Clear and Present Danger (1989) by Tom Clancy is a masterclass in techno-thriller storytelling, marking the fourth appearance of Jack Ryan and solidifying Clancy’s reputation as the preeminent chronicler of Cold War-era military intrigue. Published by Putnam in the waning years of the Soviet Union, this doorstep-sized novel weaves together three explosive narratives: a covert U.S. war against Colombian drug cartels, a White House conspiracy to maintain plausible deniability, and Ryan’s ascent to acting CIA Deputy Director. The 1989 first edition, bound in navy-blue cloth with bold silver foil lettering, features a stark jacket design by Laurence Ratzkin depicting a jungle airstrip under ominous red typography—a visual metaphor for the novel’s central theme of morally ambiguous interventions.
Clear and Present Danger – Tom Clancy 1989 | SIGNED
$29.00
- Author:
Tom Clancy - Publisher:
G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1989 - Binding:
Hardcover - Condition:
Very Good - Size:
8vo - Attributes:
Signed, Dust Jacket
First edition, third printing. Signed by the author on the half-title page. Binding tight, square, few minor smidges on cover, spine sunned, internally fine, unmarked. Very Good in Near Fine Dust jacket.
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