Separation of Power (novel)
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| Author | Vince Flynn |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Political Thriller |
| Publisher | Pocket Books |
Publication date | October 1, 2001 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 368 pp (hardcover) 448 pp (paperback) |
| Preceded by | The Third Option |
| Followed by | Executive Power |
Separation of Power is Vince Flynn's fourth novel, and the third to feature Mitch Rapp, an American agent who works for the CIA as an operative for a covert counterterrorism unit called the "Orion Team".
Plot summary
The novel is set shortly after the events of The Third Option. CIA Director Thomas Stansfield has succumbed to his terminal cancer, leaving many in Washington confused as to why his dying wish was to have the Director of the Counterterrorism Center Dr. Irene Kennedy to succeed him. Henry "Hank" Clark, the corrupt and ambitious Republican U.S. senator from the previous book, who treats everyone like pieces on a chess board, still has his eyes on the presidency. Almost everybody, including Rapp, are not aware of Clark's scheming. President Xavier Hayes and Kennedy summon Rapp and ask him to assemble a team to infiltrate Saddam Hussein’s nuclear weapons production facility.