Vince Flynn

Vince Flynn Biography

Vince Flynn (Vincent Joseph Flynn) was born on April 6th, 1966. Vince passed away June 19th, 2013 at 47 years old. Vince Flynn was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA. Flynn attended University of St. Thomas where he received a B.A Economics.

Vince Flynn was the author of the Mitch Rapp series which consists of 22 novels. The Mitch Rapp series started in 1999 with the novel Transfer of Power. The most recently released novel in the Mitch Rapp series was Oath of Loyalty which was released in 2022. There is an upcoming novel for the Mitch Rapp series entitled Code Red which is being released on September 12th, 2023.

After Vince Flynn sadly passed, the author Kyle Mills took over the Mitch Rapp series.

Vince Flynn Awards & Accolades

Vince Flynn books have been nominated for multiple awards, Consent to Kill was nominated for the Barry Award, Best Thriller, in 2006 as well as the International Thriller Writers Award - Best Novel in 2006. American Assassin was nominated for the Barry Award, Best Thriller, in 2011.

Vince Flynn: TV/Movies Based on Books

The novel American Assassin, which is the first novel chronologically in the Mitch Rapp series and the Rapp origins story, was made into a movie of the same name in 2017.

It starred Dylan O'Brien as Mitch Rapp. Michael Keaton played Stan Hurley, and Sanaa Lathan was Irene Kennedy.

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Austin D.

1 year ago

Novels like Kill Shot do a great job of humanizing this alpha male character, showing a much more human and fallible side of him. It makes him seem more like a real person and making the reader that much more inclined to root for him. And the villains are easy to root against.

The plotting is also rapid, fun, and exciting. Vince Flynn can quickly and succinctly describe something so the pace never dips, which is something that seems to elude most other authors.

And the ending the novel was building up to the entire time is just real, fast, and violent.

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Edgar A.

1 year ago

I was waiting for the next David Baldacci novel to come out when I read Term Limits by Vince Flynn and was instantly hooked.
I would then read what I think is Flynn’s best ever work in American Assassin which introduces Mitch Rapp my favorite spy.
Vince Flynn truly knows how to catch his readers interest and once I was done reading I was sad. This for me is a sign that the author knows how to tell a story. I have since read some of his other great works and particularly enjoyed Kill Shot.
Comparing American Assassin the movie to the book, I noticed several plot changes in the movie even though much of Mitch Rapp’s world remained intact.
The movie combined the character styles of Jack Reacher and James Bond to make a Rapp that is best described as a tough guy provocateur that is played by Dylan O’Brien.

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Dave W.

1 year ago

I was so sad at his passing. The Mitch Rapp series is so great. Kyle Mills however has did a fantastic job of continuing on. Rest assured Vince; your successor is doing you proud.

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Andrew M.

1 year ago

I think I’m addicted to Vince Flynn’s Mitch Rapp series books.
Before watching the American Assassin-based movie, I decided to read the entire series.
Mitch Rapp series is an enjoyable, fast-paced, chilling, and intense spy thriller. I liked the lots of twists and turns and the plenty of actions.
Mitch Rapp has just lost his girlfriend in cruel terrorism, and he starts living for only one purpose, revenge.
I liked Rapp’s intriguing and interesting character and his drive for vengeance.
In Term Limits three of Washington’s most powerful politicians are assassinated through surgical procedures. I was impressed by its despicable characters and how the novel plot was well constructed.
It seems Vince Flynn has good knowledge of the corruption in Washington politics.

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Kyler F

1 year ago

While is it possible to look at Mitch Rapp an over-the-top parody of right-wing America, I am able to look beyond that surface presentation and get to the thrills and adventure that the books deliver. Even Vince Flynn’s death couldn’t stop the machine that is Mitch Rapp from preventing terrorist attacks around the globe (and at home too). With Kyle Mills coming on to write the last few volumes, the series shows no signs of slowing down, and I look forward to seeing Rapp delivery his brand of justice for a while to come. There was an adaptation of one of Flynn’s books, but it couldn’t capture the rawness or edge of the books at all. Here’s hoping someone gets it right one day. 

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Michael K.

1 year ago

A little while ago, my friends and I couldn’t help but wonder why it had taken so long to bring Mitch Rapp to the big screen. A world that had embraced 24’s Jack Bauer would love Mitch Rapp.

Mitch is everything 24 stood for, an elite operative that does whatever it takes to protect America from terrorists. But then I remembered ‘American Assassin’ from 2017, in which Dylan O’Brien played Mitch Rapp.

Don’t get me wrong. I did not hate the adaptation. In fact, if you took away my history with Vince Flynn’s work, I would have enjoyed the movie. But as a longtime Mitch Rapp fan, I don’t think the adaptation did the books justice. We need a new Mitch Rapp adaptation.

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