Coup for Democracy - the new major case for Jack Ryan. Jack Ryan Jr. is in Tehran to explore Iran under its now moderate government. There, he meets an old friend who delivers a mysterious message and disappears without a trace the next day. Jack sets out to find him and becomes increasingly entangled in a web of intrigue involving the CIA, MI6, and Russian intelligence agents. The trail leads to the Republic of Dagestan. Was his friend involved in the country's plans for a coup, as it seeks to break away from the Russian Federation? And has the situation in the country really escalated to the point where war is inevitable?.