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Dead or Alive

By: Tom Clancy, Grant Blackwood
Narrated by: Lou Diamond Phillips
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Publisher's summary

Don't Miss the Original Series Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan Starring John Krasinski!

Tom Clancy delivers a #1 New York Times bestselling Jack Ryan novel that will remind readers why he is the acknowledged master of international intrigue and nonstop military action.

It is The Campus. Secretly created under the administration of President Jack Ryan, its sole purpose is to eliminate terrorists and those who protect them. Officially, it has no connection to the American government - a necessity in a time when those in power consider themselves above such arcane ideals as loyalty, justice, and right or wrong.

Now covert intelligence expert Jack Ryan Jr. and his compatriots at The Campus - joined by black ops warriors John Clark and “Ding” Chavez - have come up against their greatest foe: a sadistic killer known as the Emir. Mastermind of countless horrific attacks, the Emir has eluded capture by every law enforcement agency in the world. But his greatest devastation is yet to be unleashed as he plans a monumental strike at the heart of America.

On the trail of the Emir, Jack Ryan Jr. will find himself following in his legendary father’s footsteps on a manhunt that will take him and his allies across the globe, into the shadowy arenas of political gamesmanship, and back onto U.S. soil in a race to prevent the possible fall of the West....

Take another thrill ride with Jack Ryan.
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Critic reviews

“Heart-stopping action...entertaining and eminently topical.” (The Washington Post)

“The best characters from all of Clancy’s previous novels are on the case.... For fans of the genre, Dead or Alive is likely to provide a long weekend’s pleasure.” (Los Angeles Times)

“Clancy is back at the top of his game.... In-depth research, continuous suspense, and scores of fascinating characters.” (Publishers Weekly (starred review))

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Wah!

Three and one-half stars. Why doesn't Audible go to a 0-10 scale? For me, there are many books that rate between three and four stars and probably a good share between four and five stars.

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Clancy gets a much needed editor.

The story is tight and engaging. Don't get me wrong, I love his early works, but some of them had a lot of fat on them. This story was cut with just enough fat left to make it tasty.

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slow to start finished fantastic

slow starting but the pace increased and w as hooked til the end. enjoyed Lou Diamond Phillip's narration

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Another great, edge of your seat story!

Tom Clancy has done it again!
A great story with lots of threads, twists and turns.
Keep them coming, please!

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Great JR story could have been written in 2021

Lot's of action great plot, well read. Although it was written in 2010 it is amazing how it encapsulates what is occurring in 2021. Only bad thing is now I have to find another book as entertaining as this one was.

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I s there a word filler software program?

Too much detail, too many unnecessary people but a good read nonetheless. Patience required and rewarded.

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Average Jack Ryan Novel

A good story and plot, just not his best work. I think past of it was the narrator.

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Minor plotholes and goofy voices

I enjoyed the story but the fast pace in the second half hand waved around a lot of possible issues the team could have ran into. Also the voices Phillips did were a little goofy. Mary Pat Foley being the absolute worst. Took me out of the story everytime she spoke along with some other voices. The discussions in the book are sometimes a little too far right of my politics but I did appreciate the debates characters had regarding how much of a minority Muslim terrorists are. Maybe that was a novel idea for some people in 2010 but in 2022, that seems like such a stupid stereotype that Blackwood felt like he had to mention.

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Great second offering in the Jack Ryan Jr. Series

Enjoyable. Follows right on from teeth of the tiger... Lou Diamond does a decent job on narration.

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I need to go into rehab because TC is an addiction

Sorry fellow listeners, but while I found him hard to read I found him the perfect companion to listen to. If you like his style this will not dissapoint

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