Order to kill by Kyle Mills

"Order to kill" by Kyle Mills. This book is published by Simon & Schuster in 2016 and has 440 pages. This is Book 15 of Vince Flynn's Mitch Rapp series. 

Russian President wants to lay his hands on Pakistani nuclear war heads. There is a sinister plan afoot that will restore Russia's glory at someone's expense. Grisha, the Russian equivalent of Rapp, is tasked to take care of Rapp.

Why does Krupin want Pakistani war heads when Russia has them too? Will there be a Grish-Rapp showdown?

The book is good, but not as good as the previous (and first by Kyle Mills) and definitely not in the league of Vince Flynn books. The story is interesting but fails to raise your pulse. The end of book is predictable. Author does not want to waste a character built meticulously.

Years of body abuse and age is taking its toll on Mitch. He has aches and pains. He is also becoming soft. He is inexplicably attracted towards Claudia Gould whose husband killed Mitch's wife and tried to kill him twice. Rapp in this story lacks the single mindedness that was the defining feature of his character. 

Grisha is a new entrant. He is a match to Rapp, younger, agile and on drug regimen. But he remains unknown to world's intelligence agencies, despite remaining operational. Is that possible? The character enters as remorseless but then grows conscious. 

Rapp treats President and Army chief of Pakistan with disdain like petty criminals. How ever one abhorres another person, the respect due to the position of power is always given. Not here. 

Kyle Mills took over the enterprise, after death of Vince Flynn, from last book. He bumped off Stan Hurley in last book and almost bumped off Scott Colemanin in this. Eric Van Lustbader did the same when he took over Bourne enterprise. New author's attempt to break away?

Why did I read this book? Mitch Rapp series.    

What I didn't like? Lack of intensity. 

What did I like? The end. 

Read if you have time.