It is very early in Jack Ryan’s career—so early that he has not yet even become an analyst for the CIA. But a series of nasty encounters with an IRA splinter group has brought Ryan to the attention of the CIA’s Deputy Director and his British counterpart. They offer him his first job as a freelance analyst, and he readily accepts. Debriefing a high-level Russian defector, however, he comes across an unbelievable plot: top Soviet officials, including Yuri Andropov, are planning to assassinate Pope John Paul II. Ryan must battle first to verify the plot, and then to stop it. But what chance does a novice CIA analyst have against a cat-and-mouse game between the world’s two great superpowers? “Among the handful of superstars, Clancy still reigns, and he is not likely to be dethroned anytime soon.”—Washington Post
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"I had to Wikipedia this to find out that Clancy has gone back and based this on a real plot. Kinda cool knowing that. It is fun so far. I thought I would hate going back in time with Jack Ryan, but I actually am enjoying getting more back-story into Ryan, the Foley's, Adm Greer, Ritter, etc."
— Stephen (4 out of 5 stars)
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— Dragon Donna, 5/2/2016" Reading through the Jack Ryan series slowly - my "bedtime reading" around everything else on the to read pile. Just good, escapist fiction. "
— Dan, 2/17/2014" I really hope that Clancy writes other books like this one. How Jack Ryan was involved in a REAL historical event. GOOD Stuff! "
— John, 2/16/2014" It seems that Clancy has gone downhill with Red Rabbit and Bear and the Dragon. Or maybe I'm just getting older. "
— Craig, 2/15/2014" Very average Tom Clancy boilerplate. "
— Jose, 2/9/2014" Believable story about how the Russians tried to kill JPII "
— Eric, 2/2/2014" My first Tom Clancy book that I read; it was very detailed and intriguing. Of course, all books by Tom Clancy are interesting reads. "
— Joe, 1/31/2014" A bit repetitive but Jack Ryan is always a fun character to follow. "
— Erik, 1/23/2014" Readable but lots of repeated lines. Sloppy writing & ostentatiously outdated views- lots of cracks about women. I kept waiting for twists to come but no luck- barely managed to finish, very bloated. "
— Katie, 1/23/2014" I gave up halfway through this book. If you edited out about 80% of this book, you might have a good story. "
— User3162, 1/20/2014" Worst Tom Clancy book I've ever read. No suspense at all, very repetitive. The opposite of a good page turning spy novel. "
— Sarah, 1/12/2014Tom Clancy (1947–2013) was the author of numerous #1 New York Times bestselling novels, including The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games, The Cardinal of the Kremlin, Red Rabbit, Teeth of the Tiger, and Red Storm Rising. His nonfiction work includes Into the Storm: A Study in Command, Every Man a Tiger, and Battle Ready. Clancy was the co-founder of Red Storm Entertainment, a video game developing company responsible for the successful Rainbow Six series, Ghost Recon series, Splinter Cell series, and others.
Scott Brick, an acclaimed voice artist, screenwriter, and actor, has performed on film, television, and radio. He attended UCLA and spent ten years in a traveling Shakespeare company. Passionate about the spoken word, he has narrated a wide variety of audiobooks. winning won more than fifty AudioFile Earphones Awards and several of the prestigious Audie Awards. He was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine and the Voice of Choice for 2016 by Booklist magazine.