Dead or Alive (Jack Ryan Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (807 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1469249049 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 132 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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Joseph Harris said A Great classic Novel from Clancy. This is my first time reading a book that was really written by Clancy. But I have read other books with his name on the cover all of which were based on his video game franchise Splinter cell. In short I have been a fan since "A Great classic Novel from Clancy" according to Joseph Harris. This is my first time reading a book that was really written by Clancy. But I have read other books with his name on the cover all of which were based on his video game franchise Splinter cell. In short I have been a fan since 2005 when I played Pandora Tomorrow and Chaos Theory along with Ghost Recon and Rainbow Six Vegas. I am just one of many readers and Video gamers who. 005 when I played Pandora Tomorrow and Chaos Theory along with Ghost Recon and Rainbow Six Vegas. I am just one of many readers and Video gamers who. "Very slow paced story" according to H Pratt. If you take out all the extra dry explanations this book would shave been so much better. The story is excellent but as reader I wanted to skip all the unnecessary fill that made it drag along I'm glad I finished itGreenery does much better with his books on the campus and Jack Ryan Jr.. Long read This was too long, which is like most of his books. I had trouble following at times. There seemed to be to much description. Over all it was a good read.
The mission: to bring the Emir in — dead or alive.. While a highly effective analyst, young Ryan hungers for the action of a field agent. A reclusive figure and mastermind of vicious terrorist acts, the Emir has eluded capture by the world’s law enforcement agencies. But what Ryan doesn’t know is that his son, Jack Ryan, Jr., has joined his cousins, Brian and Dominic Caruso, at the shadowy Campus. Jack Ryan, the former president of the United States, is out of office, but not out of the loop about his brainchild, the “Campus” — a highly effective, counter-terrorism organization that operates outside the Washington hierarchy. The Campus has now turned their sights on the Emir, the number one terrorist threat to western civilization. But now — with the help of ex-CIA agent John Clark and protégé Marine Colonel Ding Chavez — the Campus is in on the hunt
He lives in Maryland where he is a co-owner of the Baltimore Orioles. Starting with The Hunt for Red October, all thirteen of his previous books have hit #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. His books, The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger, and The Sum of All Fears have been made into major motion pictures. Tom Clancy is America’s, and the world
In-depth research, continuous suspense, and scores of fascinating characters prove again why Clancy, the man who virtually invented this genre, reigns supreme in the crowded thriller field. . Jack Sr. is furious at current President Edward Kealty, whose liberal administration is stripping the CIA and other intelligence agencies of funding and manpower. After stumbling with The Teeth of the Tiger (2003), bestseller Clancy is back at the top of his game, aided by Blackwood (An Echo of War), with this update on the Jack Ryan story, both father and son. From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. Uppermost in the sights of The Campus is the deadly Emir (read Osama bin Laden), who has set in motion a new round of attacks. Jack Ryan Jr., who works for The Campus as a researcher, has, unbeknownst to his father, begun involving himself in field operations. While the senior Ryan is s