Latest Books The Big Thrill Recommends: TOM CLANCY SHADOW STATE by M.P. Woodward

The Big Thrill Recommends: TOM CLANCY SHADOW STATE by M.P. Woodward

Recommended by Tracey Devlyn

Author M.P. Woodward hit the pause button on his amazing Handler series (The Handler, Dead Drop) to pen TOM CLANCY SHADOW STATE, the 12th novel in the New York Times bestselling Jack Ryan, Jr. series.

Financial analyst Jack Ryan, Jr. finds himself stuck in a Hong Kong skyscraper, running risk profiles for a $300 million rare earth mining company deal, while his Campus teammates, including fiancée and intelligence operative Lisanne Robertson, are tracking a high-value target in the Philippine wilderness.

On top of being distracted, worried, and, yes, envious of the Philippine op, Jack’s battling with his sniper-sharp gut instincts. Again.

First, his instincts urge him not to ignore a meeting secretly requested by a potential Chinese asset, even though he’s on strict orders not to deviate from his white-side assignment, securing the GeoTech deal. But Jack is trained in establishing complex surveillance detection routes. What could go wrong?

The next day, bruised and battered, Jack learns that to seal the deal, the lending bank is demanding additional information that can only be obtained at GeoTech’s offices in Vietnam. Buried in the mining company’s mounds of paperwork, Jack’s instincts stir again. The only way to calm the niggling that something’s off is to visit the rare earth mine himself.

Jack is treated to the helicopter ride of his life—until the smoking bird spirals out of control to the rugged ground below. Trapped in the gorgeous yet treacherous Vietnamese highlands, Jack puts all of his Campus training to work to get himself and an injured colleague back to civilization while also dodging bullets and the spotlights of known human traffickers.

What Jack doesn’t realize—yet—is that the real danger lies in the very heart of the skyscrapers he’s running towards.

Hats off to the genius who tapped M.P. Woodward to carry on the Jack Ryan, Jr. series. TOM CLANCY SHADOW STATE delivers all the classic Clancy feels—terrifying tech, exciting action, and powerful characters who show their true heart and unstoppable bravery. Woodward’s description of Vietnam’s highlands will make you add it to your vacay bucket list, and his portrayal of Jack, Jr., Lisanne, and Kendrick Moore (if you don’t want to hug this bald, mountainous frogman by the end of the story, we can’t be friends!) will have you flipping pages well into the night.

The Big Thrill Recommends: TOM CLANCY SHADOW STATE by M.P. Woodward