Tom Clancy

Thomas Leo Clancy Jr April 12 1947 October 1 2013 was an American novelist best known for his technically detailed espionage and militaryscience storylines set during and after the Cold War Seventeen of his novels were bestsellers and more than 100 million copies of his books were sold His name was also used on movie scripts written by ghostwriters nonfiction books on military subjects occasionally with coauthors and video games He was a partowner of his hometown Major League Baseball team the Baltimore Orioles of the American League and vicechairman of their community activities and public affairs committees