Jack Ryan, Jr.s race to stop an international criminal conspiracy is intertwined with the fate of an old friend in this blistering entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series. The CIAs deepest secrets are being given away for a larger agenda that will undermine the entire Western intelligence community. Director of National Intelligence Mary Pat Foley wants it stopped but doesnt know who, how or why. Jack Ryan, Jr., is dispatched to Poland on a different mission. The clues are thin, and the sketchy trail dead ends in a harrowing fight from which he barely escapes with his life. If thats not bad enough, Jack gets more tragic news. An old friend, whos dying from cancer, has one final request for Jack. It seems simple enough, but before its done, Jack will find himself alone, his life hanging by a thread. If he survives, hell be one step closer to finding the shadowy figure behind the CIA leak and its true purpose, but in the process, hell challenge the worlds most dangerous criminal syndicate with devastating consequences.