Line of Sight (novel)

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Line of Sight
First edition cover
AuthorMike Maden
Audio read byScott Brick
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesJack Ryan Jr.
Genre
Publisher
Enemy Contact
 

Line of Sight (stylized as Tom Clancy Line of Sight, Tom Clancy: Line of Sight, or Tom Clancy’s Line of Sight in the United Kingdom

the New York Times bestseller list.[2]

Plot summary

In

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to intervene, resulting in a new world war. He obtains eighty thermobaric warheads as well as the accompanying missile guidance system, stolen from a Russian armory in Syria
and smuggled into the country, for this purpose.

Meanwhile,

NASDAQ. Before the trip, he agrees to do a favor for his mother, Dr. Cathy Ryan, in which he will track down Aida Curić, her mother’s former patient, in the nearby city of Sarajevo in Bosnia. Aida, a Bosnian Muslim who escaped from her country during the Bosnian War
, had her eyes cured by his mother twenty-five years ago.

After finishing his accounting job a week later, Ryan explores the city, especially

Point of Contact
). Rhodes was later killed in his prison cell.

Ryan informs his boss Gerry Hendley about the incident, who later learns about Iliescu’s connection to the Iron Syndicate from further investigation by Hendley Associates/The Campus head of IT Gavin Biery. He then sends The Campus to Europe in order to try to interrogate Iliescu; however, they find out that Elena was dead from a heart attack, silenced by the Iron Syndicate.

After being questioned by the Slovenian police about the incident, Ryan proceeds to Sarajevo to track down Aida. Initially failing in his efforts, he prepares for his flight back to the U.S. when Aida herself shows up in his rented apartment. Instantly smitten by her beauty, Ryan postpones his flight for a few more days and spends time with her, exploring most of Bosnia through a popular tour service that she owns; he even volunteers in a refugee agency that she also holds. They get into a fling for a few days. On the last night of his stay in Bosnia, Ryan and Aida encounter what Aida says are corrupt Serbian police officers (in fact they are Russian undercover agents searching for the stolen warheads). They manage to incapacitate them, which leads Ryan to believe something is amiss.

The next day, Ryan survives another murder attempt from an Iron Syndicate assassin in his rented apartment. He finally relents to Hendley’s persistent pleas and is about to fly home to the U.S. when he witnesses a plane being shot down by a

Olympic soccer stadium
, as she leaves Ryan under her cousin, who is also involved in the scheme, to prepare for the attack. Eventually, Ryan immobilizes him and escapes.

Ryan then tells his boss of the diabolical plot; his father,

U.S. President Jack Ryan, his intelligence advisers, the military commanders based in Europe, and the Russian President are also informed. He tracks down Aida all the way to a dark tunnel, where he shoots her dead. He then proceeds to a nearby warehouse, where the forty thermobaric missiles are readied for launch. After informing Hendley of his location and engaging in a fistfight with Brkić's men, Ryan narrowly escapes just before the building is destroyed by a Tomahawk missile
ordered by his father. The rest of the rockets are then retrieved by Russian and Bosnian intelligence operatives inside the stadium.

It was revealed that Red Wing is the

Bosnian mafia local head and Interpol
fugitive Samir Kvržić, who wanted to change identities; the Aida that Ryan knew was actually Sabina, his daughter. The Curić family's tour service was kept, but this time it was also used as a conduit to smuggle drugs, guns, and fugitives into the Balkans; when Samir died, his daughter took his place as the owner.

Characters

United States government

The Campus

  • Gerry Hendley: Director of The Campus and Hendley Associates
  • John Clark
    : Director of operations
  • Dominic "Dom" Caruso: Operations officer
  • Jack Ryan, Jr.
    : Operations officer / senior analyst
  • Gavin Biery: Director of information technology
  • Adara Sherman: Operations officer
  • Bartosz "Midas" Jankowski: Operations officer
  • Lisanne Robertson: Director of transportation

Other characters

Development

Maden researched for Line of Sight by visiting Bosnia and Herzegovina itself.[3]

Reception

Commercial

Line of Sight debuted at number three on the Combined Print and E-Book Fiction and Hardcover Fiction

the New York Times bestseller list for the week of July 1, 2018. In addition, it debuted at number four on the USA Today Best Selling Books list for the week of June 21, 2018.[5]

Critical

The book received positive reviews. Kirkus Reviews hailed it as "fast-moving and exciting" and adds that "this one reads like it came from Clancy himself".[6] In a featured review, thriller novel reviewer The Real Book Spy praised it as "lightning-quick, filled with action, and heavy on surprises".[7] However, Publishers Weekly gave the book a mixed review, stating that it "struggles to give a coherent picture of the politics of [Bosnia]", and that "Only a nostalgic love of these aging characters will induce readers to plow through the formulaic plot to the unsurprising ending."[8]

References

  1. ^ Tom Clancy's Line of Sight: THE INSPIRATION BEHIND THE THRILLING AMAZON PRIME SERIES JACK RYAN (Jack Ryan Jr 12). ASIN 0718189299.
  2. ^ "Combined Print & E-Book Fiction Books - Best Sellers - July 1, 2018 - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  3. ^ Martindale, David (8 June 2018). "Former Dallasite Mike Maden used to read Tom Clancy novels; now he writes them". Dallas News. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Hardcover Fiction - Bestsellers - July 1, 2018 - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Book Reviews and Bestselling Lists". USAToday.com. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  6. ^ "TOM CLANCY LINE OF SIGHT by Mike Maden". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  7. ^ Steck, Ryan (23 April 2018). "Featured Review: 'Tom Clancy Line of Sight' by Mike Maden". The Real Book Spy. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Fiction Book Review: Tom Clancy: Line of Sight by Mike Maden". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
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