Nice write-up. Sad news. Mitch Rapp is a cool character.
As remarkable as his books were, Vince Flynn’s own story was even more remarkable.
He finished high school without learning to read due to his dyslexia. He became a successful businessman while hiding the fact that he couldn’t read.
He attended a “personal power” convention when he was 30yo, and listened to a presenter reveal that the presenter taught himself to read at age 30. Flynn took that as a challenge, and learned to overcome his dyslexia and read.
But he didn’t feel comfortable writing, so he decided to improve his writing by writing a novel. When he finished the novel, he gave it to several people to read, who encouraged him to send it to publishers. He sent it to a publisher, who rejected it. He sent it to another ... who rejected. He collected 51 rejection slips.
Since no one else would publish it, he decided to publish it himself. Someone who read it sent it to their publisher friend and said they would be crazy to not publish it. The rest is history.
He will be missed by many, including myself.
RIP, Vince.