Tom Clancy's True Faith and Allegiance

Jack Ryan Universe #23

by Mark Greaney

The clock is ticking - and President Jack Ryan is running out of time...

A US Navy Commander is attacked while having dinner with his wife by an unidentified Russian man.

A CIA operative travelling on a Canadian passport is intercepted and interrogated at Tehran Airport.

A team of FBI officers are arrested by Indonesian police for travelling under fake passports in Jakarta.

These apparently unrelated incidents point to a compromise in US government security, and Jack Ryan and his team must find out where it is coming from. From Maryland to Macedonia, they frantically battle shadowy forces who are looking to drag the US president into a ground war with ISIS.

Genres: Fiction, Thriller, Audiobook, Action, Espionage, Adventure, Mystery Thriller

661 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published December 6, 2016

About the author

Mark Greaney has a degree in International Relations and Political Science. In researching The Gray Man series he traveled to ten countries and trained extensively in the use of firearms, battlefield medicine, and close range combative tactics.

Learn more at MARKGREANEYBOOKS.COM

Email Mark at MarkGreaneyBooks@gmail.com

Reviews

[Mike French · Rating 5 out of 5]

A tremendous book! I had a hard time putting it down. Started on Tuesday AM and finished on Wednesday PM! I feel that at 752 pages that is an accomplishment. Every bit as good as Tom Clancy' s writing. Looking forward to next book in this series!!!

[Ed · Rating 5 out of 5]

I gave up on Jack Ryan and associates years ago because I thought the late Tom Clancy became too technical in describing various weapon systems that did nothing to drive the plot. Mark Greaney, author this 850 page epic thriller, has taken Clancy's iconic characters to the next level; Tom Clancy 2.0! Cyber-security and weaponized social media profiles become beachheads of a devastating ISIS attack on the homeland. Fast paced, imaginative story lines kept me up late turning the pages. It's safe to return to President Jack Ryan & company vs. enemies of the state. Very highly recommended.

[Ryan Steck · Rating 5 out of 5]

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As terrorists conspire to draw the United States into war, President Jack Ryan faces his toughest challenge yet as commander-in-chief.

America is under attack in more ways than one. It all started when someone began selling classified information on the dark web. The information up for grabs included lengthy and detailed profiles of America’s highest-ranking military personnel and undercover operators.

Over tea in a courtyard, that information, which was discreetly purchased and verified, was shared with an ISIS official in control of numerous sleeper cells in America. Fully aware of the West’s reluctance to put boots on the ground to fight the terror group in Iraq and Syria, a plan was hatched to draw them into a war on their terms.

Rather than kill average, everyday American citizens, their new objective was to concentrate ISIS resources towards taking out targets worthy of getting the United States’ attention in a more high-profile way, hoping to force a response.

As the body count starts to pile up, President Jack Ryan does, indeed, respond. Surveying the political chess board, one of his first counter-moves is to deploy The Campus, an off-the-books government agency.

Run by John Clark, The Campus’ operators, including Jack Ryan Junior, are overworked and understaffed. But until they’re able to find additional help, they’re forced to play shorthanded (A fun side plot follows the recruitment of potential new agents, which provides excellent development for some of the story’s most colorful characters.)

Another side story shows the internal conflict of Jack Junior, who struggles to adapt to the life of a field operative. His desire to be in the field, while also understanding that he’s just as valuable as an analyst, is reminiscent of Jack Senior’s similar conundrum in the earlier Clancy novels.

As multiple plotlines are woven together, including the reveal of the terrorists’ master plan, Mark Greaney kicks things into hyperdrive and takes readers on an explosive, rip-roaring journey through Clancy’s vast universe as American intelligence agencies work around the clock to prevent the coming attacks.

Back in June, with the release of Grant Blackwood’s Tom Clancy Duty and Honor, I complained that the novels set in Clancy’s universe are too long and that nobody can sustain a steady pace writing that many pages.

Turns out, I was wrong.

