Patriot Games - Tom Clancy

Many people may have seen the film of this book by Tom Clancy, featuring Harrison Ford as Jack Ryan. I saw the film before I read the book but I found that this did not spoil a good read. I picked up this book along with some others for the huge price of 25p at a car boot sale. If you prefer your books new or cannot find it second hand (I doubt it - Tom Clancy books make up 50% of car boot sales) then Amazon has it for £6.39 in paperback, published by Harper Collins. Now the boring bits are out of the way: to the action! Jack Ryan, all-American good guy, ex-Marine, ex-CIA consultant, naval history teacher and general hero-in-waiting is in London with his family. ...  Read the complete review

Widely regarded as being one of the top thriller writers in the world, Tom Clancy pitches his indefatigable hero, Jack Ryan, into the midst of another plot hatched by international terrorists. Abroad in London, Ryan witnesses an attempted assassination of the Royal Family and, being the all-conquering (yet, at times, unbelievably stupid) superhuman tourist that he is, promptly gets involved, killing one of the terrorists in the process. After receiving the plaudits for such a demonstration of bravery in saving the Royals, it becomes apparent that the terrorists (left-wing IRA) want to avenge the death of their counterpart and attempt another assassination. This time they ...  Read the complete review

In these fast moving times it is hard sometimes just to sit down with a cup of coffee, curl up in bed and read a good book. A lot of people just wait for the 'film of the book' to be released. I read Patriot Games a year or so before the film came out on video. I could not put this book down. I laughed, I cried, I enjoyed Jack Ryan kicking some butt. The plot is ex-CIA agent Jack Ryan was trying to enjoy mixing business and pleasure over here in jolly old England - when he stops an assassination attempt on members of the Royal Family. The terrorist then follow Jack back home to the USA and attempts to kill off his family. And that is all I am going to give away. ...  Read the complete review

Patriot Games is the next book in the Clancy series of books that contain the character of Jack Ryan, this book sees Ryan becoming a hero and saving the life of The Prince of Wales. This deed is not all glory for Ryan as it turns him from being an ex marine and a history teacher into a political target. Because of Ryan’s act of bravery he turns his family into a target for the ULA, a target that no terrorist group could ever leave alone. This book contains a lot of secretive plotting and planning by the terrorists and their allies. But will they dare to attack an American and risk their funding for their political aims. The story line in this book is very ...  Read the complete review