<P> Clear and Present Danger is a political thriller novel , written by Tom Clancy and published on August 17 , 1989 . A sequel to The Cardinal of the Kremlin ( 1988 ) , main character Jack Ryan becomes acting Deputy Director of Intelligence in the Central Intelligence Agency , and discovers that he is being kept in the dark by his colleagues who are conducting a covert war against a drug cartel based in Colombia . It debuted at number one on the New York Times bestseller list . A film adaptation , featuring Harrison Ford reprising his role as Ryan , was released on August 3 , 1994 . </P>
<P> Clear and Present Danger is a political thriller novel , written by Tom Clancy and published on August 17 , 1989 . A sequel to The Cardinal of the Kremlin ( 1988 ) , main character Jack Ryan becomes acting Deputy Director of Intelligence in the Central Intelligence Agency , and discovers that he is being kept in the dark by his colleagues who are conducting a covert war against a drug cartel based in Colombia . It debuted at number one on the New York Times bestseller list . A film adaptation , featuring Harrison Ford reprising his role as Ryan , was released on August 3 , 1994 . </P>
who wrote the book clear and present danger
who wrote the book clear and present danger
Tom Clancy
Tom Clancy