Tom Clancy's Under Fire
by Grant Blackwood
Taste attributes: espionagethrilleractionfastunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsall consuming quest
Boxlist takeA grounded spy novel that is sweeping, unsavoury and serious. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
On a routine intelligence gathering mission in Tehran, Jack Ryan, Jr, has lunch with his oldest friend, Seth Gregory, an engineer overseeing a transcontinental railway project. As they part, Seth slips Jack a key, along with a perplexing message. The next day Jack is summoned to an apartment where two men claim Seth has disappeared - gone to ground with funds for a vital intelligence operation.
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- Author
- Grant Blackwood
- Published
- 2015
- Pages
- 523
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- Open Library
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