Point of Contact
- Published as part of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan; this book was written by Mike Maden.
- Published
- 1 January 2017
- Pages
- 464
- ISBN-13
- 9781405935586
- Type
- novel
About this book
Point of Contact (2017) follows True Faith and Allegiance and introduces Mike Maden as a Jack Ryan ghostwriter, one of several continuation authors Penguin Random House brought in to keep the series' rotating slate going after Clancy's death. It runs 464 pages.
Key facts about Point of Contact
Point of Contact is a novel credited to Mike Maden. Readers have had it since 1 January 2017. It runs to 464 pages.
Our list holds 1 edition of Point of Contact. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781405935586 to find the main one.
Point of Contact is book 23 of 44 in the Jack Ryan series. The series has 44 published books. However, the series starts with The Hunt for Red October (1984).
Rules of Engagement is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 19 May 2026. Meanwhile, The Coldest War comes next, with an announced date of 24 November 2026.
Additionally, Mike Maden writes Oregon Files as a separate series. Those series sit on our thriller and adventure fiction shelves. Meanwhile, Quantum Tempest is the latest published Mike Maden book on file, from 1 January 2025.
About Mike Maden
Mike Maden is an American thriller writer with a Ph.D. in political science focused on conflict and technology in international relations, a background that shows up directly in his techno-heavy approach to military and espionage fiction. See every Mike Maden book in order.
Its place in Jack Ryan
Point of Contact is book 23 in the Jack Ryan series. It follows True Faith and Allegiance. It is followed by Power and Empire. See the full Jack Ryan reading order.
Jack Ryan starts the series as a CIA analyst who stumbles into a Soviet submarine defection and rises, book by book, to national security adviser and eventually President of the United States — one of the most sustained "ordinary competent man in extraordinary circumstances" arcs in thriller fiction. Tom Clancy built his name on techno-thriller density: real weapons systems, real geopolitics, and enough procedural detail about submarines, fighter jets and intelligence tradecraft that the books doubled as…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781405935586