The Vince Flynn Encyclopedia

By Atria Books

Everything you need to know about Vince Flynn's #1 New York Times bestselling Mitch Rapp series!

Hailed as “the king of high-concept political intrigue” (Dan Brown, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Da Vinci Code), Vince Flynn’s covert agent Mitch Rapp took the world by storm in his bestselling series, fighting terrorism and treason both at home and abroad, and captivating the minds of readers all across the world. This comprehensive compilation of characters is the ultimate guidebook to the thrilling and dangerous world of Mitch Rapp. Featuring summaries, memorable quotes, and other fascinating trivia, The Vince Flynn Encyclopedia will tell you everything you need to know about all the characters you love, and the ones you love to hate.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Atria Books
• Release date: Apr 1, 2015
• ISBN: 9781476751108

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Ali Abbas

First Name: Ali   •  Last Name: Abbas

Positions or Titles: Hezbollah’s commander in Mosul

Nationality: Palestinian

Appeared in: Protect and Defend

Achievements: Helps Imad Mukhtar carry out President Amatullah’s plan by buying cooperation of Mosul police officers so Mukhtar can bomb Irene Kennedy’s motorcade and kidnap her.

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Ahmed Abdel Lah

First Name: Ahmed   •  Last Name: Abdel Lah

Positions or Titles: sniper and one of Karim’s jihadists

Nationality: Moroccan

Appeared in: Extreme Measures, Pursuit of Honor

Died in: Pursuit of Honor

Cause of Death: shot by American sniper Charlie Slick Wicker from the roof of the Federal Reserve Building in Washington, D.C.

Kill List: 4

Favorite Weapons and Wheels: M-40 sniper rifle

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Saeed Ahmed Abdullah

First Name: Saeed   •  Last Name: Abdullah

Positions or Titles: Saudi telecommunications industry billionaire

Nationality: Saudi Arabian

Appeared in: Consent to Kill

Died in: Consent to Kill

Cause of Death: bomb detonated by Mitch Rapp

Children: Waheed Ahmed Abdullah, son

Achievements: Hires assassin Erich Abel, at Prince Muhammad’s recommendation, to kill Mitch Rapp because he believes Mitch Rapp defiled and killed his son Waheed Ahmed Abdullah.

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Waheed Ahmed Abdullah

First Name: Waheed   •  Last Name: Abdullah

Positions or Titles: top lieutenant of al-Qaeda who comes from a wealthy Saudi family

Nationality: Saudi Arabian

Appeared in: Memorial Day, Consent to Kill

Died in: Consent to Kill

Cause of Death: bomb detonated by Mitch Rapp

Parents: Saeed Ahmed Abdullah, Saudi billionaire, father

Achievements: Under interrogation, he tells Mitch Rapp the al-Qaeda terrorists’ bomb set to go off in Washington is nuclear and it was supposed to arrive the day before via cargo plane. Later reveals bomb is set to enter through the port of Charleston.

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Erich Abel

First Name: Erich   •  Last Name: Abel

Positions or Titles: former East German Stasi officer and current business consultant (a specialist in risk assessment and risk removal) who also arranges contract killings

Nationality: German/Swiss

Appeared in: Consent to Kill

Died in: Consent to Kill

Cause of Death: $2,000-a-bottle cognac-fueled house fire set by Mitch Rapp

Achievements: Hires Louie Gould to assassinate Mitch Rapp for Saeed Ahmed Abdullah.

Favorite Weapons and Wheels: a silver SL 55 AMG Mercedes

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Glen Adams

First Name: Glen   •  Last Name: Adams

Positions or Titles: the CIA’s inspector general

Nationality: American

Appeared in: Extreme Measures, Pursuit of Honor

Children: Marty and Mary

Parents: His father worked for the CIA in the Special Activities Division and was Stan Hurley’s best friend.

Achievements: Intent on exposing the CIA’s illegal operations by publishing an expose titled A Quest for Justice under the pseudonym Jefferson, he hires Max Johnson to wiretap the office of Chuck O’Brien’s wife’s therapist, Dr. Thomas Lewis, and learns of Mike Nash’s secret op to infiltrate Washington, D.C., mosques. He leaks this info to Joe Barreiro at the Washington Post and indirectly causes the death of undercover agent Chris Johnson.

