Tom Clancy Point of Contact
By Mike Maden
- Release Date: 2017-06-13
- Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Description
Jack Ryan Jr. finds himself on the front lines of cyber war and in the eye of a killer storm in this thriller in Tom Clancy's #1 New York Times bestselling series.
A former U.S. senator and defense contractor needs someone to look over the books of Dalfan Technologies, a Singapore company--quickly. He turns to Jack Ryan, Jr., and Paul Brown, two employees of one of the best financial analysis firms in the country, which also happens to be the cover for The Campus, a top secret American intelligence agency.
Brown has no idea that Jack works for The Campus. Jack has no idea that the awkward accountant has been tasked with uploading a cyberwarfare program into the highly secure Dalfan Technologies mainframe on behalf of the CIA. On the verge of mission success, Brown discovers a game within the game, and the people who now want to kill him are as deadly as the cyclone bearing down on the island nation. Together Ryan and Brown race to escape both the dangerous storm and a team of trained assassins in order to prevent a global catastrophe, even at the cost of their own lives.
Reviews
Convoluted
4By Dan Dailybut a good read. Jack going from Washington to Europe to Africa and back stretches credibility but hey, it’s a novel. All in all i enjoyed it but thought it might have had a stronger ending?Under Fire
5By s HansonGreat book.How to ruin a character
3By Wrlss911ProI am about 2/3 of the way through this story. It started out strong, but it should be called “Jack Ryan Jr. Uses poor judgment - Again; This time in Singapore!” Instead of using all the terrific characters available to him, the author devolves Jack Junior’s character growth to date and just ruins the character. The choices that he has Jack Jr. make are so bad as to be implausible, particularly fo someone who is supposed to be a top tier operator. Disappointing is the word.Disappointing
1By News Guy 88I think we continue to buy these books because we long for the quality Tom Clancy brought us in the past. This book does not have that level of quality. The ending is very disjointed and fails to tie it all together. My first impression was that someone was up against a deadline and didn't have the time to allow for a properly constructed ending. As a result, the reader is left hanging and there is no smooth transition to completion. I literally had to go back to make sure I wasn't missing something....kind of like going from point "A" to point "G". Won't be buying these any more.Not worth the read
1By Wolfpack4900Always have been a fan of the Clancy series. This was the worst I've read. Got within 100 pages of the end and didn't, care about the ending and just stopped reading. Waste of money and time.Tom Clancy Point of Contact
4By JPB 9871A pretty good read. Not as well done as some of Clancy's own books(but certainly as good as some of Clancy's later works).Too violent and far-fetched for a "Tom Clancy" novel
2By David PastalaniecI have read almost all the novels written by other writers in Clancy's universe. This is the first one to significantly miss the mark. 2/3 of the way through I felt cheated of my time and money. The plot twists are too far-fetched and disconnected to make sense. The actions of Jack Ryan Jr. we're too violent and conscious free for the situation.What just happened?
1By PaWMoToI am a long time fan and am shocked by the poor quality of this book. In truth I am even more saddened by the closing pages of the book which seem only present as a mechanism to stir my emotional ties to the deep history that Clancy developed.Tom Clancy Point of Contact
5By Pd1956I was pleasantly surprised at what a great read this was. Mike Maden did a terrific job paying homage to the Clancy franchise while creating new characters. Interesting dive into the world of forensic accounting and cyber crime without getting lost in the weeds. All in all a very satisfying novel.Point of contact
5By WccguyExcellent book. Author writes a story that befits Tom Clancy himself, maybe better.
