Transfer of Power

Transfer of Power is the 1st published book in the Mitch Rapp series by Vince Flynn and the third in chronological order. The book was published in 1999.

Characters

 * Mitch Rapp: The top CIA counterterrorism agent and member of top secret Orion Team
 * Anna Rielly: The new White House correspondent for NBC taken hostage in the White House.
 * Thomas Stansfield: Director of the CIA.
 * Dr. Irene Kennedy: Director of CIA's Counterterrorism Center and Rapp's superior.
 * President Robert Hayes: The President of the United States, democrat
 * Rafique Aziz: Terrorist mastermind who led the takeover of the White House under the disguise as Prince Kalib of Oman, Rapp's most hunted terrorist.
 * Milt Adams: A former Marine and White House structure engineer with keen knowledge of the White House.
 * Vice President Sherman Baxter: Vice President of the United States.
 * Dallas King: Vice President Baxter's Chief of Staff.
 * General Jack Flood: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
 * General Campbell: Commander of the U.S. Military's Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC).
 * Jack Warch: Head of the Secret Service Presidential Detail.
 * Valerie Jones: White House Chief of Staff.
 * Margaret Tutwiler: Attorney General of the United States who is a law enforcement critic.
 * Colonel Bob Fine: Head of Mossad's counterterroism section and Kennedy's direct counterpart.
 * Lieutenant Commander Dan Harris: Commander of SEAL Team 6.
 * Skip McMahon: FBI Special Agent in charge of the FBI's Critical Incident Response Group.
 * Marcus Dumond: CIA computer analyst and friend of Mitch's brother, Steven.
 * Muammar Bengazi: Aziz's right-hand man who serves as the sub-commander in the White House siege.
 * Brian Roach: Director of the FBI.
 * Dr. Jane Hornig: CIA psychologist and an expert of enhanced interrogations.