Tom Clancy, Whose Novels Conjured Threats to U.S., Dies at 66

Tom Clancy, whose chillingly realistic novels such as “The Hunt for Red October” reflected his knowledge of the military and the changing nature of threats to the U.S. while providing Hollywood with fodder for blockbuster movies, has died. He was 66.

He died Oct. 1 in Baltimore, his hometown, according to an e-mailed statement from Penguin Group, his publisher. Clancy died at Johns Hopkins Hospital following a brief illness, according to the Baltimore Sun.