Clear and Present Danger
The sudden and surprising assassination of three American officials in Colombia. Many people in many places, moving off on missions they all mistakenly thought they understood.The future was too fearful for contemplation, and beyond the expected finish lines were things that, once decided,...
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The sudden and surprising assassination of three American officials in Colombia. Many people in many places, moving off on missions they all mistakenly thought they understood.The future was too fearful for contemplation, and beyond the expected finish lines were things that, once decided, were better left unseen. Tom Clancy's new thriller is based on America's war on drugs . . . and the covert -- and shocking -- U. S. response.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780425122129 (0425122123)
ASIN: 425122123
Publish date: July 1st 1990
Publisher: Berkley
Pages no: 688
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
Mystery,
War,
Military,
Contemporary,
Spy Thriller,
Espionage,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Action,
Suspense
Series: Jack Ryan (#5)
First read: This is the first Tom Clancy book I have read, and I absolutely loved it. It's a fantastic book. It does demand all your attention to follow all the characters introduced at different times of the book, but in the end you see how it all intertwines. Clancy is a stickler for detail, but i...
There was a clear and present danger that I wasn't going to finish this.I don't watch soap operas. I used to. I'd get home and General Hospital would be on (Mom was heavily invested in the Luke & Laura saga,) so I got stuck with it. Consequently I know a soap opera when I see one and Clear and Prese...
Well written thriller, I can see why my dad loves it so much. Though the movie was pretty awesome, the book was way better.
Jack Ryan AND John Clark playing major roles in the same Tom Clancy book. Very good premise and well executed. Up there with his finest works.
Jack Ryan is the awesomest man in the world, and someday, the world will know it. As long as he keeps doing amazing stuff.