A little 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—the first of the phenomenally successful Jack
Ryan novels—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.
Grant Blackwood, a U.S. Navy veteran, spent three years
aboard a guided missile frigate as operations specialist and pilot
rescue swimmer. He is coauthor, with Clive Cussler, of the New York
Times bestsellers Spartan Gold and Lost Empire. He is also the
author of the Briggs Tanner series—The End of Enemies, The Wall of
Night, and An Echo of War. He lives in Colorado.
Praise for Dead or Alive
“Heart-stopping action...entertaining and eminently topical.”—The
Washington Post
“The best characters from all of Clancy’s previous novels are on
the case....For fans of the genre, Dead or Alive is likely to
provide a long weekend’s pleasure.”—Los Angeles Times
“Clancy is back at the top of his game...In-depth research,
continuous suspense, and scores of fascinating
characters.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
More Praise for Tom Clancy
“He constantly taps the current world situation for its imminent
dangers and spins them into an engrossing tale.”—The New York Times
Book Review
“A brilliant describer of events.”—The Washington Post
“No one can equal his talent for making military electronics and
engineering intelligible and exciting...He remains the
best!”—Houston Chronicle
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