Amazingly, Greaney has captured everything that fans loved about Tom Clancy while interjecting shots of suspense and energy that will have readers turning pages at a faster rate than ever before. For a book that comes in at just under eight hundred pages long, the pacing is surprisingly fast. An impressive display of top-notch writing on the author’s part, which deserves serious recognition.

Most of the usual cast is back, and Greaney stays true to what Clancy’s fans love about his books, but without any of the slow, overly technical down moments the late author was (at times) known for. The plot is smart and crisp, and, as always, Jack Ryan proves yet again why he’s one of the most iconic characters ever created.

True Faith And Allegiance is a fantastic, timely political thriller that has everything fans of the genre are looking for. Jack Ryan still has plenty of speed on his fastball, and, with Greaney at the helm, this is still one of the best franchises in print today.

A must-read for anyone who considers themselves a fan of thrillers.

Book Details

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Author: Mark Greaney
Series: Jack Ryan Universe #22
Pages: 742 (Hardcover)
ISBN: 0399176810
Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons
Release Date: December 6, 2016

[Tim · Rating 2 out of 5]

I think its best for this franchise that a new writer is coming on board. This story for example, barely gets the juices flowing from my viewpoint. 4 of 10 stars

[Abe · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is absolutely scary because its premise is so realistic - terrorists use publicly available information to track down and kill US personnel. That’s right, they use Facebook (and the like) to put together profiles of people that track their movements hour-by-hour. All they need is a name confirmed to be that of a government official, and the rest is easy. (the way the terrorists find a database of those names is a little trickier, of course, but all the steps taken to target and terrorize the US are done using solely public websites.)

Their targets range from military officers to Federal agents to intelligence workers to politicians. None of the info these people put online indicates anything about their jobs or their duties, but that’s not preventing terrorists in the book from identifying them and tracking down where they’ll be at what times and with whom they associate most. (one person is targeted at a friend’s house where she goes to water plants or something, and this throws FBI off the scent as they can’t put the person and location together)

It’s a wonder this hasn’t been done already. Obviously the initial data breach from the novel hasn’t occurred, or the terror that follows would be inevitable.

This thrilling novel succeeds in delivering everything its target reader could want from a covert ops story. All the different characters' stories tie together nicely. The novel does get technical - just because Clancy is no longer at the helm does not mean there's any lack of military jargon or continual mentions of specific firearm model specifications - but if you're reading this book, you're probably into that stuff.

[Kay · Rating 5 out of 5]

WOW! What a great book. This is my first Jack Ryan/Mark Greaney book and I just have to get more.

[Jo · Rating 4 out of 5]

True Faith and Allegiance
By Tom Clancy, Mark Greaney
Genre - Thriller
Synopsis
The #1 New York Times–bestselling series is back with the most shocking revelation of all. After years of facing international threats, President Jack Ryan learns that the greatest dangers always come from within. . . .
It begins with a family dinner in Princeton, New Jersey. After months at sea, U.S. Navy Commander Scott Hagan, captain of the USS James Greer, is on leave when he is attacked by an armed man in a crowded restaurant. Hagan is shot, but he manages to fight off the attacker. Though severely wounded, the gunman reveals he is a Russian whose brother was killed when his submarine was destroyed by Commander Hagan’s ship.
Hagan demands to know how the would-be assassin knew his exact location, but the man dies before he says more.
In the international arrivals section of Tehran’s Imam Khomeini airport, a Canadian businessman puts his fingerprint on a reader while chatting pleasantly with the customs official. Seconds later he is shuffled off to interrogation. He is actually an American CIA operative who has made this trip into Iran more than a dozen times, but now the Iranians have his fingerprints and know who he is. He is now a prisoner of the Iranians.
As more deadly events involving American military and intelligence personnel follow, all over the globe, it becomes clear that there has been some kind of massive information breach and that a wide array of America’s most dangerous enemies have made a weapon of the stolen data. With U.S. intelligence agencies potentially compromised, it’s up to John Clark and the rest of The Campus to track the leak to its source.
Their investigation uncovers an unholy threat that has wormed its way into the heart of our nation. A danger that has set a clock ticking and can be stopped by only one man . . . President Jack Ryan.
Review
Now I'm really not a fan of well known authors collaborating with unknown authors - James Patterson is a case in point, his books just don't have the same intensity or credibility of his previous novels. However thankfully Mark Greaney has done a great job in continuing this much-loved franchise. Tom Clancy passed away in 2013. Greaney has stayed true to Clancy’s series, for which I'm eternally grateful. You don't mess with a winning formula.
Someone with inside knowledge and access to personal details of key military and government personnel has been selling that information to enemies of the United States.
While President Ryan contemplates what to do, his son Jack Ryan Jr. is undergoing training to join an elite special-ops group known as The Campus. The organization is recruiting a few others as well, and their expertise will be needed when a terrorist begins striking at individuals inside the United States. Has this enemy been given classified materials to strike at the heart of America? Jack will need to put his personal feelings aside to save the nation from a ruthless adversary.
Highly recommended
4 Stars

