Threat Vector

New York: Berkley Books, 2013. Fist Berkeley Mass Market Edition/First printing. Mass-market paperback. Very good.. Glued binding. 598 p. Illustrations, black & white, Maps. From Wikipedia: "Thomas Leo "Tom" Clancy, Jr. (April 12, 1947 October 1, 2013) was an American novelist and historian best known for his technically detailed espionage and military science storylines set during and after the Cold War. Seventeen of his novels were bestsellers, and more than 100 million copies of his books are in print. His name was also used on movie scripts written by ghost writers, non-fiction books on military subjects, and video games. He was a part-owner of the Baltimore Orioles and Vice Chairman of their Community Activities and Public Affairs committees. Clancy's literary career began in 1984 when he sold The Hunt for Red October for $5, 000. His works, The Hunt for Red October (1984), Patriot Games (1987), Clear and Present Danger (1989), and The Sum of All Fears (1991), have been turned into commercially successful films with actors Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford, and Ben Affleck all playing Clancy's most famous fictional character Jack Ryan, while his second most famous character, John Clark, has been played by actors Willem Dafoe and Liev Schreiber. Clancy died on October 1, 2013, of an undisclosed illness."