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Manufacturer: Thorndike Press
Author: Tom Clancy
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Clear and Present Danger Description
Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780896219304
Format: Large Print
ISBN: 0896219305
Label: Thorndike Press
Manufacturer: Thorndike Press
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 1140
Publication Date: 1990-10
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Studio: Thorndike Press
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780896219304
Format: Large Print
ISBN: 0896219305
Label: Thorndike Press
Manufacturer: Thorndike Press
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 1140
Publication Date: 1990-10
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Studio: Thorndike Press
Editorial Review of Clear and Present Danger
The US ambassador to Columbia has been murdered by drug lords. Enemy covert agents filter into the jungles of South America---and Central America is ready to explode. CIA man Jack Ryan is in the eye of a storm---and for the US the stakes have never been greater. Tom Clancy captured worldwide attention with The Hunt For Red October and Red Storm Rising. He set new standards for storytelling excellence in The Cardinal of the Kremlin. Now he unleashes his most harrowing thriller yet---in a story of international brinkmanship that is as up-to-the minute as today's headlines and as frightening as the truth that lies behind them...
Customer Reviews of Clear and Present Danger
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Review Summary: Clear and Present Excitement
Review: In Clear and Present Danger, we get an insiders look at the danger of acting against national security threats outside the traditional channels of military use. We also get a sense of the danger of inaction against such dangerous targets. In this case, the danger is the war on drugs, specifically cocaine. A covert strike team is dispatched to Colombia which is still in the throes of left-wing terrorists who take kickbacks from the narcoterrorists and help protect drug dealers. The book deals with the famous John Clark, a legendary (in Clancy's books) black ops operator. Clark sets up the team which deals blows to the narcoterrorists but has repercussions for the civilians who get caught in the way. But at some point, Ritter (who set up the covert ops) has to cut them loose for deniability. Jack Ryan jumps into the fray. He won't let American troops hang out on a limb. Ryan was promoted to CIA DDI and can't let them die on the vine. He heads down to South America to rescue them with the help of John Clark. Ryan is trying to do what is both morally right and legally - not always a fine line. So the book intersects law, politics and morality. In addition, we get the continuity of the great characters that Clancyites enjoy - Admiral Greer and John Clark. This book is where Clark and Chavez meet - and become an inseparable black ops team for future books.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Once of Clancy's finest Works!
Review: This is an incredible book. Mr. Clancy has managed to weave an extremely complex story of drugs, betrayal, murder, honor and ultimately justice. Woven throughout this book's pages are many great moral values, creating a truly positive reading experience.
QUICK NOTE
This book has high levels of violence (hey it's a military novel) and not a little swearing. (Comprable every two hours of reading to a rated R war film.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Not Free SF Reader
Review: Drug spy morals.
Jack Ryan is promoted, and not pleased to find out about very dodgy drug operations being run in Colombia.
He and a military officer work together when revenge is taken on the CIA for interfering in the drug business to try and salvage a dangerous situation.
A pretty standard Clancy book.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Could not stop reading
Review: Being someone that is not really into reading books, this book totally took me away. I really felt like I was living the fight with the story. Great book, highly recomend it.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: The best
Review: This is the best Clancy book I've read. It doesnt have much of Jack ryan but it does have a bit more about the military than some of his other books. It also has Mr. Clark in some action in the end.
Review Summary: Clear and Present Excitement
Review: In Clear and Present Danger, we get an insiders look at the danger of acting against national security threats outside the traditional channels of military use. We also get a sense of the danger of inaction against such dangerous targets. In this case, the danger is the war on drugs, specifically cocaine. A covert strike team is dispatched to Colombia which is still in the throes of left-wing terrorists who take kickbacks from the narcoterrorists and help protect drug dealers. The book deals with the famous John Clark, a legendary (in Clancy's books) black ops operator. Clark sets up the team which deals blows to the narcoterrorists but has repercussions for the civilians who get caught in the way. But at some point, Ritter (who set up the covert ops) has to cut them loose for deniability. Jack Ryan jumps into the fray. He won't let American troops hang out on a limb. Ryan was promoted to CIA DDI and can't let them die on the vine. He heads down to South America to rescue them with the help of John Clark. Ryan is trying to do what is both morally right and legally - not always a fine line. So the book intersects law, politics and morality. In addition, we get the continuity of the great characters that Clancyites enjoy - Admiral Greer and John Clark. This book is where Clark and Chavez meet - and become an inseparable black ops team for future books.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Once of Clancy's finest Works!
Review: This is an incredible book. Mr. Clancy has managed to weave an extremely complex story of drugs, betrayal, murder, honor and ultimately justice. Woven throughout this book's pages are many great moral values, creating a truly positive reading experience.
QUICK NOTE
This book has high levels of violence (hey it's a military novel) and not a little swearing. (Comprable every two hours of reading to a rated R war film.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Not Free SF Reader
Review: Drug spy morals.
Jack Ryan is promoted, and not pleased to find out about very dodgy drug operations being run in Colombia.
He and a military officer work together when revenge is taken on the CIA for interfering in the drug business to try and salvage a dangerous situation.
A pretty standard Clancy book.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Could not stop reading
Review: Being someone that is not really into reading books, this book totally took me away. I really felt like I was living the fight with the story. Great book, highly recomend it.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: The best
Review: This is the best Clancy book I've read. It doesnt have much of Jack ryan but it does have a bit more about the military than some of his other books. It also has Mr. Clark in some action in the end.