Clear and present danger

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Summary

The assassinations of U.S. ambassador and the visiting head of the F.B.I. by Colombian drug lords trigger a mysterious covert response and an investigation of U.S. and Colombian actions by Jack Ryan.

Published Reviews

Publisher's Weekly Review: "In his fifth novel, the dean of techno-thrillers demonstrates once again his mastery of the genre. A president decides that drug smuggling has become a ``clear and present danger'' to national security. The response is a complex and covert military campaign against the ``Colombian Cartel.'' Clancy presents the technology of special operations and the details of light infantry warfare with his usual facility. Superior even to his descriptions of tools and techniques, however, is Clancy's analysis of the legal and moral problems of operating in a twilight zone, where the rules are ambiguous and an open society makes secrecy impossible. As the project unravels, Clancy's protagonist Jack Ryan tries to avert a total debacle and to rescue the men who have been hung out to dry. Clancy's scenario is plausible and its development compelling. His characters are nicely drawn--particularly a Cuban intelligence officer who has ``gone private'' and now works for the drug lords--and his conclusion is unusual and provocative. Clear and Pres ent Danger is, in short, the author's best work since The Hunt for Red October. BOMC main selection. (Aug.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved"
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Series	Jack Ryan thriller (publication date order) Features Jack Ryan, Sr., a CIA Deputy Director of Central Intelligence who eventually serves two terms as President of the United States #1 - The Hunt for Red October #2 - Patriot games #3 - The Cardinal of the Kremlin #4 - Clear and present danger #5 - The Sum of all fears #6 - Debt of honor #7 - Executive orders #8 - Red rabbit #9 - Command authority #10 - Full force and effect #11 - Commander in chief #12 - True faith and allegiance #13 - Power and empire #14 - Oath of office #15 - Code of honor #16 - Shadow of the dragon #17 - Chain of command #18 - Red winter
Subjects	Ryan, Jack, Sr. (Fictitious character) Fiction Clark, John (Fictitious character) Fiction Spy stories Intelligence service United States Fiction Suspense fiction, American Thriller Mystery Fiction Electronic books.
Publisher	New York :Penguin Group US,1990 Penguin Publishing Group1990
Contributors	OverDrive, Inc.
Language	English
System Details	Mode of access: World Wide Web. Format: Adobe EPUB eBook Format: Adobe PDF eBook Format: Kindle Book Requires Adobe Digital Editions or Adobe Digital Editions or Amazon Kindle
Description	1 online resource
ISBN	9781101002568 9781101000762
Other	Classic View