TOM CLANCY'S POWER PLAYS ruthless.com

Abridge any Tom Clancy novel, and information necessary to follow the story is bound to be lost. Without the expert performance of Jay O. Sanders, this story--about U.S. encryption software entering the world and Asian market through underworld crime in Singapore--would be impossible to follow. Sanders saves the day, slaying the demons of complicated plot with ease. His deft handling of the many characters in the thriller overcomes the confusion of too many Asian names. His dialects span the globe, including a magnificent Australasian-born, American-educated female on the run. And Sanders's rich voice in the narrative passages is nothing short of delicious. R.P.L. (c) AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine [Published: FEB/ MAR 02]