Part of Jack Ryan Universe, book 39
First published 2024
Jack Ryan Jr. travels to Vietnam as an analyst for Hendley Associates, hunting investment opportunities in the country's booming economy. He identifies GeoTech, a rare earth mining operation, as a promising target. When Ryan flies to the remote Highlands with a colleague to inspect the company's facilities, their helicopter gets shot down. Ryan survives the crash but his colleague is wounded. Chinese forces want to prevent Ryan from discovering what GeoTech actually processes at their isolated factory. Ryan must keep himself and his injured companion alive while evading killers in the jungle. The Vietnamese government offers no assistance because a shadow state controls this territory. Ryan races against time to uncover the truth about GeoTech's operations while staying ahead of his pursuers in hostile terrain.
Genres: military-fiction, adventure, suspense, action, espionage, political-thriller
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water
Setting: Vietnam, Highlands
Period: Contemporary
374 pages · Kindle Edition · G.P. Putnam's Sons