[Nick Brett · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an excellent thriller doing right by the Clancy legacy and showcasing the talent that is Mark Greaney. And I liked the fact the cover makes it clear this is a Greaney book, he deserves the credit.
In the Clancy tradition this balances the big picture with the smaller moving parts. Jack Ryan (sr) is President and intelligence leaks are putting the lives of US soldiers and intelligence agents at risk. At The Campus, where Ryan jr works as an analysist and operator they are coming at the problem from another direction.
A lot of thought in this one, the use of social media and digital ‘footprints’ and the ways that data can be used against you. The bad guys here are well shaded, we do have the ‘traditional’ terrorists, but also deeper agendas with those that see terror as an opportunity.
Mark Greaney writes the Ryan characters with ease and confidence, and you sense that he has been left alone by the Clancy Estate, and the book is much the better for it. The blend of action, logic and plot management is near on perfect here and I was reminded of the pleasure I got when Clancy was at his best.
Really enjoyed this.

[Jarrod · Rating 5 out of 5]

A phenomenal story on par with an original Clancy tale. This one starts out quick and develops quick and the plot is full and elaborate. With the core characters firm in what they do, the Hendley Associates group adds two to their ranks while jumping on a quickly escalating international incident with people dying in the USA. Parts of this book seem very real and the emotions run high as the story moves along.

The detail and description are well thought out and delivered. The ending is satisfying even if partially left up to the reader. I really enjoyed Clark and Chavez's part in the ending scenes.

Jack Jr. really comes alive in this one and is taking on a much more central role. I see him usurping his dad in the (near?) future as far as "TV time" goes. Well done.

[Pierre Tassé (Enjoying Books) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved this book. It was fast moving and held my interest and desire to push on. I love computer, internet and covert action.

Get this book and read it. You won't regret it

[Michael Hicks · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mark Greaney concludes his tenure as an author for the Tom Clancy estate with True Faith and Allegiance, ending his consistently strong run on a very high note.

This time around, ISIS has come into possession of millions of highly classified US personnel records. Hoping to drag the US deeper into the quagmire of warfare in the Middle East, Abu Musa al-Matari uses this information to launch a series of devastating attacks in America, targeting military and government officials. As the attacks grow bolder, it's up to The Campus operatives to discover how al-Matari knows who, when, and where to attack, and end his ever-increasing reign of terror.

True Faith and Allegiance clocks in at a walloping 742 pages, but it never feels like the weighty doorstopper it is. This sucker is the definition of a page-turner, and Greaney keeps the tension high, constantly twisting the screws on both his characters and his readers alike, and delivering a series of concussive shocks as al-Matari's plans grow bolder and evermore consequential.

