In the latest novel by the #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Protectand Defend" and "Extreme Measures," Mitch Rapp takes on his first, exp...
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Aug 23, 2011
David
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Some people are addicted to drugs. I am happily addicted to Vince Flynn's books and the exploits of his truly American hero, Mitch Rapp. My wife and daughter share my addiction, but they have not had their fix yet because I got to read Flynn's newest book first. Which is only fair since I bought it. My only complaint is that now I will have to wait another year for the next book. Withdrawal can be tough.
Oh, about the book? C'mon, it's Vince Flynn and Mitch Rapp. This one is about how Mit More...
Oh, about the book? C'mon, it's Vince Flynn and Mitch Rapp. This one is about how Mit More...
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Jan 18, 2012
Kent
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I purchased this paperback from Amazon for 0.97 cents. I was introduced to Vince Flynn thru a co-worker who has read all 12 of the Mitch Rapp (main character) series. I read the 1st one called "Transfer of Power" and really enjoyed it. "American Assassin" is #11 of the series but is actually the prequel to all the other Mitch Rapp novels. Flynn has been compared to Tom Clancy without the in depth, technical jargon. I've never read any of Clancy's books but have seen most
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Aug 03, 2011
Maddy
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PROTAGONIST: Mitch Rapp, CIA super agent
SETTING: US, Istanbul, Beirut
SERIES: #11 of 11
RATING: 4.25
It’s exceptionally difficult to find individuals who have the skills to directly fight terrorism. Thomas Stansfield, CIA Operations Director, is acutely aware that Islamic terrorism is on the rise, and that the talents needed to deal with this threat require a different kind of person than those recruited in the past. He’s set up a special team consisting of his protégée, More...
SETTING: US, Istanbul, Beirut
SERIES: #11 of 11
RATING: 4.25
It’s exceptionally difficult to find individuals who have the skills to directly fight terrorism. Thomas Stansfield, CIA Operations Director, is acutely aware that Islamic terrorism is on the rise, and that the talents needed to deal with this threat require a different kind of person than those recruited in the past. He’s set up a special team consisting of his protégée, More...
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Jan 09, 2012
Scott
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This one comes reccomended to me by my teenage son. He read his first Vince Flynn book on a plane ride home about a year ago.
He was so taken with it that he has now acquired almost the entire catalog of Flynn books.
Bewing a Jack Higgins and Danial Silva fan i thought i would give it a try.
It turned out to be ok in my opinion. Nothing to get overly excited about, I still think Silva is better. I would give this a 3.5 but of course we cant do that with Goodreads More...
He was so taken with it that he has now acquired almost the entire catalog of Flynn books.
Bewing a Jack Higgins and Danial Silva fan i thought i would give it a try.
It turned out to be ok in my opinion. Nothing to get overly excited about, I still think Silva is better. I would give this a 3.5 but of course we cant do that with Goodreads More...
Sep 03, 2011
Marcie
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They need to hire me to proof for them. I’ve come across more than a few books with an unacceptable amount of typos here lately. Is no one reading this stuff before it goes to press?
And I’m not that much of an anal freak, but 20 typos before page 78 is too many.
The reason for my annoyance is because Vince Flynn is a great writer, and I believe I read he is dyslexic, thus he does not have a dedicated team supporting him. That’s a shame because his Mitch Rapp novels tap int More...
And I’m not that much of an anal freak, but 20 typos before page 78 is too many.
The reason for my annoyance is because Vince Flynn is a great writer, and I believe I read he is dyslexic, thus he does not have a dedicated team supporting him. That’s a shame because his Mitch Rapp novels tap int More...
Aug 05, 2011
Jessie
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This is another spy thriller book, much the same as David Baldacci. We have our very talented hero, Mitch Rapp, who is better than the average solider, but the only thing is, he never has been in the military. This book is a new one by Flynn, but it is a prequel to many of his other books. It explains how Rapp became the agent/person/assassin he is. ** stop for spoilers*** In this book Mitch is recruited to attend a special boot camp for killers. He and one other person make it through the
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Jul 27, 2011
KarenC
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Good addition to the series; much better than previous two books in the series. More plot and action than ideology and preaching about what government actions should be. Added something to what we already know about Mitch Rapp, but fleshed in a bit more of the background. Thought initially this would have fit better as the first book in the series, but after reading another review here thought better of it; this book is where it needs to be in the series.
