With all due respect to two of my favorite authors, the late Tom Clancy and Daniel Silva, I am noticing an unsettling pattern. Tom Clancy's last novel, Command Authority co-authored with Mark Greaney is a Clancy blockbuster with weapons, action, espionage, and human drama. It links now President Jack Ryan with his son Jack Jr. when a current nasty situation has its roots in Ryan's past.
It is a great read with lots of detail about weapons systems (OK We paid for this stuff with our tax dollars. We might as well be familiar with them) and enough action to leave you breathless. The setting is Ukraine with Russia's current incursion into Crimea. The scary part part is how plausible the plot is!
Next, Daniel Silva does a similar plot line with his spy and art restorer Gabriel Allon in The Heist.
Again, it is a great read with lots of action. The setting is present day Syria with its current destabilization and refugee situation. Once again, it is a great read, but a little too close to reality for comfort.
