While last week we chatted with a real-life Marcus Dumond, today we chat with Rob Richer - the man Vince Flynn himself called "the soul of Mitch Rapp". In fact, the character Rob Ridley is modeled after him! During his 35 years in the CIA Rob served in roles from Chief of Station and Chief of the Near East Division all the way up to Associate Deputy Director of Operations. It was during this time that he was tapped to be the CIA's contact for an inquiring author from Minnesota - thus beginning a lifelong friendship with Vince Flynn. I guess you could say that we have Rob to thank for the incredible research, personalities, and all-too-real insider information Vince was able to capture in his stories. 

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