Vince Flynn

Vince Flynn
Vincent "Vince" Flynnwas an American author of political thriller novels. He also served as a story consultant for the fifth season of the television series 24. He died on June 19, 2013, after a three-year battle with prostate cancer...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth6 April 1966
CitySaint Paul, MN
CountryUnited States of America
football team offense-and-defense
A good football team plays offense and defense. You have to be aggressive and disrupt.
war book reading
No one writes better historical fiction than Steven Pressfield. The Afghan War that was waged by Alexander the Great 2000 years ago is eerily similar to the one that's being fought today. This book should be required reading for anyone who wants to better understand what American and Coalition forces are up against in one of history's most tribal and troubled regions.
book lines firsts
A major theme in all my books is that the CIA is not only the first line of defense but they should also be the first line of offense.
growing-up growing call-me
Anybody who knew me growing up calls me Vinny.
blessed editors publishing-house
I have been blessed to have the same editor and work for a great publishing house.
looks world
I just look at what's going on in the world.
libertarian bits
I'm a bit of a Libertarian.
order
I have a history of disregarding orders. - Mitch Rapp
brian haig
One of the most talented writers out there is Brian Haig.
government people execution
...any form of government that required the repression, imprisonment, and execution of those who disagreed with it was certainly not a government of the people.
names people champion
[He] saw communism for the sham that it was--a bunch of brutes who seized power in the name of the people, only to repress the very people they claimed to champion.
mistake stupidity enemy
Underestimating one's enemy was a classic tactical mistake --- one that was usually born out of stupidity or arrogance or both. (Harry Smith)
revenge punishment retribution
Revenge is more wild, less calculated...deeply personal. Retribution is a punishment that is morally right and fully deserved. (Mitch Rapp)
looks feels offence
No offence Mitch, but you look like s*****." "I feel like s****