True to the Tom Clancy brand, Greaney takes a wide view of the globe-spanning action and characters involved here. We get plenty of insight into al-Matari's operations, his training of multiple terror cells hidden away in the US, and their blistering attacks on American infidels. We also get plenty of looks at military and covert operations from the boots on the ground operators, up to the high level functions of the White House as President Jack Ryan grapples with theft of information and coordinating security to protect his country. And like Clancy before him, Greaney isn't afraid to make some very bold moves and consequential actions as he shuffles his pieces around the chessboard. While we don't get terror attacks on the epic scale of such memorable scenes from The Sum of All Fears or Debt of Honor, damn if we don't get pretty close. Greaney continually ratchets up the suspense and mystery, and the weight of al-Matari's actions is damn near suffocating.

To the negative, some of Greaney's plot points lean a bit too hard on coincidences. A pair of new recruits to The Campus just so happen to be conducting surveillance training on a government official who just so happens to one of the terror cell's targets and find themselves in the thick of an attack. A group of Campus operatives just so happen to be surveilling another target who just so happens to be the target of a hostile government's hit squad. These contrivances are in service of the action, and are well-executed, but they just felt a bit too forced, as if things were happening because the author needed them to happen rather than being a natural outgrowth of the story itself. Given how damn good the surrounding narrative is, though, these are pretty minor nitpicks.

For my money, Mark Greaney was the heir apparent to the Clancy franchise and I'm saddened this is his last run with Jack Ryan and the men and women of The Campus. He's delivered a number of excellent entries in this long-running series of Jack Ryan Universe books, and in True Faith and Allegiance Greaney goes out with a massive, concussive bang that you'll be feeling long after his last page is turned.

[Mike Kennedy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mark Greaney proves once again he is up to the task of writing novels for the Jack Ryan Universe. A group of Romanian hackers has stolen background information on every US military personnel with security clearance. The hacker in charge of the data is selling it off to a Saudi helping ISIS which is causing US military personnel to be murder across the globe. It is up to The Campus to help stop the attacks and the leak. This book was long (743 pages), but it was a page turner through out. Greaney did a great job bringing together this large scope with action happening around the world. He did a great job developing Alexandru Dalca the Romanian hacker. I like how the Campus is expanding and pulling in past characters to join the ranks. Mark Greaney has brought the Jack Ryan series back to it's heyday when Clancy was at the top of his game. I can't wait for next December for the next installment.

[Kashif · Rating 5 out of 5]

True Faith and Allegiance is an action-packed adventure from start to finish with a hook that does not let go for even a moment. The narrative packs smart plot developments that give off a fresh vibe, particularly within the political-thriller department. The action itself is relentless with finesse, as one comes to expect from the writer of the action-packed Gray Man series. Mark Greaney does a superb job in weaving multiple plots that come together for a satisfying climax and conclusion. Jack Ryan Jr. gets plenty of spotlight where his developing skills as a lethal operative are outlined in an interesting manner for readers to invest their time in. His character as well develops very naturally over the course of the book, which was another plus for this thriller. While numerous characters can feel overwhelming for readers, Mark Greaney makes sure to give the characters we love and adore from earlier Tom Clancy thrillers their due spotlights and multidimensional personalities that allow readers to keep track of, and root for the aforementioned characters.

Reminiscent of Tom Clancy’s realistic writing, True Faith and Allegiance paints a scary picture of how an old and forgotten unfixed security breach comes back to haunt the present-day government operations and operatives in the worst of ways. With realistic narrative comes realistic and down to earth characters, such as The Campus members like Jack Ryan Jr., John Clark, Ding Chavez, Dom Caruso, and many more. And of course the realistic characterization comes with realistic action sequences of tactical nature, that are easy to read and visualize, given the detailed weapon-system analogies that add to the realism of the book. Another ease in visualization of action sequences, was the addition of scaled maps of where the action took place, to give a better understanding of the landscapes of the battles.

The gritty nature of espionage and covert missions was given a spotlight of its own, demonstrating the need for analysts to ensure the operatives have the bigger picture of the mission going in. This allowed for an insight into the analytical as well as the operative persona of Jack Ryan Jr. The espionage side of the antagonists is also portrayed very well, materializing into smart but unnerving tactics by which they try to do evil. This makes for a compelling battle of wits how the good guys overcome the overwhelming dangers put forth by the bad guys.

