About the Author

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, 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.

Reviews

Praise for Without Remorse

“For sheer narrative punch and emotional impact, Without Remorse is Mr. Clancy’s best.”—The Dallas Morning News

“A nonstop emotional roller coaster.”—The San Diego Union-Tribune

“Highly entertaining.”—The Wall Street Journal

“Clancy's writing is so strong that readers feel they are there, in the middle of the action...satisfying and engrossing.”—Boston Sunday Herald

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

YA-Casualties mount as bloodshed continues in Vietnam and ruthless drug pushers attack the unsuspecting on the streets at home. Enter John Kelly, hero of prior Clancy novels, who will wage war on both fronts. In Vietnam he leads a team, but in Baltimore, he works alone, illegally and violently, killing one after another of those responsible for the death of someone he loved. The author is a master builder, creating a cohesive novel with two separate plot lines and a central hero. He pieces together seemingly unrelated scenes and characters much like one constructs a jigsaw puzzle. This technique can be confusing, but good readers will stick with it and get hooked. Kelly is a well developed, complex character-ruthless but tender; confident and nervous; calculating and precise, but occasionally careless, too. The action is fast paced, especially the climax. There is some technical military jargon, but less than in The Hunt for Red October (Naval Inst., 1984). Readers who have previously met Kelly will want to see him through this personal crisis, but beware, Without Remorse is not for the squeamish.-Claudia Moore, W.T. Woodson High School, Fairfax, VA

Praise for Without Remorse

"For sheer narrative punch and emotional impact, Without Remorse is Mr. Clancy's best."-The Dallas Morning News

"A nonstop emotional roller coaster."-The San Diego Union-Tribune

"Highly entertaining."-The Wall Street Journal

"Clancy's writing is so strong that readers feel they are there, in the middle of the action...satisfying and engrossing."-Boston Sunday Herald

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