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Mitch Rapp: Book 11

American Assassin (2010) (edit title/settings)

by Vince Flynn (Author) (edit contributors)

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The newest pulse-pounding thriller by #1  New York Times bestselling phenomenon Vince Flynn. As action-packed, fast-paced, and brutally realistic as it gets, Flynn’s latest page-turner shows readers how it all began. Behind the steely gaze of the nation’s ultimate hero is a young man primed... read more

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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.

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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 protÉgÉe, 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 onto 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.

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  • “It was all logical to him. Enemies needed to be killed, and Rapp was more than willing to become the person who would do that killing.”
  • “In terms of a sense of right and wrong, they all hovered near the critical six o'clock position on the mental health pie chart. That thin line that separated law enforcement officers from career criminals.”
  • “Hurley, in his typical gruff manner, has expressed his amusement that the vaunted Green Berets were now attaching shrinks to their units.”
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Organizations edit see section history

  • CIA: The United State's Central Intelligence Agency.

First Sentence edit see section history

Mitch Rapp removed the blindfold from his face and raised his seat back.

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 11 of 14 in Mitch Rapp. (standard series)

Preceded by Pursuit of Honor, and followed by Kill Shot.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Vince Flynn (Author)

Other Contributors:

  1. Ângelo Dos Santos Pereira (Translator)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Atria
Country: USA
Publication Date: October 12, 2010
ISBN: 9781416595182
Page Count: 448

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Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Adults

Some violence, some adult scenes, graphic language.

More Books Like This edit see section history

   
  • Kill Shot
  • The Third Option
  • Consent to Kill
  • Separation of Power
  • Memorial Day
  • Executive Power
  • Pursuit of Honor
  • Term Limits
  • Killing Floor
  • Pursuit of Honor
  • The Partner
  • Dead or Alive
  • Warlord
  • Assassin
  • Takedown
  • Worst Case
  • The Ninth Orphan

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