Bestselling author Tom Clancy was born on August 12, 1947 in Baltimore, MD. Before becoming a writer, he was an insurance broker. He was always interested in the military and technology, so it is no surprise that he writes military and espionage thrillers. The word used to describe his writing is "techno-thriller". Jack Ryan, a CIA analyst, is the main character in many of his 14 bestsellers, some of which have been made into films.
Come to the library and read some of Clancy's novels and even his nonfiction works.