If you haven’t read the earlier Ryan stories, you’re in for a treat. Start with Patriot Games and read them in order. (Hunt for Red October was published before Patriot Games, but is after it in the Ryan chronology.)
Great stuff. In my opinion, Clancy started going downhill with The Bear & the Dragon and just got awful after that.
The newer ones are up-to-date, though. That gives them a kind of excitement. The technology, the weapons, the current scene politically.
There’s one recent one where the hero finds bin Laden. In the United States. Published before the SEAL raid. One of the dangers of writing about the present.
Thanks for the suggestions. Will follow up on the old Clancys next.