Used. Mass Market Paperback. When a devastating tragedy leaves Washington practically vacant, newly minted Vice President Jack Ryan suddenly finds himself holding the heaviest briefcase in the world. Tom Clancy’s breathless political thriller charts Ryan’s dizzying ascent from caretaker veep to commander-in-chief as he attempts to rebuild a shattered government practically from scratch. Naturally, hostile foreign powers smell blood in the water and waste no time exploiting the chaos with international crises of their own. It is a massive, meticulously detailed page-turner that proves executive restructuring is murder on the schedule. Grab a copy before the free world goes to voicemail.