• American Assassin

  • By: Vince Flynn
  • Narrated by: George Guidall
  • Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (19,221 ratings)

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American Assassin

By: Vince Flynn
Narrated by: George Guidall
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Before he was considered a CIA superagent, before he was thought of as a terrorist's worst nightmare, and before he was both loathed and admired by the politicians on Capitol Hill, Mitch Rapp was a gifted college athlete without a care in the world...and then tragedy struck.

Two decades of cutthroat partisan politics has left the CIA and the country in an increasingly vulnerable position. Cold War veteran and CIA operations director Thomas Stansfield knows he must prepare his people for the next war. The rise of Islamic terrorism is coming, and it needs to be met abroad before it reaches America's shores. Stansfield directs his protégé, Irene Kennedy, and his old Cold War colleague Stan Hurley to form a new group of clandestine operatives who will work outside the normal chain of command - men who do not exist.

What type of man is willing to kill for his country without putting on a uniform? Kennedy finds him in the wake of the Pan Am Lockerbie terrorist attack. Two-hundred and seventy souls perished that cold December night, and thousands of family and friends were left searching for comfort. Mitch Rapp was one of them, but he was not interested in comfort. He wanted retribution.

Six months of intense training has prepared him to bring the war to the enemy's doorstep, and he does so with brutal efficiency. Rapp starts in Istanbul, where he assassinates the Turkish arms dealer who sold the explosives used in the Pan Am attack. Rapp then moves on to Hamburg with his team and across Europe, leaving a trail of bodies. All roads lead to Beirut, though, and what Rapp doesn't know is that the enemy is aware of his existence and has prepared a trap. The hunter is about to become the hunted, and Rapp will need every ounce of skill and cunning if he is to survive the war-ravaged city and its various terrorist factions.

Includes the first chapter from Vince Flynn and Kyle Mills' latest thriller, Enemy of the State!

©2010 Vince Flynn (P)2010 Simon and Schuster Audio

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My first Flynn intro!

Loved it! Suspenseful with a few light hearted moments. Glad I listened before the movie. Looking forward to the next one.

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a hint of Tarantino

it is a great story, narration was a bit rough on character separation from time to time but still good.

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Exciting but graphic

This had a riveting story that kept me excited the whole time but was too graphic for my taste.

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I really enjoyed the book

I really enjoyed the book had me pacing around the room and the narrator did wonderful with all the characters. really great job.

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Happy accident

If you could sum up American Assassin in three words, what would they be?

I found this book by accident and am glad I did, good nariation, amazing book, it had me hooked in the 1st 20 min, when I got home I got 3 more of Flynn's books.

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Awesome!

Great story & the narration is perfect! A total 10 for sure. George Guidall has the voices down

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He’s no Tim Tigner, but awesome story!

I like the origin story for Mitch Rapp . It explains how bad ass he is. The detailed descriptions really help to pull you in.

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the first Rapp book and a good start to the series

jogs along to build the story lines and then picks up speed to the finish

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loved

I loved the narrator he was easy to listen too kept you wanting to know what was next.

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Extremely exciting with great, perform narration.

Problems with download with multiple restarts and downloads required.
Other than significant interruptions this was a great production.

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