Dear Vince,
I just have to say that I, and all your fans, are thrilled that you are regaining your health.
I also have to say that I have every single one of your books, which I have read 12 times while waiting for the next one to come out.
I just love you to bits and, I'm not ashamed to say that I am also extremely fond of Mitch Rapp, how sad is that....a fictitious love bug...and me being a 73 year-old lady.
It's your fault young man so I hope you will man up and take the blame!
Thank you for all the joy your books bring to me and millions of other people.
Keep well Vince. All the very best to you and your family.
Kind regards,
Bernie P.
P.S. I loved your acknowledgments...made me cry xxx
Finding Love Through An Autographed Book
Thank you for writing amazing books! My fiancé has been a fan for years however he only has one autographed book.
The way in which this came about was rather interesting...I am a veteran and he is a police officer.
In our pursuit for happiness we decided to try online dating. He had your name listed as his favorite author. I had no idea who you were (my apologies). Prior to meeting him I looked you up and found you were doing an autograph signing at a local Sams Club in Minnesota.
Unfortunately for me it fell on a day in which I had military training so I pleaded with my mother to stand in line with my 3 month old sister to get this book signed for a man neither one of us had met!
A mothers love is undeniable because a few days later when I went by her house there it was signed for "Josh O."
He and I met a few weeks after that. He eventually learned the efforts of getting it signed and now two years later we are getting married! (five months away now!)
I just thought you might enjoy knowing your book was the start of something more than I could have imagined :)
I am exceptionally grateful for your work and the patience of my mother as I soon become "Mrs. O"
Thanks!
Natasha
Sharing Memories Of A Father And Mitch Rapp
Dear Mr. Flynn,
Just wanted to tell you thank you for your books.
My Dad, Sam, always loved to read, but in his early 70’s he said he was going to only read articles but no more books - mostly because once he started a book he would sit and read until he finished the book and he was finding it difficult to sit for a long time.
February of 2010 he was diagnosed with bladder cancer and was pretty sick.
After hearing an interview with you on Glenn Beck, I purchased a few of your books, gave one to Dad, and told him he might want to read it.
And then, every time I walked by his room he was reading your book. I was reading a different one and he would ask me, “How is our hero Mitch Rapp?”
We finished our books, exchanged with each other, and spent many hours last summer reading as America was threatened and saved in 500 pages, thanks to our hero Mitch Rapp.
Over the years Dad and I shared scores of books, but your books were our best, and our last.
Dad died in October, but some of my last best memories include reading your books together.
Thank you, and may God bless you,
Monesa G.
Career Army Officer And War Veteran Sends Thanks And Admiration
Vince,
I am a career Army officer, veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, and service that has taken me across the world to 27 nations. I was first turned on to your writings while overseas and have been a voracious reader of your work ever since. I was just preparing to loan the entire series to a friend when I read your update.
I am so sorry to hear of the challenges you have faced over the past year, but glad for your triumph. You are an inspiration to a writer like myself and I feel for you and your family. That said, I am also delighted to know that you were able to return to your passion and finish another Mitch Rapp novel. I hope you are able to get some much deserved rest and recuperation and get back into great shape.
We are about the same age and much of what you write about involves life experiences and time lines I can personally relate to. Having grown up during the Iran Hostage situation, the Lockerbie bombing and having my first tour in Berlin has definitely set the tone for my life and career.
You, your wife and family (because, as a veteran, I know it takes a lot of toll on our spouses and kids) have my sincere appreciation. Thanks for all the work you have done and will continue to do. I am sincerely inspired by you and your work. Thanks for modeling excellence as a writer, husband, father, patriot and citizen.
Rangers Lead The Way!
Respectfully,
Arnold S
The Request Of A Special Gift For A Special Man
Hi Mr. Flynn,
I am writing to ask a favor of you. My husband, Aaron recently returned home from an 18-month deployment to Afghanistan, Operation Enduring Freedom.
