THE BESTSELLING CLANCY TRADITION CONTINUES: This summer’s book, Tom Clancy Target Acquired, debuted on the New York Times bestseller list at #3. It also debuted at #3 on the USA Today list.

PERPETUAL PUBLISHING: Readers have come to expect two quality Clancy titles a year.

A FRESH NEW AUTHOR: Don Bentley picks up the mantle from Mike Maden. Bentley is a former Army helicopter pilot and FBI agent. The Providence Journal called his debut novel, Without Sanction, a mixture of “John Le Carré with Brad Thor.”

Tom Clancy was the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than eighteen books. He died in October 2013.

Don Bentley spent a decade as an Army Apache helicopter pilot, and while deployed in Afghanistan was awarded the Bronze Star and the Air Medal with “V” device for valor. Following his time in the military, Bentley worked as an FBI special agent focusing on foreign intelligence and counterintelligence and was a Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team member.

Author Residence: Austin, TX

Fantastic Reviews for Tom Clancy Target Acquired



“Exciting…The action builds to a terrific, multiple point-of-view battle scene…Bentley proves himself a worthy successor to Tom Clancy.”

—Publishers Weekly



“Bentley keeps Jack Ryan Jr.’s life exciting in this latest grand-scale Tom Clancy adventure…Fast, furious Clancy fare, fun even though you already know who wins.”  —Kirkus



“Bentley delivers in an action-packed debut…As good as Target Acquired is, I’ll bet that Jack’s next adventure will be even richer.”

                                 —BookTrib