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

Great book

Wonderful story telling. Specific, intriguing and tight. The style is a great combination of post Cold War adventure and present day political and covert intrigue.
George Guidall’s reading is just as captivating as the written word.
Five stars!!!

THOROUGHLY ENJOYED

this book was great. Narrator awesome. Flow kept me fully engaged... That doggone Hurley!!!! You couldn't help but love they Ole Cuss!!!!

Great Listen Before Movie

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

If seeing the movie this lets you know what is really going on.

What was one of the most memorable moments of American Assassin?

First Kill

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

He has a way of making not wanting to stop listening. Great narrator

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

They already made the movie

Any additional comments?

You will get hooked on the series. They just seem to keep getting better.

Excellent

I saw the movie first and was happy to see it did the book justice

Give it time

Took a while to get used to the narrarators cadence. But was a good book once I did.

Best of the series

I have listened to the entire Flynn series with Mitch Rapp.... with the movie I re-listened to American Assassin. I believe this is the best of all his work. it's very entertaining, and certainly my favorite. This audio presentation of the actual book is so much better than the movie in NY opinion. The narrator did such a great job with the presentation... his portrayal of Stan Hurley was spectacular. Loved this book, audio presentation, and narrator.

awesome, again. didn't want it to end.

Flynn is a super star. wish there were more. time to re-read series. out out

Vince Flynn & George Guidall are fantastic!!

This pair write and read amazing books. Vince was taken before his time. I miss his writing. It's too bad Hollywood didn't actually do a movie based on the book...

Tremendous

The only problem with this book is that it ended as soon as it did! The combination of Flynn and Guidall is unbeatable. In latter pages I was literally crying from laughter at one of the character's (who is a character) behavior. The writing and performance are superb! Let's have another!

American Assassin

This is the 6th audio book i have listened to,i can only say it was awesome,George should get an academy award for this narration,Great Great book