While he was deployed, his job was route clearance, which involved searching the roads for bombs and clearing the roads before anyone else would travel on them. he had a pretty dangerous job.
While he was there he had little downtime and not much help taking his mind off the day-to-day routine and the severity of his daily job.
Knowing my husband, my parents sent him a few of your books...he became hooked and had to have more! He read all of your books on his deployment. He didn't have a lot of downtime but when they went on overnight missions where they were away from their FOB, they didn't have much to do which finally gave him the opportunity to read and he always found comfort and a way to escape his realities of deployment by reading your books.
I have to emphasize what a big deal this is, coming from a guy who didn't like to read much before he left. Now, he is now huge fan of yours. He can't wait for your next book to come out in February!
So, here is where my favor comes in. I don't know if this would be at all possible, but I thought I'd never know unless I asked. It would be the coolest gift ever if I could get a signed copy of his favorite book, which is "Consent to Kill." I would be happy to pay you for the book and shipping costs or whatever it took. This would be huge! It would be an amazing gift to give him for Christmas.
This was a really scary deployment for our family, we have two small kids at home and we were truly blessed to have him return home to us after being away for so long in such a dangerous area. I would be forever grateful to you if you'd be willing to help me with this. I'm sure you get requests all the time, but I can tell you that having a soldier return home and knowing that your books was one of few things that got him through deployment: it's something to be cherished.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read this and for any help you'd be willing to give, assuming you have the time. Thanks again and thank you for being an incredible writer! Best to you!
Sincerely,
Whitney P.
Vince sent Aaron a signed edition of Consent To Kill.
LPGA Players Love Mitch Rapp Too!
My husband & I saw you on Glenn Beck. We started reading your books and ended up reading all of them.
We are in our 50s and last summer three LPGA players stayed at our home, during a tournament in town.
They left some of their luggage in our living room for easy access. I spotted two of your books. These are young women in their 20s who love Mitch Rapp and you, of course.
We discussed your books and I sent them a care package of the books they didn't have yet (except American Assassin - I just couldn't part with it yet).
I think it's great that young people can read your writing and hopefully get a better handle on politics.
- Linda
Mitch Rapp Offers A Welcomed Distraction For Marines In Afghanistan
Dear Mr. Flynn,
I am currently writing you from Afghanistan. I am on a year long deployment and I just wanted to say thank you.
I came out here with every book you have written. I finished them all in about 2 months and many of my fellow Marines have as well.
You books have helped us escape from this place we have to call home for a year. I brought much enjoyment and gives us all something to talk about besides the day to day life out here.
I cant wait till your next book comes back. It will be the first thing I buy when I come home.
Thank you again for all you do. Have a blessed day.
LCpl Tyler B.
USMC
(Vince sent him a signed edition of Kill Shot, when it was published)
A Signed First Edition For A Second Tour
Dear Vince,
My brother-in-law returned from a tour of duty in Iraq three years ago, and he ships out for a year in Afghanistan later this month.
He has told me that one of his favorite care packages during the first tour was one I sent him that included a copy of Transfer of Power.
The book made its way through camp and made some long day and nights a lot better for our guys--Thank you!. Eric has become one of your biggest fans, since reading your first book, and he collects first editions of the Mitch Rapp series.
This second tour will be especially hard, as he is leaving a one-year-old daughter this time. I would LOVE for him to be surprised by a signed copy of your new book in October.
It would be an awesome way to complete the circle that we began in Iraq three years ago.
Any help you can provide would be sincerely appreciated. Many thanks for your consideration, and for the terrific books.
- Gina
(Vince sent him a signed edition of Kill Shot)
When Asked For Baby Names, Michael Suggested Mitchell Rapp
Vince,
Just want you to know how much I love your books. I've read each of them multiple times. I've already read American Assassin 3 times and I cannot get enough of your other books.
I'm such a huge fan and am so excited that you books will be getting the big-screen treatment. You deserve it & my greatest wish is that they get Mitch Rapp right.