But the publisher should be giving More...
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May 30, 2011
Tyler
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I've read 10 of Vince Flynn's "Mitch Rapp" series, and I love them. This prequel was one of the best. You would want to read the whole series in order, but it would be okay to start here. It is not quality literature, of course, and I have a few complaints about all of his books that I've noticed over time:
Vince Flynn always starts out with story lines and some character development that just end off into space. In the last quarter of all of his books, you can literally More...
Vince Flynn always starts out with story lines and some character development that just end off into space. In the last quarter of all of his books, you can literally More...
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Apr 30, 2011
Elizabeth
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American Assassin by Vince Flynn (pp 435)
The 11th installment of the Mitch Rapp, CIA political thriller is the origin story. Flynn finally puts more background on how the death of his high school and college sweetheart on the Pan Am Lockerbie flight that was bombed in a terrorist incident leads him to channel all his efforts into seeking vengeance against the bad guys.
Half of the book is his recruitment into the CIA and half of the book is his first CIA mission doing More...
The 11th installment of the Mitch Rapp, CIA political thriller is the origin story. Flynn finally puts more background on how the death of his high school and college sweetheart on the Pan Am Lockerbie flight that was bombed in a terrorist incident leads him to channel all his efforts into seeking vengeance against the bad guys.
Half of the book is his recruitment into the CIA and half of the book is his first CIA mission doing More...
Feb 16, 2011
Noah
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Jan 27, 2011
Chuck
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Although I don't think many people actually follow what I say, I have to retract the criticism I made of Flynn's last few books. Actually, I'm not going to retract them, because they were true--Flynn was letting his ideology get in the way of the storytelling. Rather, I will say that he's returned to the stuff that made his earlier work great--compelling characters, amazing story lines, and a breathtaking adventure that leaves you sorry when the book ends.
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Jan 16, 2011
Sara
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This was exceptional with one disclaimer... it was obviously rushed to publishing with little editing. While waiting for my copy to arrive I read that other fans had noticed more than the occasional typos in the text and were bothered by them. I wondered if perhaps they were being a little over the top. Unfortunately, I found myself equally bothered. It is understandable that sometimes a "i" will be replaced with an "l" (as in the word "cabbie" being written as "
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Nov 21, 2010
Jay
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In a review last fall for "Pursuit of Honor," I described Vince Flynn's CIA counter-terrorism operative Mitch Rapp as extreme beyond what would result if Ann Coulter and Rush Limbaugh had a love child who was rasied by rabid wolves and later adopted by Dick Cheney. Wouldn't you know, Flynn's publishers took me up on that challenge and have a dust jacket, blurb from Glenn Beck calling this latest Mitch Rapp venture "captivating." If Ahbu Ghraib and Guantanamo are your idea o
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Nov 04, 2010
Curt
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My daughter works in the marketing department at Simon & Shuster and had a change to meet the author in the office. Got me a signed copy of this book, pretty cool as I am a pretty big fan. This the story behind Mitch Rapp, the key character in most of Flynn's books. From that standpoint it was pretty interesting, but if you have read any of the other books, Mitch's back-story is well known. The story really revolves around his recruitment and first operations, in Europe and the Middle East. The
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Aug 06, 2011
Michael
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This book is pretty much porn for conservatives. I generally don't go for espionage/spy/special forces sorts of stories, but having read Mr. Flynn's first book Term Limits last summer (and loving it utterly) I figured I'd give this one a whirl. Although it's listed as number 11 in the Mitch Rapp series, it's really a prequel, so I thought I'd begin here.
American Assassin is a fun, fast-paced, exciting, plot driven story about terrorism in the Middle East, and the United States respo More...
