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Thriller · 2012 · PG-13

Dead or Alive

by Tom Clancy

The Campus hunts a terrorist mastermind known only as The Emir

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 wr

For14+GenreThrillerLength864 pagesRead time~23 hours

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Violence

A lot

Terrorism; combat operations; deaths in the field

Language

Some

Moderate profanity

Sexual Content

Barely any

Brief sexual content

Substance Use

Barely any

Moderate alcohol use; drug references in terrorist networks

Emotional Intensity

Some

Post-9/11 global terrorism stakes and moral weight of counterterrorism operations

What this book is about

A Jack Ryan Jr. / The Campus novel by Tom Clancy and Grant Blackwood (2010), following the Ryan family of intelligence operatives as they hunt 'The Emir,' a shadowy terrorist who has eluded capture for years. Set in the immediate post-9/11 era, the novel features multiple simultaneous operations across Afghanistan, Pakistan, and America. One of Clancy's most operationally complex thrillers.

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Terrorism and combat violence

War on Terror themes

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