US thriller author Tom Clancy dead at 66

Tom Clancy, the US author of a string of best-selling spy and military thrillers, has died, media reports said today. He was 66.

His long list of novels -- several of which became Hollywood movies -- included "The Hunt for Red October," "Patriot Games" and "Clear and Present Danger."

The news of his death was reported by the the New York Times today.