Tom Clancy: From Insurance Sales to Master of the Military Thriller

Thursday, 03 October 2013 | by Pat's Picks

Best-selling author Tom Clancy died Tuesday in Baltimore after a brief illness. The Baltimore Sun says Clancy became known as the “King of the Techno Thriller” for his complex, action-packed novels, many of which have been turned in Hollywood blockbusters. Clancy started writing his first novel, “The Hunt for Red October” after becoming bored with his day job, selling insurance. The book got a big boost in sales after President Reagan called it “the perfect yarn.”

SOURCE: Baltimore Sun