Funny thing: I tried to get my wife to allow me to name our last child Mitchell Rapp Green, but she didn't go for it. I'm hoping next time. Strange, I know, but again, I'm a huge fan.
My wife is also a nurse and I know the struggles of cancer, cancer treatment and having had several family members with various forms of cancer, I know the struggle of loved ones working hard to get through the treatments.
All my best wishes for you, your continued success in your treatments and prayers for you and your family.
Warm regards,
Michael G.
LIFELONG MITCH RAPP FAN!!!
Sharpshooter Reads About Mitch Rapp Killing Terrorists As He Trains To Do The Same
Dear Vince,
I'm an American Jew serving in the Israel Defense Forces. I recently picked up American Assassin at a bookstore in Jerusalem and brought it with me to urban warfare training last week.
It's pretty cool reading about a guy killing terrorists while training to kill terrorists.
Thanks for helping me get through the week! Maybe I can get a Hezbollah guy to sign a book for you before I take him out.
Sincerely,
Jason
Sharpshooter
424th mechanized infantry battalion, "Givati" brigade, IDF
The Quest For The Golden Book
I have all of your books. I was reading "Term Limits" and we flew to Miami for a long week end (get out of the cold) and I was on chapter 30.
I left the book on the plane.
We searched for two days and couldn't find a replacement.
We were taking a cab back to our hotel and the cab driver said he knew of a place to get the book. After a $110.00 cab ride, we purchased the replacement for about $9.00.
It is now called the "golden book". I did finish it before we returned to Fort Wayne, IN.
You are in our prayers, please keep writing, we need more "Mitch Rapp" in our lives.
With our best,
Dale and Catherine, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Should There Be A Warning Label For Pregnant Women On Vince Flynn Books?
* SPOLIER ALERT: IF YOU HAVE NOT READ CONSENT TO KILL, PLOT DETAILS ARE DESCRIBED IN THIS EMAIL *
I am devastated.
"Consent to Kill" should have a warning label for pregnant women to not read this book.
I am 5 months pregnant and cried for an hour last night when I read that Anna died.
I love the Mitch series and felt so excited when I read that she was expecting.
I even told my husband that we (Anna and I) were pregnant together.
Very surprised and shocked, even cried again this morning when I woke up.
I just hope that Mitch kills them all!
Katie
Tampy Bay, FL
Sharing Mitch Rapp Can Be Difficult...Even With Your Spouse
My husband and me have recently become big fans of yours. My husband had recently retired and in some spare time took up reading. He kept telling me how much I would enjoy your books. I hadn't been much of a reader up to this point. Well let me tell you, I started with Transfer of Power and I could not put it down.
I did absolutely nothing but read for 2 days!
I continued reading the books in order and so was my husband. He was ahead of me but I am a faster reader. I caught up to him when he was reading Consent To Kill.
The book belonged to our son and had been read several times so it was a little ragged and worn. It was starting to split in half .
I couldn't wait for my husband to finish the book so once he was finished the first "half", I cut the book in half! My husband continued reading the last half and I read the first half. We started laughing. Of all the books out there, here we were reading the same novel!
Sincerely,
Bob & Bonnie Pettipas
Nova Scotia, Canada
Team Orion Starts A Vince Flynn Book Club In Afghanistan
Hello Vince,
All our guys are now in Afghanistan at our final base of operations. On a personal note, it’s great to be back here at such an important time for this country.
My Soldiers feel the same way.
Speaking of my Soldiers, they’ve created a Vince Flynn book club thanks to your gift of two copies of each of your books. They’ve been burning through them and passing them around inside our unit almost every night. I’ve never seen Soldiers read so much, so fast and with such enjoyment.
Just tonight one of the Sergeants dropped in to tell me he’d finished two books in five days. Another guy read over 600 pages since his arrival last week.
Funny too is how they’ve adopted call signs for themselves based on characters in the books. A small clique of really hard-corps Mitch Rapp fans has taken to calling themselves, “Orion Team.”
