by Marc Cameron
First published 2019
President Jack Ryan receives disturbing news from Indonesia. Father Pat West, his old friend from Loyola University, sits in a foreign jail cell. The Jesuit priest faces blasphemy charges after leaving his Georgetown philosophy post to serve the poor. Ryan knows the accusations are false, but he cannot act through official channels without creating an international incident. He turns to the Campus, his covert operations team, to investigate who orchestrated the frame job. The mission becomes more urgent when Ryan discovers a voicemail from Father West on his personal phone. The priest warns of an imminent attack on American soil. Ryan must navigate the delicate balance between his public duties as president and his private loyalty to an old friend. Time runs short as the conspiracy behind the priest's arrest reveals connections to the threatened assault on America.
Genres: american-fiction, adventure, action, political-thriller
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Indonesia, Georgetown, America
Period: Contemporary
501 pages · Hardcover · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Content warnings: violence