Surviving a helicopter crash in the Vietnamese Highlands is only the start of the challenges
facing Jack Ryan Jr. in the latest propulsive thriller of this #1 N ew York Times bestselling
series. The vibrant economy of the new Vietnam is a shiny lure for Western capital. Companies
are racing to uncover ideal opportunities. Not wanting to be left behind Hendley Associates
has sent their best analyst Jack Ryan Jr. to mine for investment gold. And he may have found
some in a rare earth mining company GeoTech. But a trip with a Hendley colleague to observe
the company's operations takes a treacherous turn when their helicopter is shot down. Some
things haven't changed and Vietnam is still the plaything of powerful neighbours. The Chinese
are determined to keep Jack from finding the truth about what exactly is being processed at the
isolated factory. Now Jack is in a race for his life. He's got to stay one step ahead of a
pack of killers while supporting his wounded friend. And he'll get no help from the government
because in the jungle it's the shadow state that rules. __________ PRAISE FOR TOM CLANCY
'Constantly taps the current world situation for its imminent dangers and spins them into an
engrossing tale' NEW YORK TIMES 'Exhilarating. No other novelist is giving so full a picture
of modern conflict' SUNDAY TIMES 'A brilliantly constructed thriller that packs a punch'
DAILY MAIL 'Heart-stopping action . . . entertaining and eminently topical' WASHINGTON POST
