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American Assassin

By: Vince Flynn
Narrated by: Armand Schultz
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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 War Aviation Middle East Cold War Thriller Assassin
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Great read. Loved how it differs from the movie. However was not happy that it doesn’t tell you it’s the abridged version before purchasing

Good story

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I have listened to this book many times in the past on a different platform. I decided to revisit this and bought it on audible. This version is 5 hours shorter and with a different narrator than the unabridged version. It's a great start to an outstanding series but buy the unabridged version narrated by George Guidall.

This version is inferior to the unabridged version

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shorty simple and predictable. Not worth the charge or your time. watch the movie leaves the book for dead.

absolute rip off

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Claims to be like Reacher books, if Lee Child dished this up, no way I would have read all 29 of his books.

Tried but just could not get into this

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I’ve read the novel American Assassin by Vince Flynn and thoroughly enjoyed it.

I am disappointed in this audiobook as key pieces in the story were removed from the recording such as Mitch’s time before the CIA, events surrounding his first kill, and the interrogation of Dorfman (banker). The movie completely changed the storyline of the novel which was also very disappointed.
Obnoxious American voice acting for Hurley and Mitch was portrayed as sounding too innocent and unsure of himself. Read the novel is my suggestion.

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