As a person who loves well-written spy and assassin fiction novels while I was browsing on Amazon, I came across a series of novels written by Vince Flynn, which surprisingly I had never heard of and never read any of his novels in the past.
After doing a little research of my own I decided to read this book (American assassin: A thriller by Vince Flynn) first (even though it is actually the 11th book in his series) and move on to the others he has written in the order they were presented. As soon as I received the book and began reading it, I could not put it down for very long because I could not wait to get back to the novel.
The main character in this book is Mitch Rapp, who while in college was recruited to join the CIA, after the Pam AM Lockerbie terrorist attack. At 23 years old he is the youngest to have been recruited for this special secret assassin unit. He is constantly under supervision, and they are suspicious of his abilities and skills. Some think he is not who he claims to be, and he is constantly being tested at every turn. There is no question he is physically in fantastic shape, and he catches on very quick to anything he is taught like shooting skills.
I really enjoyed this book from the very first action-packed page. If you are a fan of spy assassin type novels that are well-written and great reads you should check out this series by Vince Flynn.
Rating: 5 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Tactical Principles of the most effective Combative Systems).
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My first Mitch Rapp and I loved it!
I am the "book buyer" of the family, I buy my books, my kids books and my husbands books. I find them by reading the reviews that all of you write. That was how I bought the "Mitch Rapp"" books for my husband. Although he really enjoys them, I hadn't got around to reading any yet.I ran out of books on holiday, and the only book left for me to read was "American Assassin".This book is a prequel, so you don't have to have read any others before this one. So.... what did I think?I thought it was great,how it compares to the others I can't comment, but it is a fast paced, plot driven story.It is a quick , easy to read thriller, the writing style was great and I found the sense of humour in some places excellent.The storyline centers on why and how Mitch Rapp was recruited, and his first 2 assignments.I see some readers have complained about the formatting and typos. I read the paperback version, and there were one or two, but not as many as they seem to have encountered, and certainly not enough to detract from my enjoyment of the book.I think Mitch Rapp and Stan Hurley are great characters, and I am delighted that I now have a whole series of books to look forward to. In my case I think I am lucky that this prequel is the first book I read, it sets the scene for all the others that follow.
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Reviewed in France on November 21, 2020
J'ai adoré le film avec Dylan O'Brien et amatrice de lecture j'ai décidé d'entamer l'histoire originale.
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