In this electrifying #1 New York Times bestselling thriller from Tom Clancy, a silent war between the USA and Russia will decide the fate of the world--and Jack Ryan is behind enemy lines.
Two men possess vital data on Russia's Star Wars missile defense system. One of them is CARDINAL--America's highest agent in the Kremlin--and he's about to be terminated by the KGB. The other is the one American who can save CARDINAL and lead the world to the brink of peace...or war.
作者简介
30多年前,汤姆-克兰西是马里兰州的一名保险经纪人,对海军历史情有独钟。几年前,他是巴尔的摩洛约拉学院的英语专业学生,一直梦想着写一本小说。他的作品《猎杀红色十月》(The Hunt for Red October)--获得巨大成功的《杰克-瑞恩》小说--由于好评如潮而销售火爆,然后在里根总统称其为 "优选的纱线 "后,一举登上《纽约时报》的畅销书榜。从那一天起,克兰西确立了自己在融合现实主义和真实性、复杂的情节和锋利的悬念方面无可争议的大师地位。他于2013年10月逝世。
A little more than thirty 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, The Hunt for Red October--the first of the phenomenally successful Jack Ryan novels--sold briskly as a result of rave reviews, then catapulted onto the New York Times bestseller list after President Reagan pronounced it "the perfect yarn." From that day forward, Clancy established himself as an undisputed master at blending exceptional realism and authenticity, intricate plotting, and razor-sharp suspense. He passed away in October 2013.