Mitch Rapp Books in Order

How many Mitch Rapp books are there?

Mitch Rapp has 25 books, released between 1999 and 2026.

Mitch Rapp Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 25 Mitch Rapp books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

Mitch Rapp Books in Chronological Order

In story order, American Assassin comes first and Code Red comes last. Chronological order follows the events inside the story rather than the release dates. The 25 books below run in that in-universe sequence.

Do you have to read Mitch Rapp books in order?

You should read the Mitch Rapp books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Mitch Rapp book also stands alone.

What order should you read Mitch Rapp books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with Transfer of Power (1999), the earliest published title. After it come The Third Option (2000), Separation of Power (2001), Executive Power (2003) and Memorial Day (2004); the numbered table above continues from there. In the chronological order, American Assassin comes first.

What is the newest Mitch Rapp book?

Double Tap (2026) is the newest Mitch Rapp book released so far.

Is there a new Mitch Rapp book coming?

No next Mitch Rapp book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Mitch Rapp at a glance

Still running

Mitch Rapp is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.

Release pace

Mitch Rapp books have appeared about one a year on average.

Length

8,493 pages across the 18 of 25 books with a recorded length, a median of 466 pages each.

Busiest decade

Most Mitch Rapp books, 9 of 25, were published in the 2000s.

Corroboration

20 of the 25 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.

Attribution

Of the 25 titles, 15 are credited to Vince Flynn, 9 to Kyle Mills and 2 to Don Bentley.

What the Mitch Rapp books are about

21 of the 25 Mitch Rapp books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: terrorism is tagged on 18 of 21. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

• Terrorism 18 of 21 books
• Intelligence officers 13 of 21 books
• Rapp, mitch (fictitious character) 11 of 21 books
• Thrillers 11 of 21 books
• Prevention 9 of 21 books
• Political fiction 6 of 21 books
• Suspense 5 of 21 books
• Espionage 3 of 21 books
• United States 3 of 21 books
• United States. Central Intelligence Agency 3 of 21 books
• Washington (D.C.) 3 of 21 books
• Attempted assassination 2 of 21 books