Hot Book Reviews of AMERICAN ASSASSIN
Vince Flynn
Atria Books – Thriller - ISBN: 9781416595182
Finally! This is the book that gives readers the long awaited background details of their favorite super assassin before he entered the dark world both inside and outside the CIA. Thank you, Vince Flynn!
From the Pan Am Lockerbie bombing incident in 1988 readers have watched their tormented assassin in his agony over the loss of someone dear in the event. Now, hopefully, he will be able to find resolve through payback as he is granted the fulfillment of the promise made by Irene Kennedy. It was her promise of a payback opportunity that seduced Rapp into this clandestine world of operatives in the first place. But, as the reader soon finds out, there is a ruthless force in Stan Hurley, Rapp’s assigned trainer, who is also determined to prove that Rapp is not, and never will be, a worthy member of this team of operatives.
However, Rapp – a world class athlete with no military background, soon opens the eyes of Hurley as he seems to soak in every lesson thrown at him by the complete training staff. Although Hurley doesn’t care for the hot-dogging tactics used by Rapp – because they deviate too much from operation protocol, Hurley is discovers from others that his dislike of Rapp is probably Rapp appears to be a younger mirrored image of Hurley himself.
Rapp doesn’t only finish his training wit leaps and bounds, but he also gains a lot of respect for his performances in several early operations. It is this performance that lands him a life threatening assignment in Beirut. But Rapp, with the assistance of Hurley, gives a heroic and patriotic performance in saving American Intelligence as he recovers an important agent from ongoing torture.
Creating a book of pure flashback in its entirety, as is the American Assassin, is usually not a successful means to literary profit. However, everyone should admire the usual and expected talent of Mr. Flynn, who has once again intertwined character conflicts, intricate plots, and thriller substance in a very enjoyable experience for the entire readership of the world.
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