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Steve Pieczenik

Steve Pieczenik is an author of political thrillers and a cocreator of the New York Times-bestselling Tom Clancy’s Op-Center and Tom Clancy’s Net Force series. He received an MD from Cornell University Medical College and a PhD in international relations from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Pieczenik’s books are informed by his more than two decades as an international crisis manager and hostage negotiator in the US Department of State for the administrations of presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W. Bush.
Tom Clancy's Op-Center #2: Mirror Image
Tom Clancy's Op-Center #12: War of Eagles
Tom Clancy's Op-Center #11: Call to Treason
Tom Clancy's Op-Center #10: Sea of Fire
Tom Clancy's Op-Center #9: Mission of Honor
Tom Clancy's Op-Center #8: Line of Control
Tom Clancy's Op-Center #7: Divide and Conquer
Tom Clancy's Op-Center #6: State of Siege
Tom Clancy's Op-Center #5: Balance of Power
Tom Clancy's Op-Center #4: Acts of War
Tom Clancy's Op-Center #3: Games of State
Tom Clancy's Op-Center #1
Sea of Fire
Mission of Honor
Line of Control
Divide and Conquer
State of Siege
Balance of Power
Acts of War
Games of State
Mirror Image
Op-Center 01

Books

Tom Clancy's Op-Center #2: Mirror Image
Tom Clancy's Op-Center #12: War of Eagles
Tom Clancy's Op-Center #11: Call to Treason
Tom Clancy's Op-Center #10: Sea of Fire
Tom Clancy's Op-Center #9: Mission of Honor
Tom Clancy's Op-Center #8: Line of Control
Tom Clancy's Op-Center #7: Divide and Conquer
Tom Clancy's Op-Center #6: State of Siege
Tom Clancy's Op-Center #5: Balance of Power
Tom Clancy's Op-Center #4: Acts of War
Tom Clancy's Op-Center #3: Games of State
Tom Clancy's Op-Center #1
Sea of Fire
Mission of Honor
Line of Control
Divide and Conquer
State of Siege
Balance of Power
Acts of War
Games of State
Mirror Image
Op-Center 01

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