Vince Flynn American Assassin

[Giovanni Gelati]

I am putting it out there in the first sentence; I think this is the best novel I have read this year. Yes, I am a big Mitch Rapp fan; I think anyone that has followed this blog knows I love the character as much as
I enjoy some of the big names out there today.
Vince Flynn just hits a grand slam as he uses American Assassin, a
prequel, to explain for us in tremendous detail, what makes Mitch Rapp so Mitch
Rapp. I loved every word of it!

Here is a piece from the inside jacket: ”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.”

I, like many of you, have read the entire series and am a big fan. I have always been of the mind that a novel like this, a prequel explaining his mindset, would be awesome and I was right. Why does he do what
he does, how did he come to make the decisions he has, what kind of training
did he initially receive and where, how was he recruited, and what were his
first assignments? The answers are all in this novel and the thoughts of the
core group of people that surround the man himself: Irene Kennedy, Thomas
Stanfield, Stan Hurley, and Lewis the psychologist. Incredible narrative by
Vince Flynn, and I am going to go out on a limb here and say that this is
probably his best work to date. I feel that this is the BEST novel in this genre
this year. There are a few more novels in this category coming out before
Christmas but they better be point on to knock this incredible prequel off its
perch in my mind.

American Assassin has an intensity that sets this novel apart from the rest. The conciseness of Flynn’s writing, the detail of the thoughts and the totality and depth of Rapp’s feelings, opinions, attitudes and
inner most thoughts are all on display in this novel. I really don’t think that
there is much left about Mitch Rapp and his young life to be discussed and have
conjecture made. Vince Flynn delivers a total package for anyone that is a
longtime fan or someone that is just catching on to the force of nature that is
Mitch Rapp. Do I recommend this novel? No hesitation, yes go for it. This novel
has a heartbeat and a rhythm that is rarely found in fiction today. Laid bare
for all to read: the pain, the fractured life, the incredible mindset of a
world class athlete turned into a raging killing machine, an American Assassin.

Here is the link to the official Vince Flynn website: http://www.vinceflynn.com/index.html

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