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.

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Critic reviews

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

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.

Best of the last four books

I like all of of these Vince Flynn books. This was the best of the last few. I really like the narrator as well.

If it's your polemics....

Vince Flynn is a polemicist. He writes propaganda. BUT.... if it is your propaganda, well... he writes it GOOD! And here he's at his very best. Good guys beat the c**p out of bad dudes. Which, if you agree with Flynn's definition of what is bad... Hey, it's entertainment and EXACTLY what you pay the price to enjoy. Worth every one of the five stars I gave it since, I dig the grease on this polemical slide.

thrill ride of course; couple of glitches

As always, super exciting. Narrator great again. Mitch seems to miss the forest for the trees more than usual. My main complaint is an extremely detailed explanation of Rapp swapping the ammo in his Glock--subsonic for supersonic. If you know how a semi auto pistol functions, and you pay attention, you will realize that his actions will result in a jammed gun 100% of the time. Without the detail, it's no biggie; with the detail, it's like a big wart on the book. Who edits these things?

Great Book!

I had waiting for Mr. Flynn's new book, since I heard Consent to Kill. Act of Treason, was as good as the last one. It drew me in and did not let me put it down. The bad thing about a book this good, is that I ignore everything and everyone around me for the duration. Great book!!! Can't wait for the next one.

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What did you like best about this story?

Finding and correcting a political injustice.

What does George Guidall bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

George is the true voice of these characters. Great job.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Mitch Rapp gets unexpected help.