Memorial Day

By: Vince Flynn

Narrated by: George Guidall

Length: 13 hrs and 12 mins

Publisher's summary

It's just seven days before Memorial Day, and a spike in CIA intelligence has pointed to a major terrorist attack on the United States. Now it's up to counterterrorism operative Mitch Rapp to pull out all the stops.

Rapp immediately leaves for Afghanistan, where he leads a special forces unit on a daring commando raid across the border into a remote Pakistani village. Their target: an al-Qaeda stronghold. Rapp and his team soon discover plans for a catastrophic nuclear attack on Washington, DC. Information is quickly relayed back to CIA headquarters, and a nuclear emergency support team scrambles to the scene. In a few hours, the freighters have been located and disarmed and the danger has been averted. Or has it?

Mitch Rapp can't shake the feeling that the operation seemed just a bit too easy. Rapp follows his instincts on a quest to unearth the whole truth. What he finds is truly terrifying, and with Memorial Day closing fast, Rapp must find a way to prevent a disaster of unimaginable proportions.

©2004 Vince Flynn (P)2011 Simon & Schuster

Critic reviews

"The king of high-concept political intrigue." (Dan Brown)

"You'll be hooked....Move over, Jack Ryan!" ( Portland Oregonian)

perfect political thriller, one of Flynn's best

perfect political thriller, one of Flynn's best. full of action. leans right politically, but a great read

Great plot

Great plot-Mitch does not disappoint! Looking for a thoughtful, well written adventure within the US special forces… then this is a must read!

Somewhat dated but still good

The ultimate terrorist plot as a nuclear weapon is smuggled into the United States and Mitch Rapp has to stop it. The idea and the plot were excellent and Mitch Rapp was amazing as usual. The ending of the book was original and a great idea. In hindsight, it's interesting to see the different characters' opinions of the Patriot Act. Twenty years ago I would likely have agreed with those that thought that stopping terrorism was more important than some minor freedoms/civil rights. Now, 20 years later, having seen how the act is being used against Americans simply by labeling people "terrorists", I've had to rethink this belief and found myself siding with those in this story that thought it went too far.

Exhilarating read

In my opinion this is the best book out of the Mitch Rapp series. Right from the start the author through me into the action, suspense hung in the air like the humidity of a South Florida summer. If you are looking for a stellar thriller then this is the book for you.

Memorial Day

I found this book to be very entertaining. Although certain portions of the story were not as exciting as were others; I did enjoy this book.

Listen and you will be addicted.

What made the experience of listening to Memorial Day the most enjoyable?

Nonstop action.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Mitch Rapp, of course.

Which scene was your favorite?

The interrogations.

Any additional comments?

Warning, if you like audio books, do not listen to this. If you do, you will spend all of your credits on this series.

Best of all Mitch Rapp Series

I've just gone through all of the Mitch Rapp books, and Memorial Day is by far the best, followed by American Assassin.

GREAT BOOK!!!

What did you love best about Memorial Day?

Fast past and never let's you go

Who was your favorite character and why?

Mitch Rapp the best character ever

What about George Guidall’s performance did you like?

Everything. Love all of the books that George Guidall's books!!

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

Just the hole book

Could such an intelligent animal destroy ourselves?

Vince Flynn was the master of the answer to my above question. YES is the unfortunate answer and, Mitch Rapp and his breath taking account of how the world could be destroyed by foolish religious zealots paints the picture. Thanks for the captivating book Mr. Flynn

Vince Flynn does it again!

What a really great thriller… Literally on the edge of your seat for long stretches! Mitch Rapp is getting better with age & these tales of his & Director Kennedy’s joint Clandestine escapades do as well!! George Gouidall puts you Front & Center in every moment, with such a great grasp of the Author’s intent, and a masters touch with creating subtle nuances in voice acting!! 5***** Stars all around!!