Without Remorse
by Tom Clancy
★ Top 25 book of 1993 · #21 on Best Books of 1993
Tom Clancy shows how John Kelly, a former Navy SEAL grieving his wife, becomes the CIA legend Mr. Clark. After a young woman's past catches up with her horrifyingly, he seeks revenge while the Pentagon wants him for a prisoner rescue.
Best for: Readers who like realistic, suspenseful, intricately plotted military and espionage thrillers
Without Remorse is #21 on BookWard's Best Books of 1993, out of 36 1993 books that cleared our data bar.
What Without Remorse is about
John Kelly is a former Navy SEAL and Vietnam veteran whose wife died accidentally six months before the story opens. Grieving and adrift, he befriends a young woman with a troubled past. When that past catches up with her in a horrifying way, Kelly vows to take revenge on those responsible.
At the same time, the Pentagon is planning an operation to free key prisoners from a North Vietnamese POW camp. Kelly knows the terrain around it better than anyone, so they want him. Code-named Mr. Clark, he must juggle both missions while facing skilled enemies at home and abroad. The novel shows how an ordinary man became the CIA legend Mr. Clark, and it will suit those who like their thrillers tense, procedural and morally hard-edged.
Without Remorse on the Best Books of 1993
Without Remorse came out in 1993. Of the 36 books first published in 1993 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #21 on our Best Books of 1993 list.
Why it made the list: 229 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.9 out of 5 (32 ratings). The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 1993 list
- The Celestine Prophecy - an Adventure James Redfield, #19
- A Lesson Before Dying Ernest J. Gaines, #20
- How Computers Work Ron White, #22
- Welcome to Camp Nightmare Robert Lawrence Stine, #23
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 166 want to read it, 8 are reading it now and 55 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 3.9 out of 5 from 32 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 58 | 55% |
| Reader love | 36 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 36 | 20% |
Questions about Without Remorse
When was Without Remorse published?
Without Remorse by Tom Clancy was first published in 1993.
Was Without Remorse one of the best books of 1993?
Without Remorse is #21 on BookWard's Best Books of 1993, out of 36 1993 books that cleared our data bar. 229 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.9 out of 5 (32 ratings).
Why is Without Remorse on the Best Books of 1993 list?
229 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.9 out of 5 (32 ratings).
More of the best books of 1993
- The Giver Lois Lowry, #1
- The Scam Debashis Basu, #2
- Along Came a Spider James Patterson, #3
- A Suitable Boy Vikram Seth, #4
- Girl, Interrupted Susanna Kaysen, #5
- Understanding Comics Scott McCloud, #6
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How we know
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