All in all, True Faith and Allegiance is one superb thriller that reads like a fast-paced action ride with a brain. A must read for action thriller fans.

[George Briggs · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fiction vs. Reality?

Hopefully True Faith and Allegiance by Mark Greaney is not a precursor of events on the horizon. After the troubling hacked election, leaked emails, and a steady stream of fake news, it's easy to imagine this book actually happening in the U. S.
The Campus Team is deployed to combat cyberhacking of sensitive government personnel files that are used by ISIS terrorists to create death and destruction on the home front with the goal of drawing America back into the quagmire of the Middle East.
An interesting tidbit is the role of the Saudis and how they profit from the ongoing malaise.

[Ken M · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was pretty hard on the author for the last book. I worried what he was doing to the Clancy reputation. I was one of many voices that said put up or shut up.

I am shutting up. I LOVED this book. I read the 750+ pages over 3 days and 2 nights. Could not put it down. It was classic Clancy. I cheered, I worried and I kept wondering how he was going to top the previous chapter, time and again.

It's so very believable. It's so damned realistic. It was a hell of a read. I haven't enjoyed a Clancy novel like this since Debt of Honor. Congrats to Mr Greaney on a solid book. He did Tom Clancy proud on this one

[Jamie Bowen · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best Tom Clancy novels for a while, as I was gripped from the first page. You enter straight into the action and then slowly but surely all the strands come together before the final showdown. If I have one criticism it is that the end comes quite quickly, and despite some major incidents there is not much time spent on the consequences after these events, however, that really is a very minor criticism. The Clancy novels have almost always foretold events which happen after publication, and the bad guy's approach in this novel makes you think of your actions and is potentially very scary. No spoilers, but you'll know it when you reach that point.

[Mark · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really like Mark Greaney's "Gray Man" series...Greaney is an excellent choice as a "legacy" author for the Clancy Estate in maintain plotting, pace and characterizations...Both Ryan's, one from the White House & one from the field, take on terrorism within the United States from an ISIS group manipulated by the "Gulf States" in an effort raise the price of oil...targeting has arisen from the OPM hack opening the lives of those who protect us...the race is on!

[Gordon Grail · Rating 5 out of 5]

Greatly Continues to Match & Out Do Others in his Genre

Mark Greaney has his own style that he blends into his work that matches or exceeds what is Clancy lovers had grown to expect from the Jack Ryan character series.

While adhering to the characters, he brings "true faith and allegiance" to Clancy's action and intrigue novels that rival the originator's own.

[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a fantastic read! I've read the whole series and this was one of the best! I found it very hard to put the book down! I enjoyed the fact that the whole cast of characters was involved in this story. As always, I can't wait for the next book to come out!

[Gabriel · Rating 4 out of 5]

*** 4.25 ***

This is one more fast-paced thriller with many geopolitical interpretations and flavors as expected from this author.

If you like super-action, if you like mystery and suspense, if you like international intrigue and you'd be interested to find out how a terrorist plot is taking shape and how is also unfolding while some brave heroes are trying to stop the villains, then you'll like this book too...

What I think is remarkable about this book is the fact the author created and presented us with a different kind, a new breed of a villain, not just a modern type used to pray on social engineering and create targets from just a digital presence, but also a somewhat brilliant mastermind that is not easy to track down, to catch and defeat.

Even more, the author is placing an interesting country in the spotlight, Romania and is describing in some well-researched details few landmarks of the capital city Bucharest, as the home-country of our special villain while operating from there. This also brings extra geographical flavor placing some action in that area of the world, thus the book is even more catchy and entertaining with this clever move.

All that and more will make this book a catchy and not easy to give up until you're at the end... Definitely is worth your time, if you like this style of a geopolitical thriller, combined with suspense and mystery and action...

[Matt · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fine and action packed story. It was a long, unabridged Audiobook. In true Tom Clancy-esque style it yp4ook cqre of hours and hours of yard work, home projects, car rides and bird house building. It had Jack Ryan, Jack Jr, Clark, Chavez, Dom and Andara plus a few new members of Henley Assts. They must stop the Seychelles group- terrorists who are targeting military and government employees and trying to initiate another Gulf War to enrich the Saudi oil prince's.

