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Vincent Joseph Flynn (April 6, 1966 – June 19, 2013) was an American author of political thriller novels featuring the fictional assassin Mitch Rapp. He was a story consultant for the fifth season of the television series 24. He died of prostate cancer on June 19, 2013. Biography Early life and education Flynn was one of seven children born to Terry and Kathleen Flynn, and a graduate of Saint Thomas Academy (1984) and the University of St. Thomas with a B.A. in economics (1989). Early career After graduating, Flynn went to work for Kraft Foods as an account and sales marketing specialist. In 1991, he left Kraft to pursue a career as an aviator with the United States Marine Corps. One week before leaving for Officer Candidate School, he was medically disqualified from the Marine Aviation Program.In an effort to overcome the difficulties of dyslexia, Flynn forced himself into a daily writing and reading routine. His writing influences included Leon Uris, Tom Clancy, Ernest Hemingway, John Irving, Robert Ludlum, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Gore Vidal. Writing and media career Flynn's newfound interest in fiction motivated him to begin work on a novel of his own. While employed as a bartender in the St. Paul area, he completed his first book, Term Limits, which he self-published. Of the book, Flynn said: "I had just finished reading The Government Racket: Washington Waste from A to Z, by Martin L. Gross. It is without a doubt the most disheartening and enlightening book about politics that I've ever read. I was out jogging one day wondering what it would take to really change Washington, when my thoughts turned to a friend who had been shot and killed in Washington, D.C., several summers earlier. As I continued running, a story started to unfold."Pocket Books published the hardcover edition of Term Limits in 1998, and a mass market paperback in 1999, which spent several weeks on The New York Times bestseller list. Subsequent works, including Flynn's 1999 novel Transfer of Power, his 2000 novel The Third Option, and his 2001 novel Separation of Power, also appeared on the New York Times bestseller list, with Separation of Power rising as high as No. 7.Flynn's fifth novel, Executive Power, was published in hardcover by Atria Books in 2003, followed by his sixth novel, Memorial Day in 2004, his seventh, Consent To Kill, in 2005, his eighth, Act Of Treason, in 2006, his ninth, Protect And Defend, in 2007, and his tenth, Extreme Measures, in 2008. Except for Term Limits, his books centered around counterterrorism agent Mitch Rapp. Flynn wrote six New York Times bestsellers for Atria Books, and had a contract for four more. He remembered deciding between following the path that was the most uncomfortable—continuing with what looked to be a promising career as a commercial real estate leasing agent—or taking a big risk and starting a new career as a writer: "I look back on it now and I couldn't be happier with my decision, but at the time I remember a lot of people thought I was nuts."In February 2008, Flynn agreed on film and book projects with CBS Corporation units CBS Films and Simon & Schuster/Atria Books. Lorenzo di Bonaventura was negotiating to produce Mitch Rapp films. The first film, American Assassin, was released in 2017. Atria Books got worldwide rights to four of Flynn's books. In August 2010, Flynn signed a two-book deal for a new series that he would have co-written with Brian Haig, a retired Army lieutenant colonel. He was a frequent guest on The Glenn Beck Radio Program on the Fox News Channel, and on Dan Barreiro's radio program on Twin Cities station KFAN. Personal life Flynn lived with his wife, Lysa, and their three children in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis-St. Paul) area. Illness and death On February 1, 2011, in his fan newsletter, Flynn announced that he was being treated for advanced Stage III prostate cancer. He died of a rare form of aggressive prostate cancer in Saint Paul, aged 47, on June 19, 2013. Bibliography Novels Mitch Rapp series Mitch Rapp is a fictional undercover CIA counterterrorism agent. Rapp's primary focus is to thwart terrorist attacks on the U.S., and he is presented as an aggressive operative willing to take measures more extreme than might commonly be considered acceptable. His constant frustration with procedures and red tape is a major theme in the series.Starting in 2015 with The Survivor, the Mitch Rapp series has been continued by Kyle Mills. Related book Term Limits is not part of the Mitch Rapp series, but takes place in the same universe. Scott Coleman from the Mitch Rapp series appears in the book, which takes place after the events of Kill Shot. Adaptations American Assassin (2017), film directed by Michael Cuesta, based on the novel American AssassinReferences External links Official Vince Flynn website Vince Flynn website (UK) Fantastic Fiction Author Page Internet Book List Author Page Archived 2014-03-06 at the Wayback Machine The World of Vince Flynn - TheThirdOption.net Audio Interview with Dr. Blogstein's Radio Happy Hour Transcript of interview with Hugh Hewitt Archived 2009-08-17 at the Wayback Machine Audio interview with Hugh Hewitt - part 1 of 3 Audio interview with Hugh Hewitt - part 2 of 3 Archived 2009-02-18 at the Wayback Machine Audio interview with Hugh Hewitt - part 3 of 3 Archived 2009-02-15 at the Wayback Machine Vince Flynn at IMDb. Discover the Vince Flynn popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Vince Flynn books.

