Clear and Present Danger

Author Information: Just over thirty years ago, Tom Clancy was an insurance broker from Maryland with a passion for naval history. Years earlier, he had studied English at Loyola College in Baltimore and always dreamed of writing a novel. His first attempt, "The Hunt for Red October" – the first of the phenomenally successful Jack Ryan novels – quickly sold well thanks to enthusiastic reviews and shot to the New York Times bestseller list after President Reagan remarked that it was "the perfect yarn." From that day on, Clancy established himself as the undisputed master of combining extraordinary realism and authenticity, complex plots, and razor-sharp suspense. He passed away in October 2013.

Book Description: In this number 1 New York Times bestseller thriller by Tom Clancy, Jack Ryan finds himself caught in a war between the United States and a Colombian drug cartel, uncovering a shocking conspiracy.