More than thirty years ago, Tom Clancy was a Maryland insurance broker with a passion for naval history. Years before, he had been an English major at Baltimore’ s Loyola College and had always dreamed of writing a novel. His first effort, The Hunt for Red October, sold briskly as a result of rave reviews, then catapulted onto the New York Times bestseller list after President Reagan pronounced it “ the perfect yarn. ” From that day forward, Clancy established himself as an undisputed master at blending exceptional realism and authenticity, intricate plotting, and razor-sharp suspense. He passed away in October 2013.
A native of Texas, Marc Cameron spent twenty-nine years in law enforcement. He served as a uniformed police officer, a mounted (horse patrol) officer, a SWAT officer, and a U. S. marshal. Cameron is conversant in Japanese and travels extensively, researching his New York Times bestselling Jericho Quinn novels. Cameron’ s books have been nominated for both the Barry Award and the Thriller Award.
