The billionaire has assembled an international team of the most ruthless mercenaries alive. The answer is as simple as it is shocking. It will take more than political headwinds or media disfavor to cause him to turn from his duty to the American people, but every man has an Achilles heel. How do you compel a man like Jack Ryan to bend? He’s personally faced down everything from the Russian navy to cartel killers. There’s only one force standing in his way-President Jack Ryan. Now, he’s ready to implement his most ambitious plan of all. The competitors he’s destroyed, the people he’s hurt, they’re all just marks on a ledger. Along the way, he’s toppled democratically elected governments and exacerbated divisions within stable nations. A shadowy billionaire uses his fortune to further his corrupt ambitions. The United States has stared down many threats with President Jack Ryan at the helm, but what if he’s not there when we need him? That’s the question facing a nation in the most shocking entry in Tom Clancy's #1 New York Times bestselling series. But for the Taliban, it is a long awaited opportunity: to exploit the cartels and bring the fire of the jihad to the hearts of the infidels, striking against the very heart of America.
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