Vince Flynn is a best-selling American author of political thriller novels. He created a character Mitch Rapp, who is an under-cover CIA counter-terrorism agent or rather undercover assassin who takes some Extreme Measures against terrorists. This novel gives you an fair knowledge of how US thinks about middle east (which covers Pakistan, India, Arab countries etc) in terms of economy, military etc. There are 10 novels in “Mitch Rapp Series” which are in the book stores now.
The following is part of one of the book. I took them out to introduce you people about the character in the Novel “Mitch Rapp”
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“Mitch Rapp is extremely good at what he did. And what he did when you stripped everything away was kill. Yes, he had great intelligence. He spoke Arabic, French and Italian fluently. He had keen analytical abilities and organizational skills, but when you stripped it all away he was an assassin. He was America’s assassin, though. He was the very tip of the U. S. spear, the man on the ground getting things done, taking the battle to the very enemy who had sworn to bring a reign of terror and death to the people of the United States. Mitch Rapp was the front line soldier in the most singular sense of the word. In this era of laser-guided bombs, cruise missiles and surgical strikes, he was a neurosurgeon, operating in countries like Iran and Iraq for months at a time with virtually no aid from his handlers in Washington. He stalked his prey carefully, got in close and then when the time was right, he eliminated them. ”
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Mitch Rapp series has to be read in the following order :

1. Transfer of Power (1999)
2. The Third Option (2000)
3. Separation of Power (2001)
4. Executive Power (2002)
5. Memorial Day (2004)
6. Consent to Kill (2005)
7. Act of Treason (2006)
8. Protect and Defend (2007)
9. Extreme Measures (2008)
10. Pursuit of Honor (October 13, 2009)