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  • Assassin synopsis, comments

    Assassin

    Ted Bell

    In this explosive, jawtightening thriller, and second in the bestselling Alex Hawke series, fearless intelligence operative Lord Alexander Hawke matches wits with a cunning and blo...

  • Total Power synopsis, comments

    Total Power

    Vince Flynn & Kyle Mills

    “One of the best thriller writers on the planet.” The Real Book SpyIn the next thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling Mitch Rapp series, it’s a race against the clock when I...

  • Pursuit of Honor synopsis, comments

    Pursuit of Honor

    Vince Flynn

    Mitch Rappthe “mainstay of the modern technothriller” (New York Journal of Books)returns in this exhilarating political thriller as he fights for the sake of his country and the pu...

  • True Believer synopsis, comments

    True Believer

    Jack Carr

    INSTANT BESTSELLER “Take my word for it, James Reece is one rowdy motherfer. Get ready!” Chris Pratt, star of the #1 Amazon Prime series The Terminal List“Jack Carr and his altereg...

  • Separation of Power synopsis, comments

    Separation of Power

    Vince Flynn

    The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the electrifying Mitch Rapp series “knows how deliver action in his novels” (St. Paul Pioneer Press) and does so again with this thrilli...

  • I Am Pilgrim synopsis, comments

    I Am Pilgrim

    Terry Hayes

    “I Am Pilgrim is simply one of the best suspense novels I’ve read in a long time.” David Baldacci, #1 New York Times bestselling author“A big, breathless tale of nonstop suspense.”...

  • Capture or Kill synopsis, comments

    Capture or Kill

    Vince Flynn & Don Bentley

    Mitch Rapp faces an Iranian foe bent on destabilizing the Middle East in the newest thriller from Vince Flynn’s #1 New York Times bestselling series, now written by the “worthy suc...

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    Overwatch

    Matthew Betley

    "A former Marine himself, Betley proves himself an able heir to the throne held by the likes of Brad Thor and the late, great Vince Flynn....Not to be missed" (The Providence Journ...

  • I, Sniper synopsis, comments

    I, Sniper

    Stephen Hunter

    The explosive New York Times bestseller by Stephen Hunter that sends exMarine sniper Bob Lee Swagger into the thick of an FBI investigation and features some of the greatest gunfig...

  • Enemy at the Gates synopsis, comments

    Enemy at the Gates

    Vince Flynn & Kyle Mills

    Mitch Rapp, the CIA’s top operative, searches for a highlevel mole with the power to rewrite the world order in this riveting thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Vin...

  • Palace of Treason synopsis, comments

    Palace of Treason

    Jason Matthews

    Red Sparrow is now a major motion picture starring Jennifer Lawrence and Joel Edgerton!The thrilling sequel to Red SparrowCIA insider Jason Matthews’s compulsively readable New Yor...

  • Oath of Loyalty synopsis, comments

    Oath of Loyalty

    Vince Flynn & Kyle Mills

    Named the Best Thriller of 2022 by The Real Book SpyMitch Rapp confronts a very different kind of killer in this explosive “and entertaining from the first page to the last” (The P...