American Assassin is a fun, fast-paced, exciting, plot driven story about terrorism in the Middle East, and the United States respo More...
Jul 18, 2011
Doug
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This is good tough American male stuff. I enjoyed as much as some of you women readers enjoy a romance novel with handsome vampires and whatnot. It made me almost laugh to read it, like going back in time to the joy of reading my first three or four Ludlum novels.
This is the 11th book in a series about a CIA assassin named Mitch Rapp. It is the prequel to the other already told stories and I was told I may as well read it first. It's not quite as sophisticated as Jack Bauer and " More...
This is the 11th book in a series about a CIA assassin named Mitch Rapp. It is the prequel to the other already told stories and I was told I may as well read it first. It's not quite as sophisticated as Jack Bauer and " More...
Nov 09, 2010
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Oct 18, 2010
Giovanni
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I am putting it out there in the first sentence; I think this is the best novel I have read this year. Yes, I am a big Mitch Rapp fan; I think anyone that has followed this blog knows I love the character as much as I enjoy some of the big names out there today. Vince Flynn just hits a grand slam as he uses American Assassin, a prequel, to explain for us in tremendous detail, what makes Mitch Rapp so Mitch Rapp. I loved every word of it!
Here is a piece from the inside jacket: ”Before he w More...
Here is a piece from the inside jacket: ”Before he w More...
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Jan 14, 2012
Anthony
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Aug 31, 2011
Mike (the Paladin)
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I like Vince Flynn's Mitch Rapp Character. You get action but the character is more fully imagined than some. Of course it took a few books to fill him out and it seems that he may be somehow distantly related to the Cartwright family of the Ponderosa. <spoiler>It seems that women he loves may have a shorter than usual life expectancy.</spoiler>
Anyway, here we drop back and get a prequel (not a big fan of prequels in general, but this one works and I like it). We've seen More...
Anyway, here we drop back and get a prequel (not a big fan of prequels in general, but this one works and I like it). We've seen More...
Oct 24, 2010
Robert
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I was lucky enough to pick this book up during a vicnce flynn book signing at the poisoned pen in scottsdale. He spoke for an hour and it was great to hear about the upcoming movie and the direction he's taking the series. First, I think he's right that it would have been a bad idea to start at the beginning and that by starting in the "middle" with Separation of Power, he helps create a myth to Mitch Rapp. Now, if you follow the series, going back to the beginning and showing his faul
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Feb 14, 2012
Criticalmick
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Rappman Begins
Bang! Bang! Bang! Stab! Stab! Stab! Bad guys go "Mhoo ha ha ha ha!" The Blonde chick says "Tee hee! My hero!"
Vince Flynn has accomplished what Vanilla Ice never could. Here's Rapp for Republicans. Yes, even for your Dad. Flynn's hero, Mitch Rapp, is a maverick super spy who does the dirty work that the CIA legally cannot, and he does it without ever losing a wink of sleep. In book after book, Mitch beats the snot out of all sorts of More...
Bang! Bang! Bang! Stab! Stab! Stab! Bad guys go "Mhoo ha ha ha ha!" The Blonde chick says "Tee hee! My hero!"
Vince Flynn has accomplished what Vanilla Ice never could. Here's Rapp for Republicans. Yes, even for your Dad. Flynn's hero, Mitch Rapp, is a maverick super spy who does the dirty work that the CIA legally cannot, and he does it without ever losing a wink of sleep. In book after book, Mitch beats the snot out of all sorts of More...
Oct 31, 2010
Randy
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I had hopes that the newest Vince Flynn book would provide insights into the development of the Mitch Rapp character. I had hopes that the newest book would prove to be enjoyable, thought provoking and entertaining. However, that is not what I found when trying to wade through this book.
As it turns out, the character of Mitch Rapp is nothing more than a cold blooded killer, functioning on a primitive level. He simply enjoys killing. He is no better than the terrorists that he hunts More...
