The Cardinal of the Kremlin by Clancy, Tom - 1989

Berkley Books. Very Good. 1989. First Printing. Paperback. The spine and both covers, next to the spine, are creased from reading. The pages are clean, no tears or soiling. The pages and binding are tight. All three page edges are yellow stained. Both corners of the back cover are creased. The edges of the cover and the spine are lightly scuffed from shelf wear; the corners of the spine are heavily scuffed. ; Jack Ryan; Vol. 3; Thick 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 547 pages; Cardinal of the Kremlin shows how the CIA works with their field agents in retrieving information. Mary Pat Foley and Ed Foley are introduced as the joint heads of the Moscow operation. When the Soviets develop a laser projector capable of destroying a satellite in orbit or an airplane anywhere in the world, the United States is alarmed. The Soviets seem to be far ahead of US efforts. In an attempt to determine the details of the Soviet achievement the CIA asks its top agent in Moscow, code name CARDINAL, to find out the specifics of the Soviet laser. CARDINAL has been the top US agent in Moscow for over 20 years and Soviet counterintelligence never even suspected his existence. Now, the KGB has gotten its first sniff that CARDINAL exists and won't give up until they catch him. The American laser project has also come to the KGB's attention and they begin an operation to discover how far the US has gotten. In the midst of nuclear missile reduction talks, both superpowers are developing technologies that could unravel the negotiations. From the mountains of Afghanistan to the deserts of New Mexico, from the backrooms of Washington, DC. To the halls of the Kremlin, world peace may rest in the hands of the Cardinal of the Kremlin. This is the 3rd book in the Jack Ryan series as published but is the 5th book chronologically. Will combine shipping on more than one book. .