• The Third Option

  • By: Vince Flynn
  • Narrated by: Armand Schultz
  • Length: 4 hrs and 36 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (846 ratings)

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The Third Option

By: Vince Flynn
Narrated by: Armand Schultz
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Publisher's summary

When diplomacy has failed and military intervention is deemed inappropriate, our leaders often turn to a silent and dark community for results. This is a course of action not always taken by wise and honorable men. In certain circles it is known as "the third option."

Fresh from retaking a battle-scarred White House after a vicious terrorist attack, Mitch Rapp, the C.I.A.'s top counter-terrorism operative, is sent on his final mission. His target: a well-known German industrialist who has been selling highly sensitive equipment to one of the world's most notorious sponsors of terrorism. As Rapp meticulously prepares to take the man out, he has no idea that there are forces within his own government who are plotting to use him.

The conspirators have devised a bold plan that will damage the president and ruin the career of the incoming director of the C.I.A.'s Counter-terrorism Center. Unfortunately, they have made one horrible miscalculation: they have chosen Mitch Rapp as their pawn. Their worst nightmare is about to be realized. They have enraged one of the most lethal and efficient killers the C.I.A. has ever produced - and he will stop at nothing to find out who set him up.

Hear Mitch Rapp, the CIA's top operative, battle global terrorism in more of Vince Flynn's political thrillers.
©2000 Vince Flynn, All Rights Reserved (P)2000 Simon & Schuster Inc.

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Abridged sucks

Great story, love the spy hero types but I hate that it is only offered abridged. You miss so much.

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Third Option

Vince Flynn is my favorite action author but he just doesn't write enough books. Rabb, the hero just gets the job done without a lot of
chatter. Read one and you will want to read them all!

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Narrator smarrator

While Armand Schultz has a pleasant tone... that's about all I can say about him. He is, for the most part, fairly mono-tone. The previous 'Mitch Rapp' utilized tone and inflection, etc... to do all the characters farly well but Armand has such a soft almost monotone voice it's almost funny to listen to him try to sound like some violent 6'6" 280 lbs body guard. Armand needs to stick to romance novels and such.

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Favorite Author! Great, exciting characters & plot

Love this guy.
GREAT BOOKS!
Love them ALL!!!
As do my friends I've referred them to.
Better than Bond.
Good like Bourne!

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another good story

rapp is at it again. it was a shorter book than the last one and not as bloody :)

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The Third Option

the narrator is very good and all of Vince Flynn books are very good too

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Flynn Does it again

Verry good listen. You should listen to the others first, to get the story line. Its more interresting
that way

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stay awake

New to the Vince Flynn books love the detail he puts into the story(much like L'Amour)this is a story that will make you want to stay up all night and finish it

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I love Vince Flynn's Mitch Rapp Series. Great!!!!

This Mitch Rapp series remind me of the TV seeks 24. I read half of this seeks and I love it.

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good not great

Performance was excellent as usual. Story and characters i felt could be developed deeper and more colorful Still going to listen to the rest of the books as i so find them entertaining.

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