by Marc Cameron
Part of Jack Ryan Universe, book 5
First published 2022
A top secret F117 Nighthawk crashes in the Nevada desert in 1985. The Soviets want the advanced fighter's secrets. In East Berlin, a mysterious contact approaches the CIA with a deal. He offers crucial intelligence about Soviet espionage operations in exchange for asylum. The CIA cannot ignore such valuable information, but they cannot trust it blindly either. Deputy Director James Greer needs someone to cross into enemy territory and investigate the potential defector. He chooses Jack Ryan for the dangerous mission. Ryan is a former Marine turned CIA analyst who has engineered major intelligence victories. Now he must operate behind the Berlin Wall with East German secret police hunting him. A professional assassin tracks his movements through the divided city. Ryan races to determine if the defector's offer is genuine before the Cold War escalates into something far deadlier.
Genres: historical-fiction, military-fiction, adventure, thriller, action, espionage
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water
Setting: Berlin, East Berlin, Nevada, Soviet Union
Period: 1985
419 pages · Hardcover · G.P. Putnam's Sons