The Hunt for Red October

I love the Jack Ryan series on Amazon Prime. So, I was glad to see a Jack Ryan book on my list. What a hero of heroes! This is an intriguing story. Another page-turner and my first Clancy read. 

Here is why James Mustich thinks it should be one of the 1000 Books You Read Before You Die:

Published by the US Naval Institute Press in 1984, The Hunt for Red October became an unexpected but modest hit for the generally under-the-radar publisher, whose mission is to promote an understanding of sea power and other issues of national defense. But soon, abetted in no small part by President Ronald Reagan’s praise for its page-turning excitement, Clancy’s novel grew into an extraordinary commercial success. Deploying complex knowledge of espionage and military science to both tether the book’s flights of transporting suspense and direct its characters’ passage—via cunning and courage—through rough seas of duty, loyalty, and honor, Clancy created what would prove to be a pioneering work in a new generation of techno-thrillers, paving the way for a legion of bestselling successors from the likes of Stephen Coonts, Vince Flynn, and Dale Brown.