THE THRILLING NEXT INSTALMENT IN TOM CLANCY'S JACK RYAN JR. SERIESA spy in the cross hairs . . .Jack Ryan Jr. lands in Israel. A few hours of simple spycraft for an old friend in the CIA then he's off the hook. Espionage has never been so easy.Then in a crowded market, he spots the glint of a knife. Without a thought, he throws himself in front of the targets - an American woman and her young son.Suddenly, Jack is facing a team of trained international killers and two very big questions. Who wants this mother and child dead that badly? And why?Cover blown, alone and outgunned on foreign soil, Jack will need all his wits to find out - and then to somehow stop them . . .Praise for Tom Clancy'He constantly taps the current world situation for its imminent dangers and spins them into an engrossing tale' New York Times'Heart-stopping action . . . Entertaining and eminently topical' Washington Post'A brilliantly constructed thriller that packs a punch like Semtex' Daily Mail'A virtuoso display of page-turning talent' Sunday Express