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Originally Posted by fjtorres
1- It could be an unpublished manuscript.
2- It could be an unfinished manuscript.
3- It could be ghost-written from notes and outlines left behind.
4- The publisher bought/licensed the name. Less likely, but Tom Clancy was alive when he sold his name and trademarks.
It's not only not rare, it is increasingly common.
The big publishers prefer proven authors and the dead are known quantities with established fan basis.
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As for Tom Clancy, at least it says on the cover that it's not written by Tom Clancy. Same with the Robert B. Parker Spencer series. You know who wrote the books based on the original author's characters. In this case, the cover doesn't say what the situation is.