Memorable Quotes: This isn’t Prague circa 1968. Neither Mitch Rapp nor anyone at the CIA, for that matter, has any right to abduct me. (Pursuit of Honor, p. 56)

Aliases/Code Names: Jefferson

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Milt Adams

First Name: Milt   •  Last Name: Adams

Positions or Titles: World War II veteran and retired White House engineer with intimate knowledge of the building’s construction and design

Nationality: American

Appeared in: Transfer of Power

Pets: Rufus, a German shepherd

Achievements: Shows Mitch Rapp how to sneak inside the terrorist-held White House and guides him through the historic building’s hidden hallways, secret stairways, and heating vents.

Memorable Quotes: You know, General, I spent almost two months on Iwo. We lost over six thousand marines, and the Japs lost over twenty thousand soldiers. I saw buddies get their heads literally blown clear off; I saw men burned to death; I saw people die in the worst ways you could imagine. No offense, gentlemen, but it’s all child’s play compared to the hell I went through on that island. (Transfer of Power, p. 245)

Favorite Weapons and Wheels: Ruger Speed-Six

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Bobby Akram

First Name: Bobby   •  Last Name: Akram

Positions or Titles: one of the CIA’s best interrogators

Nationality: American (Pakistani immigrant)

Appeared in: Memorial Day

Mentioned in: Consent to Kill

Memorable Quotes: Mitch, I hope you don’t take this the wrong way, but you look like shit. (Memorial Day, p. 319)

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Sheik Ahmed al Ghamdi

First Name: Ahmed   •  Last Name: al Ghamdi

Positions or Titles: spiritual leader of the Great Mosque in Mecca

Nationality: Saudi Arabian

Appeared in: Consent to Kill

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Hakim al Harbi

First Name: Hakim   •  Last Name: al Harbi

Positions or Titles: jihadist who fought alongside Karim Nour-al-Din in Afghanistan

Nationality: Saudi

Appeared in: Extreme Measures, Pursuit of Honor

Achievements: Works out logistics for Karim Nour-al-Din’s plot to bomb Washington, D.C. Informs Mitch Rapp that Karim Nour-al-Din is heading back to Washington to show the president that he and his men are not cowards.

Memorable Quotes: After today, I am afraid the Americans will hunt us to the ends of the earth. (Extreme Measures, p. 473)

Aliases/Code Names: Adam Farhat, Michael Andros

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Tarik al Ismael

First Name: Tarik   •  Last Name: al Ismael

Positions or Titles: former Libyan intelligence officer currently working in the UN’s office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Geneva

Nationality: Libyan

Appeared in: American Assassin

Died in: American Assassin

Cause of Death: shot in the head on a street in Geneva by Mitch Rapp with a Beretta pistol equipped with a silencer

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Ahmed al-Adel

First Name: Ahmed   •  Last Name: al-Adel

Positions or Titles: terrorist and owner of trucking company

Nationality: Saudi Arabian

Appeared in: Memorial Day

Achievements: Drives a big rig from his small trucking company in Atlanta to port of Charleston to pick up the nuclear bomb. Under interrogation from Mitch Rapp, he reveals there is a second nuclear bomb brought in from Mexico and which is intended for Washington, D.C. The first bomb, brought in at Charleston, was intended for New York City.

Memorable Quotes: You will stop at nothing to persecute me and my people. What have you done to my computers? (Memorial Day, p. 315)

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Hassan Izz-al-Din

First Name: Hassan   •  Last Name: al-Din

Positions or Titles: terrorist

Nationality: Yemeni

Appeared in: Memorial Day

Died in: Memorial Day

Cause of Death: shot in the face by Mitch Rapp with a 9mm FNP-9 at a CIA station in Kandahar, Afghanistan

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Josh Alexander

First Name: Josh   •  Last Name: Alexander

Positions or Titles: governor of Georgia and president-elect