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Zusatztext Praise for Tom Clancy Point of Contact “[A] taut! exciting thriller...Clancy fans can rest assured that the state of the franchise is strong."— Publishers Weekly “[Maden] proves that he knows the ins-and-outs of an action story and can certainly take readers to the edge of their seats when it comes to thrills. It’s nice to know that Tom Clancy’s creation will have more adventures ahead.”— Suspense Magazine “Sure to satisfy the legend's longtime fans.”— Ft. Worth Star-Telegram More Praise for the Jack Ryan Jr. Series “Will satisfy the craving of the audience for more Ryan family adventures”— Booklist “ A tour de force of the kind Clancy practically invented! a tale beautifully envisioned and realized.”— Providence Journal “Mixes nail-biting suspense with hard-hitting action to deliver a blockbuster hit.”—The Real Book Spy “A high-octane! high stakes novel of international intrigue and military action! involving global brinksmanship! espionage! and romance.”—The Huffington Post “Continue[s] the intense! thrilling! and realistic plots that Tom Clancy was known for...riveting and gripping.”—Elise Cooper for Military Press! Crimespree Magazine! and Blackfive.net Informationen zum Autor Mike Maden Klappentext Jack Ryan Jr. finds himself on the front lines of cyber war and in the eye of a killer storm in this thriller in Tom Clancy's #1 New York Times bestselling series. A former U.S. senator and defense contractor needs someone to look over the books of Dalfan Technologies, a Singapore company--quickly. He turns to Jack Ryan, Jr., and Paul Brown, two employees of one of the best financial analysis firms in the country, which also happens to be the cover for The Campus, a top secret American intelligence agency. Brown has no idea that Jack works for The Campus. Jack has no idea that the awkward accountant has been tasked with uploading a cyberwarfare program into the highly secure Dalfan Technologies mainframe on behalf of the CIA. On the verge of mission success, Brown discovers a game within the game, and the people who now want to kill him are as deadly as the cyclone bearing down on the island nation. Together Ryan and Brown race to escape both the dangerous storm and a team of trained assassins in order to prevent a global catastrophe, even at the cost of their own lives. 1 The North Sea Albuskjell Oilfield, Norway Latitude 56¡ North, Longitude 3¡ East Freeze or drown. He wasn't sure which one would come first. It didn't really matter. Either way, Jack Ryan, Jr., knew he was going to die in the next two minutes. The F470 Zodiac rubber raiding craft pounded through the chopping waves beneath a storm-shrouded moon. Jack clutched the safety ropes in both fists to keep from getting thrown overboard. So did Adara Sherman, seated in front of him. She was getting it worse than he was. Every bounce threw more spray in their faces. Jack's NVGs were spattered with ice. He couldn't risk wiping off the night-vision lenses while he was riding this bucking bronco. But a half-mile ahead he could still barely make out the oil rig, lights off, its hulking frame a black shadow above the surging sea. That was fine by Jack. The darkness shielded their approach. Jack's teeth chattered and his mind clouded in the numbing cold. The freezing North Sea wind seemed to slice right through his five-millimeter wetsuit, and the stinging sleet felt like a broken beer bottle being dragged across his exposed skin. Despite their misery, Bartosz "Midas" Jankowski gunned the engine full throttle, his goggled eyes fixed on his GPS. They were supposed to run quiet, but they...
