Subsequent works, including Flynn's 1999 novel Transfer of Power, his 2000 novel The Third Option, and his 2001 novel Separation of Power, also appeared on the New York Times bestseller list, with Separation of Power rising as high as No. Pocket Books published the hardcover edition of Term Limits in 1998, and a mass market paperback in 1999, which spent several weeks on The New York Times bestseller list. As I continued running, a story started to unfold.' I was out jogging one day wondering what it would take to really change Washington, when my thoughts turned to a friend who had been shot and killed in Washington, D.C., several summers earlier. It is without a doubt the most disheartening and enlightening book about politics that I've ever read. Of the book, Flynn said: 'I had just finished reading The Government Racket: Washington Waste from A to Z, by Martin L. Paul area, he completed his first book, Term Limits, which he self-published. Writing and media career įlynn's newfound interest in fiction motivated him to begin work on a novel of his own. His writing influences included Leon Uris, Tom Clancy, Ernest Hemingway, John Irving, Robert Ludlum, J.R.R. In an effort to overcome the difficulties of dyslexia, Flynn forced himself into a daily writing and reading routine. One week before leaving for Officer Candidate School, he was medically disqualified from the Marine Aviation Program. In 1991, he left Kraft to pursue a career as an aviator with the United States Marine Corps. in economics (1989).Īfter graduating, Flynn went to work for Kraft Foods as an account and sales marketing specialist. Biography Early life and education įlynn was one of seven children born to Terry and Kathleen Flynn, and a graduate of Saint Thomas Academy (1984) and the University of St. He died of prostate cancer on June 19, 2013. He was a story consultant for the fifth season of the television series 24.

Vincent Joseph Flynn (Ap– June 19, 2013) was an American author of political thriller novels featuring the fictional assassin Mitch Rapp. Political thriller, techno-thriller, action thriller

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