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Thriller · 2011 · R

Transfer of Power

by Vince Flynn

Terrorists have taken the White House. The president is in a bunker. Mitch Rapp is going in.

THE NEW YORK TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER On a busy Washington morning, amid the shuffle of tourists and the brisk rush of government officials, the stately calm of the White House is shattered in a hail of gunfire. A group of terrorists has descended on the Executive Mansion, and gained access by means of a violent massacre that has left dozens of innocent bystanders murdered. Through the quick actions of the Secret Service, the president is evacuated to his underground bunker - but not before almost one hundred hostages are taken. While the politicians and the military leaders argue over how

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Violence

A lot

Graphic violence — a White House siege; Rapp's infiltration and operations; terrorist confrontations

Language

Some

Moderate profanity

Sexual Content

Barely any

Mild — some adult situations

Substance Use

None

No meaningful substance use

Emotional Intensity

Some

The siege — who organized it; the hostages; Rapp navigating the building while official negotiators stall

What this book is about

A well-organized terrorist group seizes the White House and takes hundreds of hostages. The president is safe in a bunker. As negotiations stall and the situation deteriorates, Mitch Rapp infiltrates the building to assess and act. Transfer of Power is Vince Flynn's breakout novel — the White House siege premise is executed with genuine thriller craft.

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A White House siege — graphic violence

Mitch Rapp infiltrating an occupied building

Vince Flynn's breakout novel

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