Jack Ryan's creator, author Tom Clancy, died yesterday in a Baltimore hospital at age 66. The article I read did not give a cause of death. Clancy has been my favorite author ever since his first book, "The Hunt For Red October", came out in 1984. His upcoming book, "Command Authority" will be released for sale on December 3. All of his books have been excellent techno, military and espionage thrillers. Who am I going to read now? Four movies have been made based on his books: "The Hunt For Red October", "Patriot Games", "Clear And Present Danger", and "The Sum Of All Fears". A fifth movie, "Jack Ryan: Shadow One" will be released in December. A little bit of Tom Clancy trivia: his wife is Colin Powell's niece.
