I have long been a fan of the writing duo Brian Andrews & Jeffrey Wilson. So it is no big surprise that Act of Defiance will probably be my favorite thriller of 2024! Andrews and Wilson's first novel writing a Tom Clancy/Jack Ryan novel provides us fans of Clancy with a superb story that is almost a sequel to one of Clancy's classic novels: The Hunt for Red October.
The way that the authors intertwined this new story with The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy was superb. Bringing back sonar tech Jonesy, (from the Dallas submarine in HUNT) another story about a rogue Russian sub captain, and introducing Jack Ryan’s daughter, Katie, as an intel analyst (like her dad) brought a smile to my face as I dug into this story. And when Katie got dropped off to a sub in the middle of the Atlantic (like her dad in The Hunt for Red October), I was hooked. Now I am hoping for a Katie Ryan series to branch off just like the Jack Ryan Jr. series of books.
Fans of Tom Clancy will love Act of Defiance and I highly recommend it. Jack Ryan was placed in excellent hands as Andrews & Wilson have proven themselves once again to be one of the best thriller writers in the business! It’s a must read!
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