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American Assassin

Von: Vince Flynn
Gesprochen von: George Guidall
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 In #1 New York Times bestselling author Vince Flynn’s explosive and “captivating” (Glenn Beck) thriller, witness the young Mitch Rapp as he takes on his first assignment.

Mitch Rapp was a gifted college athlete without a care in the world…and then tragedy struck. Terrorists attacked innocent American citizens, and Rapp’s girlfriend was among the murdered. Two hundred and seventy souls perished on 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. Now he wants retribution.

Two decades of cutthroat partisan politics have left the CIA and the country in an increasingly vulnerable position. Cold War veteran CIA Operations Director Thomas Stansfield knows he must prepare his people for the next war. America must confront Islamic terrorism with full force. 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? Six months of intense training have prepared him to take 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 terrorist 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.

This is “a bold and brawny tale that never wavers or lets up. The voice of today’s postmodern thriller generation, Flynn has never been better” (The Providence Journal) in this unforgettable novel of a young man primed to become an American assassin. Belletristik Politik Politik & Spionage Spionage Thriller
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It is not really clear to me, what makes Jack Reacher, Jason Bourne and Mitch Rapp so fascinating, but somehow we seem to love these characters. They are so much smarter and stronger than the rest of us and they are able to solve all the problems of our complex world with simple straightforward violence.

In this 11th Mitch Rapp novel Flynn takes us back to the time, when Mitch Rapp was recruited to work for the CIA. This sets this novel a little bit apart from the others, it is more reflective and the pace is a little bit slower and maybe not quite as action packed. Unfortunately the plot appears to be quite simplistic and the majority of the good as well as the bad guys behave rather infantile.

The young Mitch Rapp lost his fiancée on the Pan AM flight 103 and grief stricken, he decides to take revenge (or retribution, as he later calls it). He joins a secret project of the CIA to become a professional assassin. Of course he so much better than all the other recruits, he even betters Hurley, the unbeaten training supervisor, in a fight. This does not really help to make Mitch Rapp popular among his superiors, but regardless of that, he gets a chance for his first kill.

The most outstanding part of the audiobook is George Guidall. He has the talent and voice to cover up some of the weaknesses of the story and turns listening into a real pleasure. It is simply great, how his gravelly voice makes the characters come alive.

Perhaps this is not the best Mitch Rapp book, but it gives some background information and insight, how it all began and it is nice to learn more about the younger Thomas Stansfield and Irene Kennedy. Real Mitch Rapp fans should read the book after all.

Mitch Rapp, how it all began

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The reading is first class and - as the first book in a series - makes you look forward to the rest of the Mitch Rapp novels. The characters are well-conceived and the action keeps moving. If you're a Michael Connelly or James Lee Burke fan, in other words if you have high standards in crime fiction, Vince Flynn is a top discovery.

A winner

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This is a worthy beginning of a great series, one of my personal favourite spy action series. Newcomers to the Mitch Rapp universe are well advised to start with this book, although not strictly necessary. The action takes a while to build up but once it takes off the fast pace is kept all the way to the end. Great book at the beginning of a great series.

Mitch Rapp the very beginning

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