The fifth in the "Jack Ryan" series who is now caught between the prospect of nuclear armed terrorists from without and deceit and betrayal from within his own country. Like usual, the author is ahead of his time as the Iron Curtain and Soviet regime collapsed just days after this book was released. The book also features recurring characters John Clark and Domingo "Ding" Chavez. Adapted to film starring Ben Afleck in the role of Ryan and Liev Schreiber (Victor Creed in X-Men Origins: Wolverine) as Clark