  • The Last Man synopsis, comments

    The Last Man

    Vince Flynn

    #1 New York Times bestselling author Vince Flynn “has never been better” (The Providence Journal) in this highoctane thriller following Mitch Rapp as he searches for a missing CIA ...

  • Extreme Measures synopsis, comments

    Extreme Measures

    Vince Flynn

    #1 New York Times bestselling phenomenon Vince Flynn delivers a whiteknuckled rollercoaster ride of a novel featuring “the best hero the thriller genre has to offer” (The Real Book...

  • Soft Target synopsis, comments

    Soft Target

    Stephen Hunter

    Another actionpacked thriller from Stephen Hunter, this time starring Ray Cruz, the son of exMarine sniper Bob Lee Swagger, who was introduced in Hunter’s previous bestseller, Dead...

  • Targeted synopsis, comments

    Targeted

    Stephen Hunter

    Master sniper Bob Lee Swagger protects a group of political hostages during a perilous standoff in this razorsharp, whiteknuckled thriller from Pulitzer Prize winner, New York Time...

  • The Vince Flynn Encyclopedia synopsis, comments

    The Vince Flynn Encyclopedia

    Emily Bestler Books

    Everything you need to know about Vince Flynn's #1 New York Times bestselling Mitch Rapp series!Hailed as “the king of highconcept political intrigue” (Dan Brown, #1 New York Times...

  • Active Measures synopsis, comments

    Active Measures

    Marc Cameron

    OLD ENEMIES NEVER DIE   Cuba and the United States are in talks to normalize relations, something the old guard on the Communistcontrolled island has vowed to stopby any means...

  • Consent to Kill synopsis, comments

    Consent to Kill

    Vince Flynn

    In this blistering thriller by New York Times bestselling author and “king of highconcept political intrigue” (Dan Brown, #1 New York Times bestselling author), CIA operative Mitch...

  • The Third Option synopsis, comments

    The Third Option

    Vince Flynn

    From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of American Assassin comes a pulsepounding thriller that “is an old school spy story…updated with heavy helpings of international intr...

  • Executive Intent synopsis, comments

    Executive Intent

    Dale Brown

    “For fictional thrill rides on the printed page, get on board with the novels of Dale Brown.”New York NewsdayThe incomparable Dale Brown (“The best military writer in the coun...

  • Red Sparrow synopsis, comments

    Red Sparrow

    Jason Matthews

    Now a major motion picture starring Jennifer Lawrence and Joel Edgerton! From the New York Times bestselling author and veteran CIA officer Jason Matthews comes the electrifying mo...

  • The Terminal List synopsis, comments

    The Terminal List

    Jack Carr

    #1 NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR“Take my word for it, James Reece is one rowdy motherfer. Get ready!” Chris Pratt, star of the #1 Amazon Prime series The Terminal...

  • In the Blood synopsis, comments

    In the Blood

    Jack Carr

    “Take my word for it, James Reece is one rowdy motherfer. Get ready!” Chris Pratt, star of the #1 Amazon Prime series The Terminal ListThe #1 New York Times bestselling Terminal Li...

  • Cold Snap synopsis, comments

    Cold Snap

    Marc Cameron

    “A doublebarreled blast of action, narrative, and impossibletofake authenticity with a great sense of place and a terrific protagonist. I’m looking forward to many more Arliss...

  • The Third Bullet synopsis, comments

    The Third Bullet

    Stephen Hunter

    Former marine sniper Bob Lee Swagger investigates one of the most enduring controversies of our timethe JFK assassinationin this New York Times bestselling “terrific thriller” (Boo...

  • Protect and Defend synopsis, comments

    Protect and Defend

    Vince Flynn

    Counterterrorist agent Mitch Rapp is on a collision course with America’s most feared enemy in this whiteknuckle thriller from “the best pure adrenalinecharged action writer out th...

