Red Rabbit - A Jack Ryan Novel Abridged edition

Publisher Marketing: Long before he was President or head of the CIA, before he fought terrorist attacks on the Super Bowl or the White House, even before a submarine named Red October made its perilous way across the Atlantic, Jack Ryan was an historian, teacher, and recent ex-Marine temporarily living in England while researching a book. A series of deadly encounters with an IRA splinter group had brought him to the attention of the CIA's Deputy Director, Vice Admiral James Greer--as well as his counterpart with the British SIS, Sir Basil Charleston--and when Greer asked him if he wanted to come aboard as a freelance analyst, Jack was quick to accept. The opportunity was irresistible, and he was sure he could fit it in with the rest of his work. And then Jack forgot all about the rest of his work, because one of his first assignments was to help debrief a high-level Soviet defector, and the defector told an amazing tale: Top Soviet officials, including Yuri Andropov, were planning to assassinate the Pope, John Paul II. Could it be true? As the days and weeks go by, Ryan must battle, first to try to confirm the plot, and then to prevent it, but this is a brave new world, and nothing he has done up to now has prepared him for the lethal game of cat-and-mouse that is the Soviet Union versus the United States. In the end, it will be not just the Pope's life but the stability of the Western world that is at stake. . . and it may already be too late for a novice CIA analyst to do anything about it."Clancy creates not only compelling characters but frighteningly topical situations and heart-stopping action," wrote The Washington Post about The Bear and the Dragon. "Among the handful of superstars, Clancy still reigns, and he is not likely to be dethroned any time soon." These words were never truer than about the remarkable pages of his breathtaking new novel. This is Clancy at his best--and there is none better. Review Citations: People Weekly 12/30/2002 pg. 55 (EAN 9780786240647, Hardcover) USA Today 12/18/2002 pg. 1 (EAN 9780786240647, Hardcover) Library Journal Prepub Alert 04/01/2002 pg. 76 (EAN 9780399149146, Hardcover) Library Journal 04/01/2002 (EAN 9780399149146, Hardcover) Library Journal Prepub Alert 04/01/2002 pg. 76 (EAN 9780399148705, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 07/29/2002 pg. 51 (EAN 9780399148705, Hardcover) Entertainment Weekly 08/23/2002 pg. 136 (EAN 9780399148705, Hardcover) People Weekly 09/09/2002 pg. 42 (EAN 9780399148705, Hardcover) Booklist 09/01/2002 pg. 7 (EAN 9780399148705, Hardcover) American Spectator 09/01/2002 pg. 72 (EAN 9780399148705, Hardcover) Entertainment Weekly 12/20/2002 pg. 139 (EAN 9780399148705, Hardcover) USA Today 12/25/2002 pg. 1 (EAN 9780399148705, Hardcover) Library Journal 04/01/2002 (EAN 9780399148705, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 173 (EAN 9780399148705, Hardcover) Kliatt 05/01/2003 pg. 49 (EAN 9780553713107, Compact Disc) Contributor Bio:  Clancy, Tom Tom Clancy is America s, and the world s, favorite international thriller author. Starting with The Hunt for Red October, all thirteen of his previous books have hit #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. His books, The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger, and The Sum of All Fears have been made into major motion pictures. He lives in Maryland where he is a co-owner of the Baltimore Orioles. Contributor Bio:  Boutsikaris, Dennis Dennis Boutsikaris received an Obie Award for his performance in Sight Unseen and was Mozart in Amadeus on Broadway. His films include *batteries not included, The Dream Team, and Boys On The Side. His TV work includes And Then There Was One, The Last Don and Chasing The Dragon; he was most recently the D. A. of NY in Sidney Lumet's 100 Centre Street.