From
Tom Clancy and Stever Pieczenik, the case files of the
FBI Cybercrime Unit known as "Net Force". A series of novels published by Mr. Clancy, it follows the cases of Alex Michaels, AD Toni Fiorellia, Top Computer Expert Jay Gridley and Gen. John Howard, as the protect the country against a new front in the common defense.
The Net Force series contains examples of:
- The Aggressive Drug Dealer : Part of the duo in "Point of Impact".
- Big Applesauce : The origin of Toni Fiorellia.
- The British Empire : Bringing it back is the goal of the villain in "Night Moves".
- Cool Gun: Played With: A Cold Open on a military operation plays out realistically, until the squad commander shoulders his decidedly non-regulation Thompson Submachine Gun. A Proscenium Reveal occurs soon after.
- Everybody Owns A Ford: In the online virtual reality, everyone drives a Dodge Neon by default. One character idly wonders how much it cost Chrysler to set that deal up.
- I Have This Friend: A variation: A teenager has a crush on a girl in school. Who he is tutoring in math. And who is dating a short-tempered football player. He asks his dad (a military officer) a hypothetical question about a small country receiving non-military aid from the US, and how one would go about convincing said country to break an alliance with a powerful rival and join the US instead. The dad knows exactly what his son is actually asking about, and tailors his answer accordingly.
- Playful Hacker : Jay Gridley.
- Shoot Him, He Has a Wallet!: Invoked by a minor character. He realized something was fishy, and burst into a room holding a pen to look like a gun. The would-be assassin turns to shoot him, and is taken down by her original target in turn.
- Western Terrorists : Par for the Clancy course.
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