by Jeffrey Wilson, Brian Andrews
Part of Jack Ryan Universe, book 43
First published 2025
Kyle Ryan has always been the family outsider. While his father Jack serves as President and the rest of the Ryan clan follows traditional paths, Kyle chose the Defense Intelligence Agency over the CIA and openly challenges his father's political decisions. Now Kyle has vanished somewhere in an unnamed African nation teetering on the edge of revolution. His final communication to his DIA supervisors carries an ominous warning about America backing the wrong faction. President Jack Ryan finds himself caught between two impossible choices. He can pursue American strategic interests in the volatile region, or he can prioritize finding his missing son. The decision will test everything Jack Ryan believes about duty, family, and the weight of presidential responsibility. As an international crisis threatens to tear apart both a nation and the Ryan family, father and son must confront whether their political differences run deeper than blood.
Genres: american-fiction, adventure, action, political-thriller
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: family-drama, political-intrigue
Setting: Africa, United States
Period: Contemporary
461 pages · Kindle Edition · G.P. Putnam's Sons