Ldp Thrillers: Jeux de Guerre (Paperback)

from Michaenite

Very enjoyable novel about family, military culture, terrorism and the 1980s. One obvious plot whole was the way the secret service let the terrorists into the area they were guarding because they believed they were repair men. This would not happen then or now.

from kaulsu

Quite different, especially the denouement, from the movie! All-in-all, and this is a rare statement from me, the movie was better. It was tighter and actually more action packed. I drive from DC to the Eastern Shore more than a dozen times a year, so I can easily envision the cliffs surrounding...

from whitewavedarling

I saw the movie years ago, and I suppose that's why it took me so long to get around to reading the book--wanting to be able to take the book as it is, rather than remember the movie too clearly--but I really enjoyed this and wish I'd gotten around to it sooner. Yes, the technology is now a bit d...

from scoutmomskf

This was a reread of a book I read when it first came out, and several times since then. It starts with a bang as Jack, on a working vacation in London with his family, witnesses a kidnapping attempt on the royal family. His instinctive reaction stopped the attack and put him in the bullseye of r...

from Vanessa_Menezes

Mixed feelings about this! While it did have a certain amount of action and suspense, which were exciting. There were quite a few parts in the book which were slightly boring. What is interesting is the inclusion of the viewpoints of both Jack Ryan and his team as well as that of the opposition...