Tom Clancy Flash Point: A Jack Ryan Jr. Novel, Book 10

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Last update: 07-29-2024


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Robert E. Cook
5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous! World Class
Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2023
Flash Point is the best thriller I’ve read since AJ Quinell was active. It’s the right mix of geo-politics, critical thinking and cool weapons. He actually walks the reader through some cool weaponry, about which I happen to know a little.

There is a lot written by different authors about Tom Clancy’s hero, Jack Ryan, and now about him and his son, so well have a chance to compare authors’ skills in a bounded environment. It’s a bit like the food fight that has been going on with Robert B. Parker’s Spenser and Jesse Stone, where you know the character well and get to see how well authors treat him in prose.

It’s time for a new Clancy, (Red-October, et al) or Quinell (Man on Fire, et al). This may be it.
I’ve been noodling the term, ’National Security Techno-thriller’. Maybe we should create a new category for that with an annual winner—maybe call it a Henry, for the Good Dr. who just turned 100. I just read a ‘Henry’ worthy novel named Flash Point. This guy is good.

The editing is superb. Big chunks of necessary explanatory chunks are smoothed with spacing, tags and probably, experience. Copy-editing is flawless, unlike so much of what is published today in this genre.
Jack Ryan, the protagonist, can go a lot of places and do a lot of things, which makes it easier to come up with a good story setting or plot. If he spoke Arabic or Cantonese the opportunities would be endless.
The thread of the old jack Ryan together with the new President, his father, is done well. There is just enough.

In character development, he takes a lot of time explaining the impact of duty fighting emotion. Again, nicely done.

I suspect female readers might tire quickly of the techo-guns stuff detail. I got quite a bit of feedback to that effect from my smart female first-readers with The Mahdi. That is the just finished manuscript of this type of thriller, my fourth, that I await from copy edit. I have to credit Bentley with noting the Heckler and Koch 416 with the attached 40mm grenade launcher; that round is the close combat weapon of the near future. Make it more accurate, up the quality of the explosive, drive it with software. Magic.

Flash Point got hairy at the 50% mark, after lots of great shoot-‘em-up. One is required to think beyond that point.

I was fascinated with the pilot chatter, full of stuff I had never thought about. And the whole P-8 narrative was fantastic. This guy Bentley is connected.

I’ve been noodling the term, ’National Security techno-thriller’. Maybe we should create a new category for that with an annual winner—maybe call it a Henry, for the Good Dr. who just turned 100. I just read a Henry.

Great read.

Robert Cook, author of Pulse
patti
4.0 out of 5 stars Very good but…
Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2023
I really enjoyed the book but I felt it could have used a few more chapters (can’t believe I’m saying that). It could have used some debriefing after the mission with all of the characters in the novel, ie president, DNI, etc.
Hendricks Book Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Don Bentley pens another outstanding Tom Clancy Jack Ryan, Jr. thriller!
Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2023
Book Review – Tom Clancy Flash Point – Don Bentley
Spent Father’s Day weekend finishing “Tom Clancy’s Flash Point” by Don Bentley and I thoroughly enjoyed Book 10 in the Jack Ryan, Jr. series! Bentley is in an elite group of military thriller authors with a true gift for writing fully developed characters and thrilling action scenarios while incorporating leading edge technology, high intensity suspense, and nonpartisan geopolitics. This is one of Jack Jr.’s most adventurous and electrifying adventures! In this narrative, Jack Jr. finds himself locked in a struggle with an unseen antagonist bent on destroying The Campus - the "off the books" secret intelligence organization and private paramilitary company established by President Jack Ryan, Sr. As Jack Jr. frantically tries to figure out what’s going on, The Campus is hit with a crippling attack and takes out half the team. Jack Jr. is one of the few operators left standing, thus becoming The Campus’ ‘de facto’ leader. Jack Jr. must also stop the mysterious foe from executing a luminous campaign to paralyze America while China inches closer to invading Taiwan. With the odds stacked against him and no additional help in sight, Jack Jr. and his shattered covert special ops team must stop the world’s two superpowers from stumbling into war. Bentley continues to deliver on the young Jack Jr.’s evolving personality and leadership role with The Campus. He has done a masterful job of taking the younger Ryan on a journey in the series, from an inwardly focused and sometimes occasional hot head to a man who is comfortable in his own skin and trusts his own instincts instead of trying to be like his father, Jack Ryan Sr. Bentley lays out a plausible and compelling story from today’s headlines of possible military conflict. The storyline was probable, and the narrative was so good – it kept me “turning the pages” throughout the wee hours of the morning! This book was written in the classic Tom Clancy-style. The cast of characters all have major roles, and the story explores pertinent and possible present day world conflicts. The book's title ‘Flash Point’ is foretelling, because the South China Sea is a tinderbox for naval engagement between China and Taiwan and could rapidly escalate out of control, which sets the apparent tension and suspense throughout this novel. Action, Commotion, Technology, Tension, Teamwork and Family are all the elements of this enduring Tom Clancy thriller. Flash Point is an impressive novel by an outstanding author. Well done ‘again,’ Don Bentley…I really enjoyed this tale!
Braddock Mike
5.0 out of 5 stars Tom Clancy Flash Point
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2024
A racy high octane action story. Full of intrigue, mystery and unanny heroic action thie book keeps the reader engage=d and turning pages. The ending is magnificiant.
John B Hintzen
5.0 out of 5 stars Another amazing Tom Clancy thriller.
Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2024
A Jack Ryan Jr thriller that you cannot wait to turn the one to find out what happened next. The master of suspense has done it again. I am ready to start my next Clancy thriller.
Clancy Hughes
4.0 out of 5 stars A Touch of Clancy
Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2023
The story at first seemed contrived and over wordy. Then all at one it read like the master. Full of believable suspense with dramatic screen changes. Bently reads fast and easy with familiar characters well done.
Louis Colella
5.0 out of 5 stars Another great read
Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2024
Another fantastic Campus book! Enough twists and turns. And the characters live up to their reps, especially MP. Must read!

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