Clear and Present Danger

Bought it for my son (16yo) and he loved it.

Fast paced, action packed. Full of factual information. One of Clancy's best.

I read this when it first came out and it was very topical. It has aged well; better than most other of Clancy's work. Not easy to make a film from it, there's so much going on, but Harrison Ford made a good effort. If you only read one Clancy book, and I've read them all, this'd be my choice.The title comes from a legal definition that allows a POTUS to take unilateral action without oversight. Defining the drug barons as 'A clear and present danger'. lets USA take strong direct action, then reale-politik takes a hand! A mix of spy-police-tech-fight-politics and a rich cast of characters bound together on a fast paced ride with Clancy's trade mark depth and realism. The acceleration is the second half (also trade mark) is adrenaline pumping.STRONGLY RECOMMENDED

Good quality for a second hand

Tom Clancy does it again. The US President initiates a personal vendetta against the Columbian Medelin Drug Cartel. Saying they constitute a "Clear and Present Danger" to the security of the USA. Using the CIA and military forces the President authorises a covert action against the Drug Barons during an Election Year. Only to find that the operation is compromised and has to be shut down, with devastating circumstances. Enter Jack Ryan, who as acting DDI due to Admiral Greers sickness, and has no knowledge of the operation taking place, has to sort out the mess.If there is one Tom Cancy novel you must read, it's this one. A lot better than the film version!