John Clark (Tom Clancy character) John Clark (Tom Clancy character) John T. Clark (real name John Terrence Kelly) is a fictional character created by Tom Clancy. Clark is Clancy’s second most famous character after Jack Ryan, and has been featured in many of his Ryanverse novels. Although he first appeared in "The Cardinal of the Kremlin" (1987), his origin story was detailed in "Without Remorse" (1993). Clark has been described by his creator as "Ryan’s dark side" and "more inclined to take physical action than Jack is." A former Navy SEAL, he became an operations officer for the Central Intelligence Agency, and at one point
Loren Smith (character) Loren Smith (character) Loren Smith is a fictional character in a series of novels by Clive Cussler. She first appears in the novel "Vixen 03". She is a congresswoman from Colorado, and is a longtime companion to Dirk Pitt, an adventurous special project director for NUMA (National Underwater and Marine Agency), he undergoes many death-defying missions to save the world and the marine environment. Described as having beautiful cinnamon brown hair with violet colored eyes, and a good sense of humor, Loren Smith plays a strong role in quite a few of Cussler's novels. She is also known for her