Regards,
Special Forces Soldier
An Audition For The Role Of Mitch Rapp On The Silver Screen
Dear Vince,
In the world of storytelling you are one of my biggest heroes. I greatly admire and appreciate the thoroughness of your research behind the action in your plots, the current nature of the story lines that aid in educating the public about the dangers to our freedom and the glorification of the sacrifices made by our nation's intelligence services to keep our citizens safe. I see in you a humility and a spirit of servitude aimed towards your audience and those that protect our country that I so greatly admire.
I'm an actor in Los Angeles and when I heard Consent to Kill was in pre-production with a director attached I decided to film a couple scenes from the book as an audition piece when and if casting takes place. I wanted to share with you these scenes, see scenes here: (the video is no longer available).
One way or the other I hope to be a part of bringing your stories to life on the big screen. I realize the role of Mitch Rapp will most likely be given to a big name actor but I hope the scenes I shot will help me to be considered for other roles in the film. In addition to acting I juggled the duties of co-director, production manager, casting director, location scout, editor and writer (adapting the scenes into a script) in order to turn the scenes into a reality. At the very least my efforts serve as a testament to the appreciation and love I have for the work you do.
Sincerely,
Joshua Kingdon
Mitch Rapp Resonates With Reader Who Joined The Marines After 9/11
Vince,
I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for your outstanding novels. The Mitch Rapp story line has captivated me since mid-2004 when a fellow Marine introduced me to your books.
I'm now 33, have been an avid reader since my early 20's, and can say without question that your novels captivate me more than any other author I've read.
I can relate to Mitch in a vague sense in that 9-11 hit me so deeply I joined the Marine Corps. I can certainly understand his drive for retribution and commitment to our country. While a patriot before 9-11, I never knew what love of country really meant until that tragic day. I guess in some small way the Rapp story has captivated me because his motivation to serve, and my own, are similar. We were hit in the face with the realities of the world, how evil it can be, and wanted nothing more than to face those evils and destroy them ourselves.
I look forward to October every year and am eagerly awaiting the release of American Assasin.
Thanks again, keep up the great work!
Logan J. - Richardson, TX
Mitch Rapp Motivates Sergeant To Train Even Harder
I have read your books all the way up to Separation of Power and have not been able to put any of them down.
I am a full time combat medic instructor at camp Ripley in Little Falls, MN and your books motivate me to train harder and push my students further to be more like your fictional character; Mitch Rapp.
There have been many nights that I go to bed at around 10 and find myself still
reading at midnight; and After reading your books for about an hour or so I don’t
know if I should keep reading or I should go out for a run because I feel out of
shape when I read about how good of shape that Mitch is in. I then have to force
myself to go to bed because I have to be up at 0530 to get ready and head off to work.
My readiness NCO and I have both read your books and love them. If you are ever on 371 heading up to Brainerd stop by Camp Ripley bldg 2-1 we would love to meet you and get a book signed.
Keep up the good work,
SGT Jeremie V. Little Falls, MN
Mitch Rapp Audio Books Makes The Drive To See An Ailing Father A Little Easier
First of all, I just want to say that I greatly enjoy your work and I have all of your books (Audio-CD's). I don't get a lot of free time to read so I pop in a CD every time I'm on the road.
I live in Cedar Rapids, IA and am a police dispatcher for the state patrol. I'm originally from Mason City, IA and travel home frequently. My father is also a huge fan of yours and got me started with listening to your books. He has a very bad heart so I go back often to checkup on him and go to appointments with him.
I just want to say that my nervous drives to and from Mason City have been easier when I'm listening to Mitch Rapp do his thing. It's not been easy these past couple of years driving home not knowing what news may be coming our way, but the drives are a little easier now that I have an engaging story and fascinating characters to take my mind off of things.
I hope to shake your hand one day and say thank you in person. I have a lot of Audio-CD's, but I always go back to yours because it always makes me think of my father because we truly enjoy reading/listening to your stories.
Thanks again, sir.
Robby J.
