The United States has stared down many threats with President Jack Ryan at the helm,but what if heΓÇÖs not there when we need him? ThatΓÇÖs the question facing a nation in the most shocking entry in Tom Clancy’s #1 New York Times bestselling series. A shadowy billionaire uses his fortune to further his corrupt ambitions. Along the wayheΓÇÖs toppled democratically elected governments and exacerbated divisions within stable nations. The competitors heΓÇÖs destroyedthe people heΓÇÖs hurttheyΓÇÖre all just marks on a ledger. NowheΓÇÖs ready to implement his most ambitious plan of all. ThereΓÇÖs only one force standing in his wayΓÇöPresident Jack Ryan. How do you compel a man like Jack Ryan to bend? HeΓÇÖs personally faced down everything from the Russian navy to cartel killers. It will take more than political headwinds or media disfavor to cause him to turn from his duty to the American peoplebut every man has an Achilles heel. Jack RyanΓÇÖs is his family. The answer is as simple as it is shocking. The billionaire has assembled an international team of the most ruthless mercenaries alive. Their missionΓÇökidnap the First Lady.