RIP Tom Clancy: Fans mourn death of best-selling author

Celebrated author Tom Clancy died last night in a Baltimore hospital. He was 66.

Clancy’s thrillers included “Hunt for Red October” and “Patriot Games.”

Fans took to Twitter to mourn.

What? Oh no! RT @AHMalcolm: RIP Best-selling thriller writer Tom Clancy reported dead at 66. via USAToday

— Mere Dake-O'Connor (@meredithdake) October 2, 2013

Damn. I loved your writings Mr. #TomClancy. Thank you for your contributions. Rest in Peace, sir.

— Dale Leonard (@PokerHydra) October 2, 2013

Nooo! RT @NYDailyNews: BREAKING: Tom Clancy, author of ‘Hunt for Red October’ and ‘Patriot Games,’ dead at 66. http://t.co/iEP08p8oFn

— John Hayward (@Doc_0) October 2, 2013

https://twitter.com/tomspano/status/385414077557641216

My God grant mercy Tom Clancy dead at 66. http://t.co/hU6a5dmlnd #TomClancy

— rlbussell (@rlbussell) October 2, 2013

Sorry to hear about Tom Clancy. The only way he should have gone out is via a polonium-tipped dart fired from a KGB agent's umbrella

— James Pethokoukis (@JimPethokoukis) October 2, 2013

R.I.P #TomClancy his legacy will be remembered with awesome games as Ghost Recon and Splinter Cell

— Raul Sandoval  (@Rasandt) October 2, 2013

Thank you #tomclancy for some great beach/airport reads. #thehuntforredoctober is one of my all time favorite movies.

— Martha Ward (@meepspeeps) October 2, 2013

#TomClancy RIP 🙁 he brought a lot of people back to reading and was an early successful creative collaborator with the games craft.

— Gordon Bellamy?Livestream (@GordonBellamy) October 2, 2013

R.I.P.