Command Authority (A Jack Ryan Novel)

Command Authority (A Jack Ryan Novel)

<b>Decades ago, as a young CIA analyst, President Jack Ryan Sr. was sent out to investigate the death of an operative€"only to uncover the existence of a KGB assassin codenamed Zenith. He was never able to find the killer€¦</b><br><br>In the present, a new strongman has emerged in the ever-chaotic Russian republic€"the enigmatic President Valeri Volodon. But the foundations of his personal empire are built on a bloody secret from his past. And none who know of it have lived to tell. For he has set a plot in motion€"a plot to return Russia to its former glory.<br><br>But when a family friend of Ryan€s is poisoned by a radioactive agent, the trail leads to Russia. And Jack Ryan Jr.€"aided by his compatriots John Clark and the covert warriors of the secretive Campus€"must delve into an international conflict thirty years in the making, and finish what his father started.<br><br>With President Ryan fighting the political battle of his life, and his son fighting a silent war against a ruthless foe, global conflict becomes imminent€"and the possibility of survival may soon be lost for all€¦