Book Description
Long before he was President
or head of the CIA, before he fought terrorist attacks on the Super
Bowl or the White House, even before a submarine named Red October
made its perilous way across the Atlantic, Jack Ryan was an historian,
teacher, and recent ex-Marine temporarily living in England while
researching a book. A series of deadly encounters with an IRA splinter
group had brought him to the attention of the CIA's Deputy Director,
Vice Admiral James Greer-as well as his counterpart with the British
SIS, Sir Basil Charleston-and when Greer asked him if he wanted to
come aboard as a freelance analyst, Jack was quick to accept. The
opportunity was irresistible, and he was sure he could fit it in with
the rest of his work.
And then Jack forgot all about the rest of his work, because one
of his first assignments was to help debrief a high-level Soviet
defector, and the defector told an amazing tale: Top Soviet officials,
including Yuri Andropov, were planning to assassinate the Pope,
John Paul II.
Could it be true? As the days and weeks go by, Ryan must battle,
first to try to confirm the plot, and then to prevent it, but this
is a brave new world, and nothing he has done up to now has prepared
him for the lethal game of cat-and-mouse that is the Soviet Union
versus the United States. In the end, it will be not just the Pope's
life but the stability of the Western world that is at stake. .
. and it may already be too late for a novice CIA analyst to do
anything about it.
"Clancy creates not only compelling characters but frighteningly
topical situations and heart-stopping action," wrote The Washington
Post about The Bear and the Dragon. "Among the handful of superstars,
Clancy still reigns, and he is not likely to be dethroned any time
soon." These words were never truer than about the remarkable
pages of his breathtaking new novel. This is Clancy at his best-and
there is none better.
About the Author(s)
Tom
Clancy is the bestselling author of The Bear and the Dragon,
The Hunt for Red October, Red Storm Rising, Patriot Games, Clear and
Present Danger, Without Remorse, Debt of Honor, Executive Orders,
and Rainbow Six.
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