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Description edit
The controversial bestseller from Tom Clancy, the all-time master of the techno-thriller. CIA Deputy Director Jack Ryan joins the war on drugs. And when three American officials are assassinated in Colombia, the U.S. response is swift-and shocking.The book takes many sharp curves down a very... read more
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Characters edit
- Jack Ryan: Acting Deputy Director (Intelligence)
- Red Wegener: Add a description of this character.
- President of the United States.
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
YOU COULDN'T LOOK at her and not be proud, Red Wegener told himself.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 10 in Publishers Weekly Bestselling Novels In 1989. (authoritative list)
Followed by The Dark Half.
This is book 36 of 99 in NPR's Top 100 Killer Thriller. (community list)
Preceded by Subterranean, and followed by 'Salem's Lot.
This is book 6 of 14 in Jack Ryan. (universe)
Preceded by The Cardinal of the Kremlin, and followed by The Sum of All Fears.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Tom Clancy (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Putnam
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1989
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 656
Publisher: Putnam
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1989
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 656
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3553.L245 C5 1989
- Dewey: 818'.54
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Movie Connections edit
- Clear and Present Danger (1994) (IMDb): Starring Harrison Ford, Willem Dafoe, Joaquim de Almeida, and Miguel Sandoval
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