![]() He believes he’s the right man for the job but also recognizes during his training that he needs to stay mentally strong, or he won’t make it. Hurley accepts, and without ruining anything, the scene is fantastic.Īnother fun dynamic to see, is Rapp’s sliver of self-doubt about joining the CIA, and whether or not he’s truly up for the task ahead. As self confident as always, and ready to prove he belongs, Mitch challenges the veteran CIA operative to a one-on-one sparing match. Hurley is, well, reluctant, to take him on as a recruit because of Rapp’s lack of military training.įrom the very beginning Rapp shows the very traits that we’ve all come to know and love. Unfortunately for him, not everyone thinks he’s right for the job. Rapp, just graduated from Syracuse University, is eager to begin his new career – tracking down terrorists and killing them. ![]() The book begins with Irene Kennedy dropping Mitch Rapp, just twenty-two, off at Stan Hurley’s place to begin his training. Flynn followed up his epic smash hit with nine more novels, all centered around Rapp and his many heroic efforts, before penning this prequel (and, eventually, another) to his popular franchise. ![]() Vince Flynn’s first Rapp novel was Transfer of Power, published in 1999, and featured a thirty-one-year-old Mitch Rapp. American Assassin takes us back to the beginning of Rapp’s career, telling the story of how a young man fresh out of college begins the process of becoming America’s most lethal and effective counterterrorism weapon. ![]()
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