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Violence
Some
Espionage violence; some action sequences
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Themes of Cold War intelligence and the human cost of espionage
What this book is about
The fourth Jack Ryan novel centers on CARDINAL — America's highest-placed source inside the Soviet Union — as both the CIA and KGB race to protect or expose him during Star Wars arms negotiations. Clancy's intricate plotting and authentic intelligence procedure are at their most sophisticated here.
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Spy thriller violence
Cold War themes
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