Will they stop the terror before all hell breaks loose and the American public demands war and retribution? Stop by your local library or bookstore to find out.

[Todd · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mark Greaney nailed it! The book is hard to put down.
It's listed as a Jack Ryan book, but Jr and the Campus are the true stars. A number of current and former government employees and military personnel are being killed both at home and abroad.
This leaves the Campus to figure out who and how the information got out. A thrilling page turner.

[Rick · Rating 5 out of 5]

A grreat story. Strongly recommended.

[Theresa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very suspenseful! A great read,keeps you on the edge of your seat. It’s amazing that the main characters created by Tom Clancy live on through the writing of another author. After all these years readers are so entangled in the lives of the Ryan family and the goings on at the Campus. Such strong characters; each confrontation finds the reader anxious to see what the outcome will be and who will survive.

[Tony Nielsen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tom Clancy died back in 2013 and his family and publishers have enlisted Mark Greaney to continue one of the thriller genres most successful franchises. Based on True Faith and Allegiance I believe that this has been a seamless hand-over and Greaney has captured the very essence of Clancy's style. It helps of course that he has also inherited the characters that Clancy developed, namely Jack Ryan Senior, US President, and the off the books Special Ops team known as the Campus, which includes Ryan Junior.

True Faith and Allegiance then is about an opportunist hacker who lands the data base of pretty much everyone employed by the US Government, from pen pushers to three star Generals. Combining the basic information in the data base the Romanian wannabe also uses his knowledge of social media to track down the current roles and intimate details of a set of targets. He on-sells this information to a seedy Saudi who in turn engages a senior Isis figure. Together they plan a series of attacks on the US mainland, with the aim of getting the President to order troops back on the ground in the Middle East.

The attacks begin and the US Intelligence community is at a loss to figure out how the terrorists have been able to accurately target specific members of the military and other Government staffers. Jack Ryan Junior and the small but very clever team at the Campus work day and night to identify the hacker and to predict where the next attacks will occur.

At over 700 pages True Faith and Allegiance is a big read, but because its so well written and a gripping story it is also a speed read. Leastways it was for me.

[Will · Rating 4 out of 5]

Plot Spoiler Review Follows:
I gotta give Mark Greaney a shout out for faithfully sustaining the Tom Clancy legacy, almost as well as Kyle Mills is projecting Vince Flynn, and mercifully giving us badly needed fixes of Mitch Rapp. Now Jack Ryan Jr. ain't Mitch, but he's an interesting character because 1) his Dad's POTUS, and 2) he's now a principal operator within THE CAMPUS. Everyone hopes there is truly a CAMPUS out there, operating outside the bureaucratic spider web of government, especially WRT EO 12036. This latest caper, an Eastern European lizard brain taking baseline US gov't security questionnaire input and utilizing social media to paint a current portrait of their life and whereabouts to frame targets for assassination is a new and believable storyline. I won't try to disguise my amazement at how naively millions of Americans expose every detail of their lives via Facebook, and 'True Faith and Allegiance' takes this susceptibility to the limit.
I can't recall precisely how many Clancy novels have included the character Adara Sherman as the CAMPUS Transportation/Rescue Specialist, but 'True Faith and Allegiance' finally allows her to be something other than an untouchable, invulnerable sunspot hot woman who knows all and speaks little. Not only is she living with Dom but is actually selected as an apprentice 'operator' who gets wounded when the realistic training exercise rolls into an ISIS assassination hit. Allowing Adara to become a woman was the right thing to do, as all male readers now admire Dom Caruso big time. And Jack Jr. is rapidly developing into a sophisticated, tough to cuff killer. Well done Mark Greaney; send us some more!

[Josh · Rating 4 out of 5]

The adventures of Jack Ryan Jr, John Clark and The Campus just keep on coming.

