Tom Clancy's Power and Empire

Informationen zum Autor Marc Cameron Klappentext A growing threat from China leaves US President Jack Ryan with only a few desperate options in this continuation of internationally bestselling Tom Clancy series. On the fringes of the Pacific Ocean, a catastrophic explosion destroys a Chinese container ship. In Texas a solitary Highway Patrol trooper stops on a deserted road to find a young Hispanic girl with no identity, a murky history and information to kill for. In the White House, President Jack Ryan faces his toughest negotiation yet. Amid a web of coincidences and connections, it soon becomes clear a series of incidents around the world are connected. And at the centre of the web is a threat as dangerous as anything Jack Ryan has faced before... Zusammenfassung DISCOVER THE EXPLOSIVE THRILLER IN THE BESTSELLING JACK RYAN SERIES A NOOSE IS TIGHTENING AROUND PRESIDENT JACK RYAN'S AMERICA . . . A container ship from Shanghai explodes on its approach to Seattle. A US spy vessel in the South China Sea tangles with the Chinese navy. A stolen USB stick recovered in Texas exposes a terrorist conspiracy. As America is outmaneuvered by an increasingly bold President Zhou of China, Jack Ryan depends on the operatives of the Campus secret intelligence agency to plug the gaps between diplomacy and negotiation. But as an international summit approaches, Ryan must face Zhou alone. What he doesn't know is that the secret mastermind plotting conspiracy and destruction has had the leader of the free world in his sights all along . . . Praise for Tom Clancy: 'He constantly taps the current world situation for its imminent dangers and spins them into an engrossing tale' New York Times 'Heart-stopping action . . . entertaining and eminently topical' Washington Post 'Exhilarating. No other novelist is giving so full a picture of modern conflict' Sunday Times 'A brilliantly constructed thriller that packs a punch like Semtex' Daily Mail 'A virtuoso display of page-turning talent' Sunday Express ...

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A retired Chief Deputy U.S. 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 Jujitsu and is a certified scuba diver and man-tracker. Cameron lives in Alaska.

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A growing threat from China leaves US President Jack Ryan with only a few desperate options in this continuation of internationally bestselling Tom Clancy series.

On the fringes of the Pacific Ocean, a catastrophic explosion destroys a Chinese container ship.

In Texas a solitary Highway Patrol trooper stops on a deserted road to find a young Hispanic girl with no identity, a murky history and information to kill for.

In the White House, President Jack Ryan faces his toughest negotiation yet.

Amid a web of coincidences and connections, it soon becomes clear a series of incidents around the world are connected. And at the centre of the web is a threat as dangerous as anything Jack Ryan has faced before...

Résumé

DISCOVER THE EXPLOSIVE THRILLER IN THE BESTSELLING JACK RYAN SERIES
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A NOOSE IS TIGHTENING AROUND PRESIDENT JACK RYAN'S AMERICA . . .
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• A container ship from Shanghai explodes on its approach to Seattle.
  A US spy vessel in the South China Sea tangles with the Chinese navy.
  A stolen USB stick recovered in Texas exposes a terrorist conspiracy.*
  

As America is outmaneuvered by an increasingly bold President Zhou of China, Jack Ryan depends on the operatives of the Campus secret intelligence agency to plug the gaps between diplomacy and negotiation.

But as an international summit approaches, Ryan must face Zhou alone.

What he doesn't know is that the secret mastermind plotting conspiracy and destruction has had the leader of the free world in his sights all along . . .

Praise for Tom Clancy:

'He constantly taps the current world situation for its imminent dangers and spins them into an engrossing tale' New York Times

'Heart-stopping action . . . entertaining and eminently topical' Washington Post

'Exhilarating. No other novelist is giving so full a picture of modern conflict' Sunday Times

'A brilliantly constructed thriller that packs a punch like Semtex' Daily Mail

'A virtuoso display of page-turning talent' Sunday Express