The Last Man: A Novel Mass Market Author: Visit Amazon's Vince Flynn Page | Language: English | ISBN:
1416595236 | Format: PDF
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Review
"Flynn is a master--maybe
the master--of thrillers in which the pages seem to turn themselves." (
Book Reporter)
"Flynn has never been better." (
Providence Journal)
“
The Last Man is arguably Flynn's best work yet. Tight, right and dynamite.” (
Minneapolis Star Tribune)
"Certainly,
The Last Man is one of Flynn’s most complex installments in the Rapp canon to date. And Flynn, master storyteller that he is, skillfully navigates the reader through the twists and turns of the tale to a conclusion that puts the main plot elements to rest while setting up the next intriguing volume." (
Bookreporter)
"Flynn fans will not be disappointed. Absolutely first rate." (
Men Reading Books blog)
--This text refers to the
Hardcover
edition.
About the Author
Vince Flynn is a graduate of the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. He lives in the Twin Cities with his wife and three children. Visit his website at VinceFlynn.com.
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- Mass Market Paperback: 496 pages
- Publisher: Pocket Books (August 20, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1416595236
- ISBN-13: 978-1416595236
- Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 4.1 x 1.3 inches
- Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
A little over ten years ago, I was given a book by a coworker. He said, "This is way better than Tom Clancy." I was offended, not because I knew Clancy, but because I knew of him as an author that wrote great narrative blended with incredibly accurate, action-packed stories. My coworker was right. Vince Flynn is an excellent author. He has created a main character who is not afraid to have an opinion or take a stand. Flynn's series of books can be read in any order, and it's nothing short of a treat to discover the background of his characters when reading chronologically earlier titles.
Vince Flynn has written another title, The Last Man, which is as eerily prescient as his earlier Memorial Day. As I began to read the advanced copy from Atria Books, a Simon & Schuster imprint, the news of an actual terrorist strike on the US Embassy in Libya hit the front page of every news site and newspaper.
Flynn's uncanny timing unfolds with his go-to main character, Mitch Rapp, as he is called on to rescue a missing CIA agent from a safe house in Afghanistan. While not exactly what was unveiled in actual world events, the author does capture the very real world of secret operatives working off the radar in hostile territories. Irene Kennedy, the only person able to reign in Rapp's destructive prowess, leaves the safety of her office to aid in the rescue mission. Mitch Rapp and his elite crew strike out to retrieve their target from the hands of the bad guys, while elements within the US and Afghan governments attempt to foil his efforts out of a need to hide their nefarious purposes.
Perhaps the idea is not entirely past its prime, but the idea of a kidnapped, US government official being rescued from terrorists is not a new theme in the recent fiction and non-fiction genres.
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