Vince Flynn is a best-selling American author of political thriller novels. He lives with his wife and three children in the Twin Cities. He was a frequent guest on the Glenn Beck program on the Fox News Channel. He also served as a story consultant for the fifth season of the 24 television series. Vince Flynn is a graduate of Saint Thomas Academy and the University of St. Thomas . Post graduation, Flynn went to work for Kraft Foods as an account and sales marketing specialist. In 1991, he left Kraft to pursue a career as an aviator with the United States Marine Corps. One week before... leaving for Officer Candidate School, he was medically disqualified from the Marine Aviation Program. In an effort to overcome the difficulties of dyslexia, Flynn forced himself into a daily writing and reading regimen. Quotes Flynn: "I started reading everything I could get my hands on, Hemingway, Ludlum, Clancy, Tolkien, Vidal. I read fiction, nonfiction, anything, but I especially loved espionage." His newfound interest in such novels motivated him to begin work on a novel of his own. While employed as a bartender in the St.
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| Birthdate: | April 6, 1966 |
| Birthplace: | Minnesota |
| Age: | 46 |
| Religion: | Roman Catholicism |