Act of Treason

By: Vince Flynn

Narrated by: George Guidall

Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins

Publisher's summary

It's a gorgeous autumn day in Georgetown. The Democratic candidates for president and vice-president of the United States are dutifully glad-handing voters and the media outside a grand estate where a national-security conference has just been held, bringing together the world's greatest minds to discuss the issues that are threatening the country. It's American politicking at its best. That's when all hell breaks loose.

When presidential candidate Josh Alexander's motorcade is ambushed by a group of terrorists, the nation is thrown into turmoil. Two weeks following the attack, Alexander is carried to victory by a sympathy vote, but his assailants have not been found. On the surface, it appears to be the work of al-Qaeda, and soon the FBI and the rest of the government begin scouring the world for jihadists. But then CIA Director Irene Kennedy and Special Agent Skip McMahon are presented with classified information so toxic that they consider destroying it altogether, as it contains intelligence pointing to some of the most powerful players in Washington.

Enter Mitch Rapp, the one man reckless enough to follow the evidence to its explosive conclusion. His journey takes him through the shadowy world of contract killers, into the darkest corners of the globe, and eventually back to Washington, where the fragile pillars of power are shaken to the core.

Don't miss more thrillers by Vince Flynn.

©2006 Vince Flynn (P)2006 Simon and Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.

Critic reviews

"[A] page turner....with...taut writing and [a] plausible vision of the real work of the intelligence community." (Publishers Weekly)

Fantastic from beginning to end

On the edge of my seat from beginning to end! The attention to detail and well-thought-out plans are fantastic! This is my 1st book by Flynn and I will be looking for many more!

Excellent ‘page’ turner

I am alway nervous about the narrator of an Audible book, as it can ruin the experience. I love Vince Flynn intense books and George Guidall was perfect at narrating! Loved the last line in the book too!!

Yes!

One of the best of all the Mitch Rapp books. Plot, pace, and character development you can really keep up with... All good.

Rb

Another great book in this series by this author. I hope he keeps up the good work.

Irene Rocks!

Loved it. Mitch was that irrepressible Mitch, but Irene rocks this story. My wife wants to be a cerebral, calculating bad ass like Irene just for a day.

Great story!

This is one of my favorite series of thriller novels. Great characters and stories! You will really enjoy them.

Awesom

I love Mitch Rapp! Love the narrator and the writing style is so easy to follow. Can't go wrong with any of Flynn's books. All of his books are a must read!

Scandelous

Fast paced Super Spy Mitch Rapp has once again kicked the "Political Ass" at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Stubbornly obstinant, he continues to slice thru murderous plots. Solid trust between Irene Kennedy and a few other well placed and highly connected friends keeps Rapp doing the job he was ultimaely trained to do.

Awesome story....anti-climactic ending

What made the experience of listening to Act of Treason the most enjoyable?

Flynn once again delivers a high-speed but extremely well thought out story. His character development in unmatched in the genre of political intrigue thrillers. The story line in Act of Treason is almost so outrageous that you wonder if American politicians could actually be as slimy, journalists as careless, and CIA operatives as efficient as they are as depicted in the book. In short, it's so ridiculous it could almost be true.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Absolutely! Flynn's dedication to character development takes nothing away from the story and doesn't slow down the plot one bit. I've read seven of his books and Act of Treason may be the best of all of them thus far.

What about George Guidall’s performance did you like?

George Guidall has the rare ability to BECOME the characters. His voice changes just enough to differentiate between the various characters while not losing any of the listen-ability for which he's so well known. And while I know I'm probably missing out on some great books, I can't even bring myself to listen to a Vince Flynn novel that isn't narrated by Guidall.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

No one thing kept the pages turning (so to speak); the riveting plot was consistently thrilling throughout the entire story.

Any additional comments?

As with most of Flynn's Mitch Rapp series of novels, he once again delivers a knock-out punch with regards to plot and character development. It's one that could have easily gone for another 200 pages, which would have done this plot justice. The plot being what it is, the ending was extremely anti-climactic. It was entirely too short and could have been drawn out to have the main antagonists get what they truly deserved and what the plot seemed to be building to. However, in defense of the ending, it was nice to see Irene finally get her hands dirty.

Good but not my favorite Mitch Rapp

I might rank this one in the second tier of Mitch Rapp stories. Still a good read. As another reviewer mentioned, the vulgarity does seem to be increasing with each story.