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American Assassin

American Assassin

Author(s): Vince Flynn

Location(s): Germany, Istanbul (Constantinople), Switzerland

Genre(s): Thriller

Era(s): 1980s

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What type of man is willing to kill for his country without putting on a uniform? Six months ago, Mitch Rapp was just an ordinary college student. Then the Pan Am Lockerbie terrorist attack stole the lives of two hundred and seventy passengers, leaving thousands grieving. And Mitch Rapp hungry for revenge. Just the material CIA Director Irene Kennedy needs for her new group of clandestine operatives. Now, after months of intense training, Mitch finds himself in Istanbul, where he tracks down the arms dealer who sold the explosives used in the attack. Rapp then moves onto Europe, leaving a trail of bodies in his wake. But his final destination is Beirut where, unwittingly, he will walk into a trap – and straight into his enemy’s clutches. The hunter is about to become the hunted, and Rapp will need every ounce of skill and cunning if he is to survive …

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Vince Flynn clearly has one eye on Lee Child’s action thriller throne with this twist-laden story of a fictionalised Lockerbie revenge plot by CIA operatives. Mitch Rapp is the resident brawny Bourne-alike, a college...

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