American Assassin: 1 - Brossura

Flynn, Vince

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ISBN 10: 1849830347 ISBN 13: 9781849830348

Casa editrice: Simon & Schuster Ltd, 2011

Riassunto

Soon to be a major motion picture starring Dylan O'Brien (Maze Runner), Taylor Kitsch (True Detective) and Michael Keaton. Tensions in the Middle East are simmering when Central Intelligence Agency Director Irene Kennedy pays a visit to Syracuse University, where she hopes to recruit none other than Mitch Rapp, a student who has quickly climbed up the academic and athletic ranks. At first glance, he appears like any other smart, good-looking American college kid. Under the surface, however, a tempest rages. Nine months later, after gruelling training, Mitch finds himself in Istanbul on his first assignment. He hits his target but quickly sees, for the first time, what revenge means ... Praise for the Mitch Rapp series:'Sizzles with inside information and CIA secrets' Dan Brown 'A cracking, uncompromising yarn that literally takes no prisoners' The Times 'Flynn perfectly measures all the ingredients for a fast and furious read' Publishers Weekly 'Fast-paced and pulse-pounding' Crime and Publishing

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Recensione:

His tales are always filled with action and adventure, rife with secrets and intrigue and a plethora of weapons and munitions' Hometown News, October 8, 2010
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 kid with a murky past fast-tracked into a band of elite agents and parachuted into Beirut to eliminate a group of jihadists . . . instantly gripping. Shortlist
'Fast-paced and pulse-pounding' Crime and Publishing
'A cracking, uncompromising yarn that literally takes no prisoners' The Times
‘Counter-terrorism agent Mitch Rapp has fought more bad guys than you’ve had hot dinners.  Now find out how it all started, back on the first ever mission of one of fiction’s toughest action heroes in the latest in the series of the popular novels’
Four Stars, The Sun 15/1
'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 kid with a murky past fast-tracked into a band of elite agents and parachuted into Beirut to eliminate a group of jihadists...instantly gripping tale'
Shortlist 23/12/10
‘Flynn does not do subtle -- this is action-packed, in-your-face, adrenalin-pumped super-hero macho escapist fiction that does exactly what it says on the label’ Irish Independent 22/1

L'autore:

Vince Flynn is an international No. 1 bestseller, published in 20 countries. He lives in Minneapolis with his wife and three children. Visit his website at www.vinceflynn.com.

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• Editore: Simon & Schuster Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1849830347
• ISBN 13: 9781849830348
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 528