HONOR AMONG THIEVES by Jeffrey Archer

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ARCHER

Saddam Hussein has hired the Mafia and stolen the Declaration of Independence. He plans to burn it in front of reporters and the eyes of the world on the Fourth of July. Law professor and CIA agent Scott Bradely is to star in a scheme to recover the Declaration, hopefully with the help of Hannah Kopec, a Mossad agent and Bradley's former lover. Hannah, however, is heartbroken, believing she successfully assassinated Scott under orders from Mossad. Plots and counterplots interweave seamlessly, keeping the reader guessing. While nearly all of this story is wildly improbable, it is lots of fun, and Archer seems to write with tongue in cheek.

PROTECT AND DEFEND by Vince Flynn

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FLYNN

Another thriller from CIA operative, Mitch Rapp. When Iran's secret nuclear facility implodes, the Iranian leadership blames the United States. In order to make their point clear to other countries, fanatical Iranian officials give their navy the authority to sink one of their own ships, thus incriminating the U.S.

CIA Director Irene Kennedy and Mitch Rapp travel to Iraq to meet with a more level-headed Iranian government official. Little do they know that a member of Hezbollah will ambush, abduct and torture Irene Kennedy.

A fast-paced political thriller.