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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. Espionage Genre Fiction Political Spies & Politics Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Middle East War Aviation Cold War Thriller
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Story excellent, narration always the best by Scultz and story brilliant as ever.
Not 2 Be missed.

Brilliant as ever, a great job done by all 3 stars

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Read his books before & now reading them again at 78. He sure can keep me hooked.

Unputdownable!!!

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Being a fan and having read all of Lee Child's Jack Reacher books, Vince Flynn provides a great alternative.

Great introduction to Mich Rapp series of books.

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Poorly written with a semi-interesting storyline. I only finished this book due to habit. disappointed

blocky ill-paced and not enthralling

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Narrated to perfection, suspense to keep you listening and it's a great set up for a series. I'm on board

GREAT start to a series

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