Capture or Kill, Vince Flynn
Capture or Kill, Vince Flynn
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Capture or Kill
A Mitch Rapp Novel by Don Bentley

Bestseller

Author: Vince Flynn, Don Bentley

Narrator: Steven Weber

Unabridged: 12 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/03/2024


Synopsis

Mitch Rapp faces an Iranian foe bent on destabilizing the Middle East in this “bloody, electrifying adventure” (The Real Book Spy) from Vince Flynn’s #1 New York Times bestselling series, now written by the “worthy successor to Tom Clancy” (Publishers Weekly) Don Bentley.

April 2011: On a remote mountaintop overlooking the remains of the Iranian nuclear weapons program, Azad Ashani witnesses the successful demonstration of a new weapons system meant to upend the American-led war in Afghanistan. Ashani, director of the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security and Irene Kennedy’s former back channel to the Iranian government, recognizes the demonstration’s true significance, and the nation-ending conflict it will provoke. Alone, Ashani stands no chance of preventing this rush to madness.

But with the help of one man, he just might.

In Washington, DC, CIA director Irene Kennedy briefs the president that the operational window to kill or capture Osama bin Laden at his recently discovered compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan is rapidly closing. But before he’ll authorize a commando raid on Pakistani soil, the president demands irrefutable proof of bin Laden’s presence.

Proof he trusts just one man to provide.

Preventing a looming war in the Middle East while delivering justice for the nearly 3,000 Americans killed on 9/11 would be a big ask for anyone but Mitch Rapp isn’t just anyone in this high-octane thriller that is perfect for “action junkies” (Kirkus Reviews).

About Vince Flynn

Vince Flynn was a graduate of Saint Thomas Academy in 1984 and the University of St. Thomas in 1989. 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, due to several concussions and convulsive seizures he suffered while growing up. He had also been diagnosed with dyslexia, so in an effort to overcome the difficulties of dyslexia, Flynn forced himself into a daily writing and reading regimen.

His newfound interest in such novels 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 then self-published. The book went to number one in the Twin Cities, and within a week had a new agent and two-book deal with Pocket Books, a Simon & Schuster imprint.

“Term Limits” hit the New York Times bestseller list in paperback and started a trend for all of Flynn's novels. Since then, his books have become perennial bestsellers in both paperback and hardcover, and he has become known for his research and prescient warnings about the rise of Islamic Radical Fundamentalism and terrorism. Read by current and former presidents, foreign heads of state, and intelligence professionals around the world, Flynn's novels are taken so seriously one high-ranking CIA official told his people, “I want you to read Flynn's books and start thinking about how we can more effectively wage this war on terror.”

October 2007 marked another milestone in Flynn’s career when his ninth political thriller, “Protect and Defend”, became a #1 New York Times bestseller. A few months later, CBS Films optioned the rights for Flynn’s Mitch Rapp character with the intention of creating a character-based, action-thriller movie franchise. Lorenzo di Bonaventura, as head of production at Warner Bros., and Nick Wechsler will produce the films.

Works by Flynn include American Assassin, Kill Shot, Transfer of Power, The Third Option, Separation of Power, Executive Power, Memorial Day, Consent to Kill, Act of Treason, Extreme Measures, Pursuit of Honor, The Last Man, The Survivor and Term Limits (not part of the Mitch Rapp series). He also served as a story consultant for the fifth season of the television series “24”.

On June 19, 2013, Vince Flynn died after a three-year battle with prostate cancer. He left behind his wife Lysa, whom he described as "My favorite thing about life," and their 3 children.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Henry on October 25, 2024

This was not the Mitch Rapp book I was expecting. I didn’t anticipate going back in time to 2011 to see Rapp help find and kill Osama bin Laden. I was expecting a present-day novel, as the Mitch Rapp books have typically done in the past. Additionally, I was hoping for a story that wasn’t centered a......more

Goodreads review by Jeremy on September 03, 2024

Most people avoid change like it’s asking for help moving. Change sucks. It’s hard, can be scary, and usually not fun. Part of it is the fear of the unknown. Will my new boss turn out to be a dick? Will my new husband turn out to be a dick? Will this new author ruin my favorite series like a dick? A......more

Goodreads review by Tom on September 20, 2024

I have read all of the books about Mitch Rapp over the last 2 years and have really enjoyed the series. However, I feel this book took quite a turn from all the previous ones. I'm just was not a fan of the writing style of the new author and thought the book was about 100 pages too long because the......more

Goodreads review by Julian Bradham on September 14, 2024

Tough Read The Mitch Rapp series is one of my favorites. However, this one read like a Tom Clancy novel. The detail of character introspection and thinking were so hard to GRT through, I almost couldn't finish the.book. Combine that with a lack of Mitch Rapp kicking ass and taking names it was tough......more

Goodreads review by Mandy on September 07, 2024

I found this book to be a little more detailed and a little more difficult to read than other Rapp books. I enjoyed the overall story plot, just wish it was more story telling and less nitty gritty details.......more