<![CDATA[The Teeth of the Tiger]]>

false <![CDATA[The Teeth of the Tiger]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167276841m/19674.jpg 19674 25 A man named Mohammed sits in a café in Vienna, about to propose a deal to a Colombian. Mohammed has a strong network of agents and sympathizers throughout Europe and the Middle East, and the Colombian has an equally strong drug network throughout America. What if they were to form an alliance, to combine all their assets and connections? The potential for profits would be enormous--and the potential for destruction unimaginable. In a nondescript office building in suburban Maryland, the firm Hendley Associates does a profitable business in stocks, bonds, and international currencies, but its true mission is quite different: to identify and locate terrorist threats, and then deal with them, in whatever manner necessary. Established with the knowledge of President John Patrick Ryan, “the Campus” is always on the lookout for promising new talent, its recruiters scattered throughout the armed forces and government agencies--and three men are about to cross its radar. The first is Dominic Caruso, a rookie FBI agent, barely a year out of Quantico, whose decisive actions resolve a particularly brutal kidnap/murder case. The second is Caruso’s brother, Brian, a Marine captain just back from his first combat action in Afghanistan, and already a man to watch. And the third is their cousin . . . a young man named Jack Ryan, Jr. Jack was raised on intrigue. As his father moved through the ranks of the CIA and then into the White House, Jack received a life course in the world and the way it operates from agents, statesmen, analysts, Secret Service men, and black ops specialists such as John Clark and Ding Chavez. He wants to put it all to work now, but when he knocks on the front door of “the Campus,” he finds that nothing has prepared him for what he is about to encounter. For it is indeed a different world out there, and in here . . . and it is about to become far more dangerous. 5054715 2003 The Teeth of the Tiger total:1648|5:258|4:489|3:568|2:241|1:92| 1648 5524 2082 89 3 1 false false Tue Sep 02 17:45:12 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 03 16:55:09 -0800 2008
I do not think this was one of his better books as it read like a mediocre cons...more...]]> 1 1 false false Fri Mar 27 15:42:24 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 15:48:05 -0700 2009
This book is bad in several respects. It has virtually zero editing. There are passages that are literally verbatum, often used as similies or metaphors, used in different parts of the book. ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Fri Dec 05 18:48:27 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 18:55:55 -0800 2008 Teeth of the Tiger brings together a new generation of Ryans. Now ex-President of the U.S., Ryan is in th background. His son, Jack Jr., steps forward as a new analyst, this time for a so-called private financial research and investment firm, but one with an ulterior motive. In the...more...]]> 1 1 false true Fri Sep 05 17:33:55 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 05 17:50:40 -0700 2008
I had pretty much given up on Clancy, but then enjoyed R...more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu May 22 12:29:36 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 09 10:00:17 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon May 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 27 18:28:29 -0700 2008 Mon May 19 17:45:16 -0700 2008
...but with that said, I think there may be a time when characters/world need to be left alone. Jack Ryan-esque novels may be at that place.

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The trio of Jack Ryan Junior and his indistinguishable cousins, Aldo and Enzo or Brian and something were never very sympathetic characters. Page...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jun 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 23:17:21 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 12:44:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 08 08:45:55 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 01 11:12:03 -0700 2009
Although it does not actually have Jack Ryan in it, it's more about Jack Jr. Cool enough, especially the part that took place in Provo.

There was a bit of awkwardness since the book included references to Sep 11, when it seems to me that events in the ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jun 29 05:59:43 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 12:08:59 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 05:59:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun May 03 12:29:26 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 12:35:06 -0700 2009
two brothers are the main characters - a Marine captain, Brian Caruso, and his twin, FBI special agent Dominic Caruso.

but we also get to see jack Ryan Jr., son of the famous Clancy character w. same name.
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The story revolves around Jack Ryans two sons being part of a covert team that was set up to counter terrorist threats. They spend the whole...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Aug 31 10:29:32 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 10:34:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Mar 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 04 20:16:40 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 18 10:45:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Mar 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 20:50:32 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 20:50:32 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Jun 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 11:00:26 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 11:02:34 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Mon Dec 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 12 12:12:55 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 12:14:05 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jun 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 14:29:14 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 12:05:57 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Nov 19 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Wed Jan 07 15:23:50 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 15:24:06 -0800 2009 ]]> 3 0 false false Tue Aug 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 14:41:15 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 17:07:02 -0700 2009
Overall a good read.]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=19674