That being said, I really enjoyed the scene at the end where the torture the bad guy. I guess that sounds odd, but it's an intriguing and really well written passage. Still, the end was a bit of a let down.
“It’s politics. Nothing more. It’s going to get uglier, but Kealty’s days are numbered. The only question is how long it’ll take him to realize it. Hell, I’ll tell you what I’m really worried about.”
“What’s that?”
“Telling your mom you’ve gone into the family business.”
“Ah, shit.”
“If The Campus comes out and she reads about it in the paper or gets shanghaied by a reporter, you and I are in the doghouse.”
“So how do we do it?”
“Keep it vague. I’ll handle the part about The Campus. You tell her what you do there.”
“Not all of it, right? Not the field stuff.”
“No.”
“Better that you don’t know, either, huh?”
Ryan nodded.
“And if she asks?” Jack said.
“She won’t. She’s too smart for that.”
“I gotta tell you, Dad, I’m not looking forward to this. She isn’t gonna be happy.”
“That’s an understatement. Better now than later. Trust me.”
Jack Ryan, Jr., considered this, then shrugged. “Okay.”
Ryan stood up, then clapped his son on the shoulder. “Come on, we’ll face the fire together.”
Clancy, Tom; Blackwood, Grant - Dead or Alive
Still it does set the scene for the follow on books.
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