Clear and Present Danger, Tom Clancy
Clear and Present Danger, Tom Clancy
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Clear and Present Danger

Author: Tom Clancy

Narrator: Michael Prichard

Unabridged: 30 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/07/2010

Synopsis

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In this #1 New York Times bestselling thriller from Tom Clancy, Jack Ryan gets caught in a war between the United States and a Colombian drug cartel and uncovers a shocking conspiracy.

When Colombian drug lords assassinate both the U.S. ambassador and the visiting head of the FBI, their actions trigger a covert response from the American government—a response that goes horribly wrong...

As the newly named Deputy Director of Intelligence for the CIA, Jack Ryan should be privy to operations like the one in Colombia, but he’s been left completely in the dark. With the help of field officer John Clark, Ryan intends to find out what’s really going on. But while they expect danger from without, the greatest threat of all may come from within.

About The Author

Best-selling author Tom Clancy was an English major at Baltimore’s Loyola College and he had a dream of writing a novel. As a Maryland insurance broker with a passion for naval history, his dream came true with his first effort, The Hunt for Red October. He has since written more than a dozen novels, which have a blend of realism and authenticity, intricate plotting, and razor-sharp suspense. Ten of the novels, including The Teeth of the Tiger feature the character Jack Ryan, former stock broker and CIA employee. Mr. Clancy’s nonfiction works include a series of guided tours of America’s warfighting assets, Submarine, Armored Cav, Fighter Wing, Marine, and Airborne. He lives in Maryland.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Igor on April 04, 2015

Just re-watched the movie last night, and I thought about the book. While Han Solo did pull off quite a few of Clancy's movies with great flair back in the early 90s, Clear and Present Danger notwithstanding, the book is still better. Mostly because it portrays Clark and Chavez in a more profound, e......more

Goodreads review by Ken on January 22, 2022

Another highly entertaining early Jack Ryan novel. Compared to the other books so far in the series, this adventure is set a little closer to home as the U.S. President starts a war on drugs with the Colombian cartel. It's been years since I'd seen the subsequent movie adaptation, so I came into this......more

Goodreads review by Jake on July 17, 2009

This is the last Tom Clancy novel I absolutely loved. With this one, I felt like he was at peak performance, generating a focused, plausible storyline that could stand on its own, rather than just being an installment in an increasingly outlandish saga. Clear and Present Danger is a grand techno-thr......more

Goodreads review by C.T. on May 02, 2018

Well, more like 4 1/2 stars but I'm being generous because this is my favorite of Tom Clancy's novels. I'm not a big fan of "Dad Fiction" in general but it's hard to deny the influence of the father of technothrillers in the modern day. He's a guy who also was a master of marketing and created, dire......more

Goodreads review by David on May 12, 2018

I read this book after I saw the movie with Harrison Ford. The President of the United States finds himself between a rock and a hard place. A prominent businessman and his family connected to him have been found murdered. Turns out they are victims of the drug cartels. With things getting out of han......more

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Praise for Clear and Present Danger

“The issues raised are real ones, and a jump ahead of the headlines.”—The New York Times

“Absorbing reading...You won’t stop until you hit the last pages!”—The Wall Street Journal

“Rousing adventure...A crackling good yarn!”—The Washington Post

“Heavy-caliber excitement!”—St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Praise for Tom Clancy

“He constantly taps the current world situation for its imminent dangers and spins them into an engrossing tale.”—The New York Times Book Review

“A brilliant describer of events.”—The Washington Post

“No one can equal his talent for making military electronics and engineering intelligible and exciting...He remains the best!”—Houston Chronicle

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