Tom Clancy Rules of Engagement by Ward Larsen

Not a Book Report

I enjoy reflecting on the movies, TV, books and other media that I consume. I’m notoriously sentimental. This series documents the books that I read. These aren’t reviews or recommendations. Just a list. For me. Mostly so that I can page through what I read, where I was, and when.

Why did I read it?

The next Jack Ryan book. Same reason as the last few: something easy to read on my Kindle for a few minutes before I fall asleep.

What is it?

Publisher Summary

When a member of his Cabinet is killed in a plane crash, President Jack Ryan suspects that the “accident” is anything but in this latest shocking entry in this #1 New York Times bestselling series.

The White House is stunned when the Secretary of Commerce is killed in a plane crash in Turkey. President Jack Ryan isn’t ready to write this off as a simple accident. Not only has he lost a good friend, but the Secretary was on an important mission: on the surface he was making an appearance at an economic conference, but the CIA was also using the flight as cover to extract an important asset from the Middle East.

Soon, Lt. Commander Katie Ryan and her team are working with the investigators to find the cause of the tragedy, but one shocking revelation changes everything. There were supposed to be 16 people on the plane, but there are only 15 bodies.

The quest for answers will lead the team deeper and deeper into a quagmire of lies and deception that will force President Ryan to face an unprincipled enemy with global ambitions.

How did I read it?

Notes - No Spoilers

• Just fine. Again. More books for reading on Kindle while falling asleep.
• Weirdly disjointed. The first half obsesses over how the entire military only has two competent junior officers and they both happen to be Jack Ryan’s kids. And then the second half forgets they exist and becomes Rainbow Six, which is fun.