What Would You Trade For A Mitch Rapp Book...Meatloaf and Baby Wipes?
Mr. Flynn,
I have never written a “fan letter” before so please forgive me as I attempt to accurately describe my thoughts and feelings regarding your work. In 2003, I found myself bored, hot, hungry and homesick, as I sat in the turret of my armored personnel carrier, situated in a hull defilade position as part of the Marine Corps’ Regimental Combat Team 5. We were located somewhere in Kuwait inside LAS (Living Support Area) 5 awaiting the order to cross the LOD and invade Iraq.
For many reasons, wartime boredom and anxiety is some of the worst there is. Some of the reasons are obvious and others aren’t so clear or easy to anticipate let alone cope with on a daily basis. It was due to lack of foresight on my part that I was trained and armed for everything combat had to offer except the absolute mind-numbing boredom that would ultimately dominate the days to come. This became apparent only a few hours into the flight bound for Kuwait that would end up spanning the better part of 24 hours. Hindsight being 20/20, I would have armed myself with more than bullets and grenades. Although, at the time I wasn’t a big reader, I certainly would have came equipped with a book or two. That was not to be the case however, I went into combat armed only to protect my physical self, not my mental self. I would soon learn the two are more dependent on each other than I knew.
Somewhere along the line I came into possession of one of your books. By the end of the second page I was writing a letter home asking my father to mail me every Vince Flynn book he could find. Unfortunately, I wouldn’t receive any mail for another four months, but to my surprise I found a Marine who had one of your books. After a short bargain, I ended up with the book and it had only cost me one package of baby wipes and my meatloaf MRE. Those two books took me and my imagination on the best adventure I have ever been on. I don’t know if it was because I, like Rapp, was fighting terrorists to protect America, or if it’s because I have always been interested in black-ops and night vision, but something made those books capture my imagination in a way I never experienced before.
Years had gone by after I completed my enlistment where I hadn’t picked up a book at all. Not until recently, when I became disabled and unable to work, did I pick up another book. With more down time than I know what to do with, I decided to read all your books, in order this time. In the past four days I have read three books, Term Limits, Transfer of Power, and The Third Option. Each book is better than the last and I get more and more attached to Rapp with every story. It’s the strangest thing to have feelings of loyalty and compassion towards fictional characters, but you have written in such a way that I can’t help but feel that I actually know them. I sometimes catch myself having thoughts that I believe to be my memories only to realize I am thinking about a particular part of one of your books, not something that actually occurred in my life. I’m no expert by any means, but tend to think that any author who can blend the lines between fiction and reality in a readers mind has something very special to offer. You sir have that in spades and I commend you for it and on the enormity of your success. I truly hope you continue the Mitch Rapp series for the foreseeable future and continue to expand on his ever impressive life.
Unfortunately, being unable to work right now has prevented me from being able to read Pursuit of Honor, but I am chomping at the bit to get my hands on it. Perhaps when it comes out in paperback I will be in a better position to get it, unless of course I can find someone willing to trade me for a meatloaf MRE. I also just read about the next book coming out October, 2010 which I am very excited for also. Thank you again for your amazing books and ability to transport me into the story, you are truly gifted!
Very Respectfully,
Brett J. Fluri SGT, USMC
Vince sent SGT Fluri a signed copy of Pursuit of Honor.
Vince Helps A Mother And Son Deal With Dyslexia
I saw your interview with Glenn Beck. I have a son with dyslexia.
We live in a small town and I had so many struggles with the school system. I home school this smart, imaginative young man.
I was so inspired by your admission of dyslexia and your struggle that I taped the program so my son could watch.
Before he saw your interview I had trouble getting him to write anything. He would tell me what to write but his fear of looking or feeling dumb kept him from that. He will now write things after watching the program and he is a good story teller. He is going to work this summer at writing stories and he loves the subject matter of military and planes, tanks, combat...
It is amazing to me how one person's admission can inspire someone and you have inspired my son.
Jennifer J. of Ellensburg WA
