Denied Access, a Mitch Rapp novel, is about a newly trained Mitch Rapp who is caught in a high-stakes conflict between the CIA and Russian intelligence services. The book serves as the final installment in the prequel trilogy that began with American Assassin and Kill Shot, exploring Rapp’s early days as a covert operative.

The Central Intelligence Agency is in crisis.

Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Congress is questioning the organization’s necessity. Interim CIA director Thomas Stansfield is already on the back foot when things somehow get worse: a brilliantly run sting operation in Moscow has resulted in the arrest of America’s most prized Russian asset and the expulsion of his CIA handler.