Clear and Present Danger
1989 • 688 pages
Ratings48
Average rating3.7
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Ratings48
Average rating3.7
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.
Series
15 primary books16 released booksJack Ryan is a 16-book series with 15 primary works first released in 1977 with contributions by Tom Clancy, Marc Cameron, and 2 others.
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30 primary booksJack Ryan Universe is a 30-book series with 30 primary works first released in 1984 with contributions by Tom Clancy, Michael Baumann, and 6 others.
Series
31 primary booksJack Ryan Universe (Publication Order) is a 31-book series with 31 primary works first released in 1984 with contributions by Tom Clancy, Michael Baumann, and 5 others.
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Executive Summary: I've been so-so on the first few Tom Clancy books I've read, but this one I really enjoyed.Audiobook: Michael Prichard does a pretty good job with this one. It's been a few weeks since I listened now, I think he did a few voices at times, but mostly read it with his own voice. I could be totally wrong.His normal reading voice is a good fit for the story however. He speaks clearly and with good pacing and inflection. This is definitely not a must listen, but audio is definitely a good option for this book assuming you can get this version. It appears there have been more than one version when I was originally adding the book to my shelf.Full ReviewI've seen all of the Jack Ryan movies, including this one. I don't really remember it however. I feel like I enjoyed the movie version of Patriot Games more than I did of this book. I could be totally backwards though.What I do know is I like this book far more than the the others I've read so far. This is more like what I was hoping when I started reading these books. It did get bit a slow in a few places, but overall I thought it was a pretty fast paced political thriller with a good amount of action mixed in.This is listed as a Jack Ryan book (and the movie focuses almost entirely on him if I recall correctly) but a large part of this book also focuses on Domingo Chavez and John Clark. I enjoyed John Clark in this far more than [b:Without Remorse 19668 Without Remorse (Jack Ryan Universe, #1) Tom Clancy https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1310082706s/19668.jpg 5054709]. I probably enjoyed following Domingo far more both John and Jack.I still don't like Jack Ryan too much as a character, but he's much more likeable in this book than the previous ones. I suspect that Jack is everything Tom Clancy wishes he could be, which probably means I wouldn't have liked him much either. That said, I still enjoyed the ride.It should be noted that things get pretty ridiculous at times, but if you're just looking for a fun spy book I found this to be a pretty good one. I'm not sure how far into the series I'll go, but I'll definitely continue on to [b:The Sum of All Fears 34993 The Sum of All Fears (Jack Ryan Universe, #7) Tom Clancy https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388250477s/34993.jpg 5054706], which has to be better than that movie was.
