Firing Point
by Mike Maden
Jack Ryan Jr. Series (7), Jack Ryan (Publication Order) (30), Jack Ryan (Chronological Order) (30)
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Jack Ryan, Jr. is out to avenge the murder of an old friend, but the vein of evil he's tapped into may run too deep for him to handle in the latest electric entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.While on vacation in Barcelona, Jack Ryan, Jr. is surprised to run into an old friend at a small café. A first, Renee Moore seems surprised to see Jack, but then she just seems irritated and distracted. After making plans to meet later, Jack leaves, only to miss the opportunity to ever show more speak to Renee again, as the café is destroyed minutes later by a suicide bomber. A desperate Jack plunges back into the ruins to save his friend, but it's too late. As she dies in his arms, she utters one word, "Sammler."
When the police show up they are initially suspicious of Jack until they are called off by a member of the Spanish Intelligence Service. This mysterious sequence of events sends the young Campus operative on an unrelenting search to find out the reason behind Renee's death. Along the way, he discovers that his old friend had secrets of her own—and some of them may have gotten her killed.
Jack has never backed down from a challenge, but some prey may be too big for one man. show less
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This time Jack Ryan, Jr. is on vacation in Barcelona, Spain after trying to capture a member of the Iron Syndicate. He is in a cafe when he meets an old college friend, Renee Moore. As he leaves the cafe is blown up. Renee, whose last word is Sammler, and others perish. That sets him on a path to bring the bomber to justice. He works with Laia Brossa of the Spanish police to try to find Crooked Nose and identify who "Sorry Man" really was. These are the people of interest he saw when exiting the cafe. Meanwhile, back in Washington, President Ryan is dealing with the sinking of several cargo ships where ransom is asked of the cargo owners. Jack's hunt takes him back to the US, to Knoxville, Tennessee, and then to a yacht off the Mexican show more coast. This was a page-turner in spite of all the somewhat technical descriptions of quantum physics and technology. show less
This book, "Firing Point," was a mess. It may be due to my reading so many Tom Clancy/Jack Ryan's in a row. It may also be due to the number of books being written. I suspect if more time is taken, the books would be better. This was at the end of the book: "Thanks to what you and Gavin did, we avoided a global economic apocalypse, recovered the five trillion, and stopped a potential holocaust." Pretty impressive I guess, but it was comical even though I don't think it was suppose to be. Every book a female detective befriends the main character and then dies. I think that would be what gets talked about the most.
117 members; 3.79 average review; 9/7/2021
117 members; 3.79 average review; 9/7/2021
I picked this up as it was just added to overdrive. I haven't read this series aside from two junior novels. As a thriller it is a solid one. In Firing Point the bad guy was trying to ruin the global financial system, a good thriller with good action. It just hard to wrap my head around the fact that POTUS's son running around taking out bad guys.
Typical Tom Clancy fare. We have a great build-up, that seems to include several unrelated events, and they all come together in an ultimate triumph of good over evil. It is still rousing and compelling reading and was fun.
I think this was Mike's best effort by far since taking on Jack Jr.!!!
I think this was Mike's best effort by far since taking on Jack Jr.!!!
Great story from beginning to the end. Full of suspense.
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Mike Maden is an American author. He grew up in California's San Joaquin Valley. He has a Ph.D. in political science focused on conflict and technology in international relations. He has had a lifelong interest in history and warfare. Tom Clancy became one of his favorite authors after reading The Hunt for Red October. He writes in the same show more techno-thriller genre. His earlier books include Drone, Blue Warrior, Drone Command, Drone Threat. He writes for the Tom Clancy's jack Ryan, Jr., series. Tom Clancy's Point of Contact was published in June 2017. Tom Clancy's Line of Sight was published in June 2018. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Firing Point
- Original publication date
- 2020
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- Reviews
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- Languages
- English, German
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