Two men possess vital data on Russia's Star Wars missile defense system. One isted by the KGB. The other is Jack Ryan, hero of The Hunt for Red October, ld to peace. A 4-month #1 New York Times bestseller, with 1.3 million hardcover copies in print.

Two men possess vital information on Russia's Star Wars missile defense system.
One of them is CARDINAL — America's highest agent in the Kremlin — and he's about to be terminated by the KGB.
The other one is the American who can save CARDINAL and lead the world to the brink of peace . . . or war.
Here is author Tom Clancy's heart-stopping masterpiece — a riveting novel about one of the most intriguing issues of our time.

Tom Clancy is America?s, and the world?s, favorite international thriller author. Starting with The Hunt for Red October, all thirteen of his previous books have hit #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. His books, The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger, and The Sum of All Fears have been made into major motion pictures. He lives in Maryland where he is a co-owner of the Baltimore Orioles.