These novels always have a way of touching on hot topics, with just enough plausibility to really make you think. After a couple of books casting villains from China, North Korea and Russia, we've gone back to the radical middle east threat of ISIS in this one. At first I was a little frustrated at yet another radial Islamic threat, but this book sets itself apart with a new and all too believable take on something that could threaten us all - the very real danger that social media poses to people's privacy. As the bad guys exploit in this book, people put way too much of their lives on the Internet, and this could lead to serious security concerns if someone really wanted to cause mayhem. What follows in this book is a page-turning thriller as attack after attack occur, with our heroes racing against the clock to find out who is behind this and how to stop the mounting terror attacks on US soil. There's plenty of action as well as character development, with the introduction of a couple of new Campus members, which was much needed. The only thing that got me was how the novel summary pushes President Jack Ryan as having a much bigger role than he actually does in this book. It's still very much a Campus novel, and Jack only has a few scenes here and there, but he's hardly the main player in this one. Instead we focus on his son and team, which is fine because they have developed into a story-driving force all their own. I think that in the end this is a great addition to the series.

[Tom Tischler · Rating 5 out of 5]

A small dinner for Navy Commander Scott Hagan in Princeton N.J. turns into a disaster.
He is captain of the USS James Grier and home on leave when he's attacked by a man in a
restaurant. He is shot but manages to fight off the attacker. Severely wounded the man says
he is a Russian and his brother was killed when Hagan's ship destroyed his submarine.
Hagan wants to know how this man knew his exact location but he dies before he can say
anything. In the arrivals section of Tehran airport a Canadian businessman puts his fingers
on a reader and seconds later he is arrested. He has made this trip a dozen times and he is
really a CIA operative. Now the Iranians have his fingerprints and knew who he is. More
deadly events involving Americans in military and intelligence personnel follow all over the
globe. There has been a massive information breach and a wide variety of Americas most
dangerous enemies have made a weapon of the stolen data. It's now up to John Clark and the
Campus to track the leak to it's source.The investigation uncovers a threat that has set a
clock ticking and it can be stopped by only one man President Jack Ryan. This is book 22 in
the Jack Ryan series and it's a real winner. Mark Greaney has written a book that is page
turning and action packed thru all 742 pages. I definetly had to give it a 5.

[Ed · Rating 4 out of 5]

#23 in the Jack Ryan universe (#4 written by Mark Greaney, after 3 books co-authored with series creator Tom Clancy). A very fitting addition to this series. There is no shortage of action. President Jack Ryan makes several appearances and his son, Campus operative Jack Ryan Jr., plays analytical and operational roles. At 742 pages this book has the length we expect in a Tom Clancy thriller but it is an absorbing page-turner .

Jack Ryan series - After months at sea, U.S. Navy Commander Scott Hagan, captain of the USS James Greer, is on leave when he is attacked by an armed man in a crowded restaurant. Hagan is shot, but he manages to fight off the attacker. Severely wounded, the gunman reveals he is a Russian whose brother was killed when his submarine was destroyed by Commander Hagan's ship. Hagan demands to know how the would-be assassin knew his exact location, but the man dies before he says more. As more deadly events involving American military and intelligence personnel follow, all over the globe, it becomes clear that there has been some kind of massive information breach and that a wide array of America's most dangerous enemies have made a weapon of the stolen data. With U.S. intelligence agencies potentially compromised, it's up to John Clark and the rest of The Campus to track the leak to its source.

[Mehul Jangir · Rating 4 out of 5]

True faith and allegiance truly inspires feelings of true awe and admiration in the reader. This masterpiece not only introduces us to the world of military operations and personnel but it also warns us of the far spreading consequences of an intelligence leak and open source technology. Clancy fights the war against ISIS from this book only. The acute description and layout of the operations undertaken by both the campus and the ISIS ensures that the reader finds himself or herself in another world. All the characters catch the readers eye. Characters such as Alexandru Dalca, Jack Ryan junior and Sami Bin Rashid bring out the points of view of multiple people on a single situation, and how different people react to that situation