Tom Clancy's Op-Center: Sting of the Wasp

A Novel

By: Tom Clancy, Steve Pieczenik, Jeff Rovin

Narrated by: Aaron Abano

Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins

Publisher's summary

After an intelligence failure at Op-Center results in a major terrorist attack, Director Chase Williams radically transforms the agency into a groundbreaking new mobile strike force.

It’s a beautiful day in Manhattan as excited tourists board the floating Air and Space Museum on the USS Intrepid - until a horrible explosion rips across the flight deck, showering the body parts of innocent people everywhere. The perpetrator is none other than Captain Ahmed Salehi, an Iranian mastermind whose last terrorism plot was foiled at the last minute by Op-Center.

Back in Washington, the White House orders Op-Center disbanded - or so it seems. Unbeknownst to America’s enemies, Director Chase Williams has been put in charge of a brand-new, top-secret covert attack team known only as Black Wasp. Its members, each chosen for their unique set of specialized black-ops skills - martial arts expert Lieutenant Grace Lee, sharpshooter Lance Corporal Jaz Rivette, and JAG attorney and criminologist Major Hamilton Breen - have been assigned to seek out Salehi and finally bring him to justice.

But Salehi is part of an even more frightening conspiracy, led by a renegade Iranian tycoon determined to establish a new Islamic State that will dwarf the horrors of ISIS. From the heart of Manhattan, to the swamps of Trinidad, to the sunbaked mud villages of Yemen, this new Op-Center is America’s only line of defense against a bloody Middle Eastern tyrant.

©2019 Jack Ryan Limited Partnership and S&R Literary, Inc. (P)2019 Macmillan Audio

fearsome

an edge of your seat book. Scott brick is an awesome reader I love listening to him and Tom's books.

The third star was a gift.

Barely made it through the complete read. The end came while expecting the story may finally develop. My hope is this vestige may escape the need to go woke. Just get the job done with talent, valor, and merit. I expect the woke mindset will not survive within this genre.

Read a lot

I thought the book was very interesting and kept me interested . The story line was good and kept moving

Clancy global action and suspense!

Very good and captivating listen. Good character development and action along with contemplative introspection of results.

clancy theme without too much intell.

it was good to the clancy theme a little hard to follow if you listen in parts.

Very Good

Very exciting and liked the introduction of new people. Hope they have another adventure together

Performance Lacking Engaging Emotion

The performance severely lacked a compelling listen. There was no tension or drama in the readers voice. The story had some tense plot events but the performance dampened any excitement.

Boring

Story was tedious and very slow. Alot of useless information added to extend the narrative.

Glaringly NOT clancy.

Clancy. every new author who picks up the torch we lose a little more of Tom's style. What used to be military thrillers of extremely accurate and technical detail have devolved into spy novels which appear to be written by a talented author with no military tactical knowledge. Glaringly obvious in details such as where he refers to ammunition magazines as "clips", which no one under 60 who owns a gun, especially those in the military would ever do. I cringed. I was actually embarrassed for him. PLEASE let someone in the military or law enforcement proof read these novels.

Stung by the black wasp

Tom Clancy enterprises has done it again. the audiobook was great. I recommend this audiobook to all Clancy fans