Tom Clancy has always fascinated me with the vivid description of the plot as well as writing down the thought process of the characters. I feel this is required to develop a very strong character in the fiction and it also adds predictability to the character. However, in this case, in my view, Tom has lost that touch.
Teeth of the tiger take plot to the terrorists or the so called “Jihad” from old “Communist Russia” and the war of the countries. The event is so placidly detailed and the background is given very clear; under the 26/11 Mumbai carnage it is damn real. Tom was always having predictability to terrorist threats; remember how “Debt of Honor” end and the event in this book is exactly what happened in Mumbai. The plot then revolves around the payback of the same event.
Here ends the good things about this book. Story has 3 major gaping holes which I could not tolerate. Don’t read further if you plan to read/reading this book. First, how did 2 heroes of the terrorist attack evade media? In Mumbai attacks every single cop firing a single shot was captured in the media. Second, how you feel about classified information being shared among cousins and even after getting to know about it, higher authorities turn a blind eye? Last, which marine will hand over his weapon to someone, who obviously not trained on it!
Sorry Tom, I don’t think I like this book. I grabbed it just because it was Tom Clancy and I was disappointed. I have followed Jack Ryan Sr., throughout his career to the oval office, and I think I know that man. However, I don’t like the idea of Jack Ryan Jr. jumping in to spook business in the very beginning, without doing much or thinking much. I don’t know this man.
Overall score on a 1 to 5 scale will stand somewhere in 2 not more than that.
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