  • Red Sky Mourning synopsis, comments

    Red Sky Mourning

    Jack Carr

    With the walls closing in, Navy SEAL sniper James Reece is on a race to dismantle a conspiracy that has forced America to her knees in the latest highoctane pageturner that seems r...

  • Enemy of the State synopsis, comments

    Enemy of the State

    Vince Flynn & Kyle Mills

    “In the world of blackop thrillers, Mitch Rapp continues to be among the best of the best” (Booklist, starred review), and he returns in the #1 New York Times bestselling series al...

  • Shadow of Doubt synopsis, comments

    Shadow of Doubt

    Brad Thor

    America’s top spy Scot Harvath returns in #1 New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Brad Thor’s new pulsepounding thriller. A shadowy Russian defector. A beau...

  • The 47th Samurai synopsis, comments

    The 47th Samurai

    Stephen Hunter

    In The 47th Samurai, Bob Lee Swagger, the gritty hero of Stephen Hunter's bestselling novels Point of Impact and Time to Hunt, returns in this intense and exotic thriller.Bob Lee S...

  • Term Limits synopsis, comments

    Term Limits

    Vince Flynn

    Politics and riveting suspense collide in this whiteknuckled thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of American Assassinsoon to be a major motion picture.In one blo...

  • Transfer of Power synopsis, comments

    Transfer of Power

    Vince Flynn

    This “rollercoaster, edgeofyourseat thriller” (StarTribune, Minneapolis) in the #1 New York Times bestselling Mitch Rapp series follows the CIA’s top operative as he must stop a ma...

  • Dead Zero synopsis, comments

    Dead Zero

    Stephen Hunter

    From New York Times bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Hunter comes a thriller that pits former Marine sniper Bob Lee Swagger against the only man who might be ab...

  • Only the Dead synopsis, comments

    Only the Dead

    Jack Carr

    Longburied secrets. A devastating global conspiracy. And only one man who can stop it: Navy SEAL James Reece. From the “seriously good” (Lee Child) #1 New York Times bestselling au...

  • Savage Son synopsis, comments

    Savage Son

    Jack Carr

    “Take my word for it, James Reece is one rowdy motherfer. Get ready!”Chris Pratt, star of the #1 Amazon Prime series The Terminal List “A rare gutpunch writer, full of grit and ins...

  • The Survivor synopsis, comments

    The Survivor

    Vince Flynn & Kyle Mills

    The #1 New York Times bestselling novel that picks up where the “tight, right, and dynamite” (Star Tribune, Minneapolis) The Last Man left off, The Survivor is a noholdsbarred race...

  • Act of Treason synopsis, comments

    Act of Treason

    Vince Flynn

    The fallout from a horrific Washington explosion has just begun, along with CIA superagent Mitch Rapp’s hunt for a killer with a personal agenda in this “fun, fingerblistering page...

  • Rising Tiger synopsis, comments

    Rising Tiger

    Brad Thor

    INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER #1 WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLERDeadly operative Scot Harvath faces down democracy’s most powerful enemy in #1 New York Times and #1 Wall Street ...

  • Dead Fall synopsis, comments

    Dead Fall

    Brad Thor

    Lethal operative Scot Harvath is dispatched to avenge the killing of American citizens abroad in #1 New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Brad Thor’s new pul...

  • Red War synopsis, comments

    Red War

    Vince Flynn & Kyle Mills

    This instant #1 New York Times bestseller and “modern technothriller” (New York Journal of Books) follows covert operative Mitch Rapp in a terrifying race to stop Russia’s gravely ...

  • Order to Kill synopsis, comments

    Order to Kill

    Vince Flynn & Kyle Mills

    In the next thrilling novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Mitch Rapp series, the antiterrorism operative heads to Pakistan to confront a mortal threat he may not be prepared...

  • Code Red synopsis, comments

    Code Red

    Vince Flynn & Kyle Mills

    Mitch Rapp makes a mortal enemy of Russia in this highoctane and “ripped straight from next week’s headlines” (The Real Book Spy) installment in the #1 New York Times bestselling s...