Clear and Present Danger by Clancy, Tom - 1989

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1989. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. 24 cm. 656 pages. Inscribed by the author on half-title page. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Thomas Leo Clancy Jr. (April 12, 1947 - October 1, 2013) was an American novelist best known for his technically detailed espionage and military-science storylines set during and after the Cold War. Seventeen of his novels were bestsellers. His name was also used on movie scripts, nonfiction books on military subjects, and video games. He was a part-owner of the Baltimore Orioles. Clancy's literary career began in 1984 when he sold The Hunt for Red October for $5,000. His works The Hunt for Red October (1984), Patriot Games (1987), Clear and Present Danger (1989), and The Sum of All Fears (1991) have been turned into commercially successful films. Tom Clancy's works also inspired games such as the Ghost Recon, Rainbow Six, and Splinter Cell series. Since his death, his Jack Ryan series has been continued by his family estate through a series of authors. Derived from a Kirkus review: This time out,addresses a nearly homegrown menace: the cocaine lords of Colombia and their deadly white powder. The stirring action begins in the White House, in a scene that not only sets up the premise--a radical initiative against Colombian drug traffic--but also offers nifty inside-info: that the Oval Office's windows are made of bullet-resistant polycarbonate; that the President's chair is backed with bullet-proof Kevlar. Neither the detailing nor the action lets up as Clancy moves to the high seas--where a Coast Guard skipper captures a pair of drug-smuggling pirates; to the Rockies--where a Ranger trains for a secret mission with other Hispanics under the gaze of CIA-agent "Mr. Clark"; to Medellin--where a vile drug lord and his ex-KGB advisor counterplot against the Yanks; to Langley-- where a newly promoted Ryan gets wind of the White House plan and its excesses by the hand of an ambitious presidential advisor. Dazzling macho-entertainment.