by Mark Greaney
Part of Jack Ryan, book 10
First published 2014
A North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile plunges into the Sea of Japan. In Ho Chi Minh City, assassins kill a seasoned CIA operative and steal crucial forged documents. Jack Ryan Jr. and his Campus team race to connect these incidents, but the clock works against them. Meanwhile, President Jack Ryan faces a crisis that spans generations. North Korea's young, inexperienced leader seeks to shatter the decades-long standoff through force. Unlike his predecessors, this dictator possesses new advantages. Geologists have discovered vast mineral wealth beneath North Korean soil. These riches will fund the regime's nuclear program and transform the isolated nation into a global threat. The dictator's strategy requires one final component to succeed: killing the American president. Ryan must navigate this deadly game where miscalculation means war and hesitation means death.
Genres: military-fiction, adventure, suspense, action, espionage, political-thriller
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, father-son
Setting: Japan, North Korea, Vietnam
Period: Contemporary
674 pages · Hardcover · G.P. Putnam's Sons