A missing Chinese scientist, unexplained noises emanating from under the Arctic ice, and a possible mole in American intelligence are just some of the problems that plague President Jack Ryan in the latest entry in Tom Clancy's #1 New York Times bestselling series.Aboard an icebreaker in the Arctic Ocean a sonar operator hears an unusual noise coming from the ocean floor. She can't isolate it and chalks the event up to an anomaly in a newly installed system.Meanwhile, operatives with the Chinese Ministry of State Security are dealing with their own mystery — the disappearance of brilliant but eccentric scientist, Liu Wangshu. They're desperate to keep his crucial knowledge of aerospace and naval technology out of their rivals' hands.Finding Liu is too great an opportunity for any intelligence service to pass up, but there's one more problem. A high-level Chinese mole, codenamed Surveyor, has managed to infiltrate American Intelligence. President Jack Ryan has only one choice: send John Clark and his Campus team deep into China to find an old graduate student of the professor's who may hold the key to his whereabouts. It's a dangerous gamble, but with John Clark holding the cards, Jack Ryan is all in.
Thirty-five years ago Tom Clancy was a Maryland insurance broker with a passion for naval history. Years before, he had been an English major at Baltimore’s Loyola College and had always dreamed of writing a novel. His first effort,
A retired Chief Deputy US Marshal, Marc Cameron spent nearly thirty years in law enforcement. His assignments have taken him from Alaska to Manhattan, Canada to Mexico and dozens of points in between. He holds a second-degree black belt in ju-jitsu and is a certified scuba diver and man-tracker.
Cameron is an avid adventure motorcyclist and his books heavily feature bikes and bikers — from OSI Agent Jericho Quinn’s beloved BMW GS to Harley Davidsons, Royal Enfields, Ducatis and… most everything on two wheels.
Cameron lives in Alaska with his wife, blue heeler dog and BMW GS motorcycle.
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Men who are accustomed to eat at tiny tables in howling gales have curiously neat and finished table-manners.
When two tigers fight, one is injured beyond repair… and the other one is dead.
Jack Ryan: President of the United States
Arnold “Arnie” van Damm: President Ryan’s chief of staff
Mary Pat Foley: Director of national intelligence
Scott Adler: Secretary of state
Robert Burgess: Secretary of defense
Admiral John Talbot: Chief of naval operations
