I truly began my love for thriller novels when I was stationed in Germany in the late 1980s. I relished every Tom Clancy and Robert Ludlum novel I could find. When another Clancy thriller was published, it felt like Christmas morning! I devoured them all and read them more than once. While I enjoyed all of Clancy’s books, The Hunt for Red October was definitely one of my favorites.
So, when two of my favorite authors – Brian Andrews and Jeff Wilson – released Act of Defiance in 2023 and introduced Katie Ryan (an analyst, like her famous father, with the Office of Naval Intelligence), I was captivated by the book’s overt similarities with Jack Ryan and Red October. Act of Defiance quickly became one of my favorite reads this year.
Defense Protocol had that same effect on me! Jack Ryan is still the President, and when it looks like a Chinese naval exercise may lead to an invasion of Taiwan, Katie Ryan finds herself in the middle of an escalating international fray that could lead to World War III. Andrews and Wilson even bring a Clancy reader favorite, John Clark, into the story as he attempts to smuggle out a Chinese Minister of Defense who may have plans for the invasion.
Andrews and Wilson are two of the best thriller authors in the business and they keep providing novels that don’t let you put the book down. So, finish out your 2024 with a book you will love – I highly recommend Defense Protocol!
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