Publisher Description

THE THRILLING NEW NOVEL IN THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING JACK RYAN, JR. SERIESWhen the leader of North Korea is catastrophically injured, his incapacitation inadvertently triggers a "dead-man's switch," activating an army of sleeper agents in South Korea and precipitating a struggle for succession.Jack Ryan, Jr. is in Seoul to interview a potential addition to the Campus. But his benign trip takes a deadly turn when a wave of violence perpetrated by North Korean operatives grips South Korea's capital. A mysterious voice from North Korea offers Jack a way to stop the peninsula's rush to war, but her price may be more than he can afford to pay.REAL READER REVIEWS'Everything we have come to live in this series: great action, set pieces and locations' 'One of the best books of the series' 'Non-stop action' 'I can't get enough of Tom Clancy, since I picked up his first book I have been hooked' 'Excellent and very entertaining, with a topical twist'

Author Biography

TOM CLANCY was the author of eighteen New York Times bestsellers. His first, The Hunt for Red October, sold briskly as a result of rave reviews, then catapulted into the bestseller list after President Reagan pronounced it 'the perfect yarn'. Clancy was the undisputed master at blending exceptional realism and authenticity, intricate plotting, and razor-sharp suspense. He passed away in 2013. DON BENTLEY spent a decade as an Army Apache helicopter pilot, and while deployed in Afghanistan was awarded the Bronze Star and the Air Medal with "V" device for valor. Following his time in the military, Bentley worked as an FBI special agent focusing on foreign intelligence and counterintelligence and was a Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team member.

Long Description

When the leader of North Korea is catastrophically injured, his incapacitation inadvertently triggers a "dead-man's switch," activating an army of sleeper agents in South Korea and precipitating a struggle for succession.Jack Ryan, Jr. is in Seoul to interview a potential addition to the Campus. But his benign trip takes a deadly turn when a wave of violence perpetrated by North Korean operatives grips South Korea's capital. A mysterious voice from North Korea offers Jack a way to stop the peninsula's rush to war, but her price may be more than he can afford to pay.

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Constantly taps the current world situation for its imminent dangers and spins them into an engrossing tale - New York TimesExhilarating. No other novelist is giving so full a picture of modern conflict - Sunday TimesA brilliantly constructed thriller that packs a punch - Daily MailHeart-stopping action . . . entertaining and eminently topical - Washington PostA virtuoso display of page-turning talent - Sunday Express

Promotional "Headline"

Jack Ryan, Jr. is the one man who can prevent a second Korean War in the latest thrilling entry in the no.1 New York Times bestselling series.

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