American Assassin

By: Vince Flynn

Narrated by: George Guidall

Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins

Publisher's summary

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

Mitch Rapp - the early years

Good story outlining the early years of Mitch Rapp. Loved the characters. Narration was a bit annoying at times - trying too hard in the action parts, but loved the voice he gave to Hurley!!

Good change

What made the experience of listening to American Assassin the most enjoyable?

What I loved more about this story was that it was different than your normal bad guy good guy books.

Great great book. it.s very very cool a must

Great great read a must read listen it.s very cool so cool check it out

Very Entertaining

Narration is excellent. Easy to listen to. Story is a good version of the Jason Borne James Bond Genre.

Enjoyable

Action packed, mid weight, black ops spy novel. Easy to follow. Fairly fast paced. Great performance. Will definitely listen to the next in series.

Captivating

This is the second novel I read by Vince Flynn. He knows how to spin a story and certainly induce a patriotic fervor. I found myself harboring violent thoughts towards the antagonists in this novel, so he did get "my Irish up". If you don't already cultivate negative thoughts toward terrorists this should add a little motivation. Good listening and was surprised how often I found myself cranking up my ipod to get "the rest of the story...."

American Assassin, Vince Flynn

Fast moving. Excellent job. It was very entertaining. I give it four stars.

fast-paced entertaining story

I thought the story was well-written and entertaining. No complaints. I recommend the author and his other works.

Sure miss Mr. Flynn!

Listened to this one again. Love the story & performance. Vince Flynn passed away a few years ago, and I miss having new Mitch Rapp exploits. Thank you Mr. Flynn for your remarkable stories and well done.

I love this series. I am on my third Trip through

I love this series. I am on my third Trip through the whole Mitch Rapp saga.