Member Review

The Summer edition of the Jack Ryan Universe is back with Flash Point. Junior is tasked with running a team in Germany with a couple of new recruits. It is meant to ease Junior into a leadership role while testing out the new recruits. Soon after the surveillance begins, things go awry as one of the Chinese Scientists they are watching is kidnapped. Things heat up quickly with Junior and part of his team eventually heading to Manila. Meanwhile The United States and China are on the brink of war in the South China Sea.

This book was a quick read because I didn’t want to put it down. The action is nonstop whether it be Junior and his team or the two super powers, facing off at sea. Flash Point does stray from the typical Jack Ryan Junior summer thriller in that it is more than just a Jack Ryan Junior thriller. This is not a bad thing at all, and I like how Mr. Bentley brought in more of the Jack Ryan Universe. Jack Senior is very involved and both Dom, Ding, and Clark have some time. Typically those three gets at most a page or two, but here they were more a part of the action. The way they are integrated into the story works well as they are involved, but Junior is still the main character.

This book is well worth the read. If you are a Jack Ryan Universe fan, you will like it even more. Thank you to @Netgalley @Bentleydonb and Penguin Group Putnam for an advance copy for an honest review.