Kill Shot: An American Assassin Thriller

Written by Vince Flynn

Narrated by George Guidall

#1 New York Times bestselling author of American Assassin—now a major motion picture—and “the voice of today’s postmodern thriller generation” (The Providence Journal) delivers a pulse-pounding novel starring a young, hungry, and lethal operative named Mitch Rapp as he begins his career as a CIA superagent.

In the year since the CIA fully trained and then unleashed him, Mitch Rapp has been steadily working his way through a list of men, bullet by bullet.

His latest target takes him to Paris but in the split second it takes the bullet to leave Rapp’s silenced pistol, everything changes. The tables have turned, and Rapp finds himself brutally outnumbered. In the same instant, he has become a liability.

Operating on his own and outside the control of his handlers, it soon becomes clear that nothing is more dangerous than a wounded and cornered man. Because if anyone can survive and come out on top, no matter whom he must kill to get there, it’s Mitch Rapp.

The stakes are higher than they’ve ever been as Mitch Rapp embarks on the journey that will turn him into America’s most deadly asset. The non-stop and realistic action proves that “Flynn is a master—maybe the master—of writing thriller novels in which the pages seem to turn themselves” (Bookreporter).

• Language: English
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
• Release date: Feb 7, 2012
• ISBN: 9781442344075

Vince Flynn

#1 New York Times bestselling author Vince Flynn (1966–2013) created one of contemporary fiction’s most popular heroes: CIA counterterrorist agent Mitch Rapp, featured in thirteen of Flynn’s acclaimed political thrillers. All of his novels are New York Times bestsellers, including his stand-alone debut novel, Term Limits.

[Marion V Mockridge · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Never a dull moment, no useless chatter. All the puzzle pieces fit together at the end.

[Cheryl Phipps · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Read the book when first published, now listened to the audiobook, both good.

[Michael Parker · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Story was well paced and exciting. It's well worth the read

[Vickie Maxwell · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Too possible. Exciting and clever.
I anxiously await book 3.

[susan · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The actor talked too fast. It was hard for names to sink in before he went to something else. This is probably a book that would be better if read than listened to. Then I go go back and forth and figure out the characters.

[George Thorsen · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Non-stop action!!! Mitch Rapp is a realistic, albeit fictional, hero.

[SlakAB · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Exquisite! I loved every bit of it. Super thanks to the author and reader

[Art Coburn · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Great book I am looking forward to listening to more of Mitch Rapp

[gpcontrols · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Very entertaining full of suspense and action. Very good narrator

[Agnes Nyamwange · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Enjoyed it from beginning to end. I am currently looking to listen to another one of his books.

[Cody Shafer · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Good follow up to the first one. I can say I’m hooked.

[melvyn2mildiner · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Great book. The narrator was also very good, with two minor annoyances: the word "foyer" appears a number of times in this book (and the book is set in France) but the narrator mispronounced it every time, and he also can't pronounce consummate, instead reading it as "con-summit".

[gmtapublishing · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Book Title: "Kill Shot”Author: Vince FlynnPublished By: Atria BooksAge Recommended: 18+Reviewed By: Kitty BullardRaven Rating: 3.5Review: I’m not sure if it’s the fact that I’m not into this genre or if the book just lacked the ‘umph’ I was looking for, but I was unable to really get into it. However, if you are into espionage and CIA hijinks then you’ll very likely enjoy this one. If this is a genre of choice for you I’d say give a try anyway.

[krushkelsey · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

i love the mitch rapp series and couldn't put the book down. it's kindof the second book (or prequel) of the rapp character. it was interesting to see where the characters started. now the one right before this is all about the training and this one takes place right after that and establishing rapp as an assassin. can't wait for another.

[Justen Bausewein · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Excellent narration for a great story. Listened to it twice.

[randall6hansen · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A decent spy thriller, but I did not enjoy as much as the first one, American Assassin. This story is set in Paris, though it felt as if it could have been almost anywhere. A CIA hit goes bad, and the French police, French spies, and American spies are all in the mix trying to determine what exactly happened. Decent storytelling, but a little too vanilla for my tastes.

[Rajeev Batohi · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

It is a fast paced spy thriller where you find it hard to put down.

[Irene Pearson · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The action was good, sometimes bogged down in repeating information.

[hawkins decorating · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

good This story is set in Paris, though it felt as if it could have been almost anywhere.

[Jerry Coon · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Mitch Rapp is a badass excellent book well done .

[Kristen (kc) Snow-White · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

It's Mitch Rapp a la Vince Flynn! Can't get any better than that!

[nick · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Interesting but hard to follow with so many characters and alias'.

[Anoop · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

brilliantly written and well narrated. kudos to all behind this.

[no gyno · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

nice A decent spy thriller, but I did not enjoy as much as the first one, American Assassin.

[ssperson_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Loved this second book as much as the first.

[mainrun · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I entered this book after I read it. It started with a prologue, and I skipped it. Last time I read a prologue from this series, it was a spoiler! Hate that. This book reminded me of the bad Tom Clancy Jack Ryan Jr books. Jack Ryan Jr has magic where every decision he makes works out. I don't like it in those books. I am impressed with Vince Flynn because he pulls it off. Good stuff.
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[jimgysin_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

It would be really hard to not like Mitch Rapp. In this one, his sanctioned mission of retribution gets sidetracked when he's set up, but he's just too darn competent to die when he's supposed to. His new self-assigned mission? Find out who sold him out and...yeah, more retribution. This one's a lot of fun for fans of this sort of thing, and I enjoyed every minute of it. There's nothing new in it in terms of its plot, but it covers familiar ground in solid fashion and establishes some backstory for Rapp himself, given that it's a prequel type of thing. The ending was a bit abrupt, but my only real complaint here is that most of the bad guys are one-dimensional and stereotypical, but that just makes it easier to root against the slimy bastages, I guess.

[buffalogr · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This was not his best book but still intriguing and well written. Fast pace, never a dull moment and well developed characters. Rapp’s got a hit list and in this book, he’s to take out the Libyan oil minister. He does this, but rather rudely finds out there are others there too. The French get involved and it's off to the races. Rapp falls for a girl, who happens to be related to the CIA, violating one of the rules. Good book not excellent.

[andrew1theqm · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is the second book in the series, and tells us part of the early story of Mitch Rapp which was started in American Assasin.Whilst it is the second book in the series it was one of the last ones Vince Flynn wrote before his untimely death from Prostate Cancer - such a big loss! I think I enjoyed this one more than the other two in the series, and am most definitely hooked on the series. If you enjoy espionage books, or action based books - this is the series for you, I can thoroughly recommend it. In this one Mitch has been sabotaged by someone and has to try to get himself out off a tough situation before he is taken out! He is not sure who he can trust, but I'd still back Mitch Rapp any day, not someone to underestimate!

[petrichor8 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

great assassin political thriller