
I found the characters to be well written, with their skills and strengths, creating a story that flowed well and kept me interested until the end.
The loss of life, especially without the emotional attachment, disturbed me more than a little, however in the context of the story, it is what it is.
Would I read another Mitch Rapp novel, I dare say I would, if nothing else but to be amazed at the skills of both Mitch and his team.
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to read Code Red by Vince Flynn.
I thought that I may not enjoy this book as I am not really interested in all the politics of it and thought I might not understand it. But I was pleasantly surprised that I could understand the story from the start and become involved with the characters.
It’s a very fast paced book and you need to keep your wits about you, but I enjoyed it very much.
Thank you Beauty and Lace for the opportunity to read Code Red by Vince Flynn.
This is my first Vince Flynn book and I was very impressed!!
This is a political spy thriller, that I absolutely loved!!
Awesome characters , great story line filled with action. Hard to put down and easy to read!!
I’m now looking forward to more Vince Flynn books!!
Highly recommend ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Code Red by Kyle Mills is the 13th novel that special operative Mitch Rapp has featured in, and it didn’t disappoint. A compelling storyline had me engaged from the first page and the deepening plot and wonderful descriptive writing style held my interest throughout.
Detail unfolded as Mitch found himself honour-bound to repay a debt to Damian Losa, one of the most powerful crime lords in the world. Mitch knew the debt would be called in eventually, but even being one of the best in the business and having experience operating in the Middle East there was a real risk that this time he wouldn’t make it home. A fabulous political thriller in which Mitch really does save the day, thwarting Russia’s attempts to disperse their newest weapon against the west, a highly addictive drug called captagon. The drug is almost immediately addictive and causes unparallelled confusion, paranoia, aggression and permanent structural brain damage in it’s victims. Captagon’s potential as a weapon able to cause enough havoc to tear the European Union apart was obvious and it needed to be stopped.
A great read and highly recommended. Thank you Beauty and Lace and Simon & Schuster Australia for the opportunity to read and review Code Red.
The legacy of Mitch Rapp lives on thanks to Kyle Mills. Slightly more brutal than previously but it still has a bit of humour sprinkled in with the usual tough persona. Lovers of Mitch Rapp novels won’t be able to put it down. This one will make the rounds in my family this holiday season.
I really enjoyed the concept of this story and found it to be very clever.
Its quite a scary thought that something like this could actually occur.
A great Summer time read for those that love a good Thriller and something to get them thinking.
This is the first book in this series that I have read and would now like to go back and read the other books.
Code Red by Vince Flynn was an enjoyable read of a genre (political thriller) I don’t normally touch.
Mitch Rapp is the central character who you quickly discover is a highly skilled, intelligent person with a good sense of humour. People respect him and criminals fear him, and rightly so.
This story revolves around Rapp owing a favour to drug lord Damian Losa who has found that the Syrian government has created an unknown drug that could threaten his own business. He wants Rapp to head there and find out what it is and if there is a way he could reproduce it or perhaps even partner up with them.
Being honour bound, Rapp agrees and goes in undercover but what he uncovers is far worse than anyone could imagine. He also quickly discovers that as long as he gets Losa the information he wants, Losa does not care if Rapp comes back dead or alive.
The story was fairly high paced, and I did get lost a few times on who was who and what was what but it all came together in the end for a satisfying finish.
I didn’t mind this book and would probably read another Mitch Rapp novel if I came across it. It was a good holiday read! Thanks so much Beauty and Lace and to Simon & Schuster for allowing me the opportunity to read this.