Against All Enemies (novel)

Against All Enemies is a 2011 spy novel by Tom Clancy and Peter Telep. It appears not to be part of the Jack Ryan series of novels, and instead introduces a new hero, ex-Navy SEAL and CIA paramilitary operations officer Maxwell Moore.

Plot

CIA Special Activities Division operative Max Moore, whose physical looks resemble that of Richard Marcinko, is on a mission in Pakistan to retrieve a high-value target. When the mission goes awry and Moore's allies are killed, he is recalled to the United States to take part in a new effort against the Mexican drug cartels. Moore and his team attempt to infiltrate the cartels and play them off against each other but are met with varying degrees of success. Although they are able to bring down a major kingpin, they are unable to prevent several Muslim terrorists from entering the United States via a smuggling tunnel. The terrorists have brought a number of MANPADS surface-to-air missile launchers with them, which are used to target flights in several US cities. Although the attack is partially successful, Moore and associates are able to stop one of the terrorist teams. Moore is then deployed to Belize on a mission to capture the leader of the terrorist cell. After a boat chase, the leader is captured and sent to a black site for interrogation. The novel ends with Max, having overcome some of his personal demons, now relaxed and on a date with a fellow CIA officer.

Continuity with the Ryanverse

Unlike the vast majority of Tom Clancy's previous work, this novel does not seem to be set in the Ryanverse. Specific references (such as to the presidency of George W. Bush) cannot be reconciled with the Ryanverse continuity. However, there is a brief crossover near the end of the book when Dominic Caruso (who first appeared in Clancy's The Teeth of the Tiger) attempts to recruit Max Moore for an unnamed agency which may be The Campus.