{"product_id":"tom-clancy-power-and-empire-9780735215917","title":"Tom Clancy Power and Empire","description":"\u003cb\u003eAs mounting tensions between China and the United States push the world's two great powers to the brink of war, it falls to President Jack Ryan to identify the lethal chess master behind the scenes in this thriller in Tom Clancy's #1\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling series.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJack Ryan is dealing with an aggresive challenge from the Chinese government as the G20 Summit approaches. Pawns are being moved around a global chessboard: an attack on an oil platform in Africa, a terrorist strike on an American destroyer and a storm tossed American spy ship that may fall into Chinese hands. It seems that Premier Zhao is determined to limit Ryan's choices in the upcoming negotiations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut there are hints that there's even more going on. A routine traffic stop in rural Texas leads to a shocking discovery--a link to a Chinese spy who may have intelligence that lays bare an unexpected revelation. John Clark and the members of the Campus are in close pursuit, but can they get the information in time?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA little more than thirty years ago\u003cb\u003e, Tom Clancy\u003c\/b\u003e was a Maryland insurance broker with a passion for naval history. Years before, he had been an English major at Baltimore's Loyola College and had always dreamed of writing a novel. His first effort, \u003ci\u003eThe Hunt For Red October\u003c\/i\u003e, sold briskly as a result of rave reviews, then catapulted onto the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller list after President Reagan pronounced it \"the perfect yarn.\" From that day forward, Clancy established himself as an undisputed master at blending exceptional realism and authenticity, intricate plotting, and razor-sharp suspense. He passed away in October 2013. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA native of Texas, \u003cb\u003eMarc Cameron\u003c\/b\u003e spent twenty-nine years in law enforcement. He served as a uniformed police officer, mounted (horse patrol) officer, SWAT officer, and a US Marshal. Cameron is conversant in Japanese, and travels extensively researching his \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling Jericho Quinn novels.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Berkley Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50327630020882,"sku":"9780735215917","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7e0fc34b-eee1-4696-9625-5dd74bc33e64.jpg?v=1727717497","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/tom-clancy-power-and-empire-9780735215917","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}