As it turns out, the character of Mitch Rapp is nothing more than a cold blooded killer, functioning on a primitive level. He simply enjoys killing. He is no better than the terrorists that he hunts More...
Feb 19, 2011
Aaron
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My dad LOVES Vince Flynn and these books. I had no idea what they were about - I used to enjoy those old Tom Clancy books back in the day starring Jack Ryan. The character in this case is Mitch Rapp...he's an assassin for the CIA. This book is a prequel of sorts to all the other books, as it describes how/why Mitch gets into doing what he does, and his first mission.
I really enjoyed this book, though the ending was abrupt, and it actually got me into starting at the beginning of t More...
I really enjoyed this book, though the ending was abrupt, and it actually got me into starting at the beginning of t More...
Nov 09, 2010
Jason
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For those of you who might think there are some people in the world who deserve to die without the benefit of a trial, or that it is ineffective for our government to ask terrorists nicely to tell us things like where they next want to blow up innocent people, Mitch Rapp is your man. This book shows the beginnings of how Mitch Rapp came to join the CIA and overall is a great prequel to the long series by Vince Flynn. If someone has never read Flynn, this is a great start for the series. Flynn
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Oct 30, 2011
Ratkin
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I bought this book (and dipped my toe into the series) on the recommendation of my wife, who had heard nothing but good things about it. It's going to turn out to be a very expensive decision on my part, because I can't picture stopping until I have read the other ten books in the series. At ten dollars each, that's an expensive "try one"!
This was the perfect book to try. From the very first book, Flynn's Mitch Rapp has been a top counterterrorism agent. For this, the e More...
This was the perfect book to try. From the very first book, Flynn's Mitch Rapp has been a top counterterrorism agent. For this, the e More...
Sep 05, 2011
Adam
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I really enjoyed American Assassin quite a bit. It goes back 20 years to the early 1990's, and follows a 23 year old Mitch Rapp. The story begins post-recruitment, as he begins his specialized training, and follows through his first two missions. Granted, I'm a sucker for anything Flynn writes - I've read and loved ALL of his books. I thought it was neat to see Mitch at the beginning of his CIA career, when he hadn't yet earned his reputation as the guy Jack Bauer would call "Sir". Whi
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Feb 23, 2011
Daniel
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Upon finishing "American Assassin" by Vince Flynn I realized how much I had enjoyed this book, on a lot of levels. Being an author myself I was greatly impressed by Flynn's obvious skill level in every index a person could and should look at. Sometimes being a writer takes a bit of the fun out of reading since I'm always analyzing (that's another blog post) but with Flynn's work you move through the storyline quickly and never notice you're doing it. This installment gives a very welco
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Oct 10, 2010
William
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American Assassin by Vince Flynn
This is a prequel to the Mitch Rapp series. This book provides the details of what made Mitch Rapp into the man he is and what motivates his behavior. There is distinct political commentary on how we should be addressing terrorists.
Vince Flynn will never be criticized for lack of action. The book just jumps! Once gain Mitch Rapp shows his mettle. I really enjoyed the fleshing out of the details as to how Mitch became a government More...
This is a prequel to the Mitch Rapp series. This book provides the details of what made Mitch Rapp into the man he is and what motivates his behavior. There is distinct political commentary on how we should be addressing terrorists.
Vince Flynn will never be criticized for lack of action. The book just jumps! Once gain Mitch Rapp shows his mettle. I really enjoyed the fleshing out of the details as to how Mitch became a government More...
Nov 07, 2010
Chris
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My 4 star rating is on the story line. This one is actually the first in the series as it takes us back to Mitch's beginnings with covert OPS. I was glad Vince did this as it gives us more of a background of Mitch and where he began.
The 2nd half of the book takes place in Beriut when an American businessman is captured by a faction. The CIA operative sent in to rescue them him is also captured. The plot progresses from there and as usual, it is a great thriller until the very end. More...
The 2nd half of the book takes place in Beriut when an American businessman is captured by a faction. The CIA operative sent in to rescue them him is also captured. The plot progresses from there and as usual, it is a great thriller until the very end. More...
