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In a harrowing tour de force, Tom Clancy shows how an ordinary man named John Kelly crossed the lines of justice and morality--to become the CIA legend Mr. Clark.
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters edit
- John Terrence Kelly: Becomes John Clark
- Jack Ryan: Minor mention only.
- Pamela Starr Madden: Escaped from a prostitution ring run by Henry Tucker. Chemically addicted to barbiturates. Murdered.
- Robin Zacharias: United States Air-Force Colonel
- Henry Tucker: Heroin Dealer
- Tony Piaggi: Mafia connection
- Mark Charon: Corrupt Policeman. Baltimore
- Emmet Ryan: Father of Jack Ryan. Baltimore PD.
- Sam Rosen: Professor of Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
- Dr. Sarah Rosen: Professor of Pharmacology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
- Sandra Manning O'Toole: Nurse Manager at Johns Hopkins
- Admiral James Greer: Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (Intelligence)
- Robert Ritter: Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (Operations)
- Nikolay Yevgeniyevich Grishanov: Colonel in the Russian Army. Interrogator.
- Frank Allen: Add a description of this character.
- William Peter Grayson: - Billy - One of the people that played a part in killing Pam and shot John (Clark) Kelly.
- Doris Brown: - A friend of Pam Manning that witnessed her murderer at the hands of Billy Grayson and saved by John Kelly.
- Tom Douglas
- Little Bob
- Eddie Morello
- Kolya
- Casimir Podulski
- Springer: - John Kelly's boat.
- Peter Henderson
- Richard Oliver Farmer: - Rick was Doris' handler and participated in Pam Manning's death. He was killed by John Kelly the night that he kidnapped Billy Grayson.
- Paul Irvin
- Lamarck: - Pam Manning's first pimp in New Orleans after she ran away from home.
- Winslow Holland Maxwell
- Angelo Vorano
- Roger
- Walter Hicks
- Peter Meyer
- Hicks
- Ben Freeland
- Ogden
- Pete Albie
- Sergey Voloshin
- Chuck Monroe
- Glazov
- Dr. Ann Pretlow
- Harry
- Mike Eaton
- Yuriy Petravich
- Bob Preis
- Archie
- Mr. Griffin
- Patricia
- Barbara
- Pete Francis
- Silvio Esteves
- Charles Meyer
- Sonny
- Junior
- Tim: - Tim O'Tool was Sandy O'Tool's husband who was killed in Vietnam.
- Margaret Wilson
- Skelley
- Fred Franks: - Commmander of the USS Constellation
- Robert Donaldson
- Dr. Michelle Bryant: - the psychiatrist from the University of Pittsburgh that will be treating Doris Brown.
- Helen Waters
- Dr. Khofan
- Gloria Boyd
- Phil Marconi
- Ed Murdock
- Ivan Alekseyevich Yegorov: - A KGB agent planted in Washington DC. He is Peter Henderson's contact.
- Paula
- Xantha Matthews
- Jack Tait
- David
- Al Wallace
- Raymond Brown: - Doris Brown's father.
- Mike Aiello
- Virginia Charles: - A nurse's aid that was being mugged by a druggy when Kelly was making his escape after killing two drug peddlers. Kelly stopped to protect her nearly blowing his cover.
- Albert d'Andino
- Roger MacKenzie: - Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
- Manuel Oreza
- Bob Ritter
- Kenneth W. Boyd
- Maria
- Pierre Lamarck
- Maceo Donald
- Portagee Oreza
- Robert White Greer
- Major Vinh
- Roberta
- Charlie Brown
- Dr. Sidney Farber
- Georgiy Borissovich
- Marty Young
- Tish Kelly
- Ted Franks
- Marvin Wilson
- Yuri Konstantinovich Rokossovskiy
- Ernest Joy
- Burt
- Ensign Tomlinson
- Bandanna
- Mr. Gooding
- Donald Madden
- Tony Zinni
- Mrs. O'Toole
- Aye aye
- Mr. Shoeman
- I. Sandy
- Charles Barker
- Snake: - John Kelly's nick name in Vietnam Nam.
Setting & Locations edit
- Baltimore
- Vietnam
- Chicago
- Moscow
- Washington
- America
- Pittsburgh
- White House
- Quantico
- Hanoi
- Philadelphia
- Haiphong
- New York
- Buffalo Hunter
- California
- London
- Danang
- Indianapolis
- Europe
- Cas
- China
- Soviet Union
- Virginia
- Okinawa
- East Coast
- Paris
- Annapolis
- Hawaii
- Hatteras
- Texas
First Sentence edit
He'd never know why he stopped.
Table of Contents edit
Prologue: Meeting Places
1. Enfant Perdu
2. Encounters
3. Captivity
4. First Light
5. Commitments
6. Ambush
7. Recovery
8. Concealment
9. Labor
10. Pathology
11. Fabrication
12. Outfitters
13. Agendas
14. Lessons Learned
15. Lessons Applied
16. Exercises
17. Complications
18. Interference
19. Quantity of Mercy
20. Depressurization
21. Possibilities
22. Titles
23. Altruism
24. Hellos
25. Departures
26. Transit
27. Insertion
28. First In
29. Last Out
30. Travel Agents
31. Home Is the Hunter
32. Home Is the Prey
33. Poisoned Charm
34. Stalking
35. Rite of Passage
36. Dangerous Drugs
37. Trial by Ordeal
Epilogue: February 12, 1973
Glossary edit
- SERE School: - Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 14 in Jack Ryan. (standard series)
Followed by Patriot Games.
This is book 4 of 9 in Publishers Weekly Bestselling Novels In 1993. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Tom Clancy (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Putnam
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1997
ISBN: 0399138250
Page Count: 639
Publisher: Putnam
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1997
ISBN: 0399138250
Page Count: 639
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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