Nelson richard demille born august 23, 1943 is an american author of action adventure and suspense novels. In this story, we see john corey in his early years as an nypd detective, before he became involved with the federal. Since the charm school 1988, demilles pageturning skills have only improved, peaking with the gold coast 1990, faltering on spencerville 1994, and returning to form with this trip back to the long island venue of the gold coast. Nelson demille s chief character, jack, was engaging funny but that was all that saved the book. In 2011, iles was involved in a car accident and had to have part of a leg amputated. Nelson demille is the new york times bestselling author of twenty novels, six of. Nelson richard demille is an american author of action adventure and suspense novels. Demille s books are entertaining, yet intelligent and thoughtprovoking. Includes biography, photos, bibliography, and contact information. There are generally loose ends left for the reader to puzzle over, night fall being a perfect example. Demilles most recent works include coreys last adventure. Demille was born in new york city on august 23, 1943.
Reaching him by telephone, nelson granted me a generous fulllength interview, answering everything i threw at him one of the first questions i asked him was about john corey, his fanfavorite protagonist who has starred in seven books including. Nelson demilles chief character, jack, was engaging funny but that was all that saved the book. I was struck by the similarity between his vietnam tour and my first one. Several of demilles compulsively readable thrillersincluding medal of honor 1985, the charm school 1988, the generals daughter 1993, and up country 2002deal. Two of his novels, mayday and word of honour, were made into tv movies, and the generals daughter was made into a major motion picture starring john travolta and madeleine stowe. He joined the army shortly after his time at hofstra university, becoming a first lieutenant and going to vietnam as an infantry platoon leader with the first cavalry division in vietnam. This time, demille limns not the fitzgeraldian wealth of oyster bay but rather the north forks comfortably welloffbut lessfancy citizens. Nelson richard demille was born in new york city on august 23, 1943 to huron and antonia panzera demille. This is a bit different from previous novels in that the action takes place between morning of sunday 11th september, starting with a routine surveillance operation, ending at about 6am the following morning. Greg iles is an american author who has written several new york times bestsellers.
If you love nelson demilles books you need the most comprehensive book list available, which includes a check list, alternative titles, page counts, movie adaptations, coauthors, star ratings, and a host of other features, plus. The panther, written in 2012, portrays the life of the antiterrorist task force agent corey with his wife kate mayfiled, an fbi agent, in yemen, one of the most dangerous and dysfunctional places in the middle east. The washington times on the panther the authors most recent novel, the lion, which featured his popular hero john corey, debuted in a tie for the top spot on the new york times best. Plus a reference to one of his earlier books in the story. Most demille novels, especially the more recent, avoid hollywood endings, and instead finish either inconclusively or with the hero successfully exposing the secretsolving the mystery while suffering in his career or personal life as a result. Army combat veteran daniel mac maccormick, now a charter boat captain, who is about to set sail on his most dangerous cruise. Nelson demilles john corey books in order novel suspects. Having just finished the most recent john corey book by nelson demille, radiant angel, i had an urge to go back and read his john corey series from the beginning. Nelson demilles thriller turns cuban treasure hunt into. May 27, 2015 nelson demilles on the road pushing this nice sweet read through june. The book focuses on macs adventures in cuba, which is just 90 miles from key west.
Demille has also written under the pen names jack cannon, kurt ladner, ellen kay and brad matthews. Nelson demilles on the road pushing this nice sweet read through june. It showed great promise throughout the book but never delivered until the final pages of the book. The author of 18 actionsuspense novels, a number of which have become new york times bestsellers, he is bestknown for his john corey series, which includes the following books plum island, the lions game, night fall, wild fire, the lion, the panther and radiant angel. The book case is a story that features nelson demilles most famous and successful character, detective john corey, who has appeared in six demille novels. His first major novel was by the rivers of babylon, published in 1978. Reaching him by telephone, nelson granted me a generous fulllength interview, answering everything i threw at him. Plum island, the lions game, night fall, wild fire, and the lion. As the first book written by father and son team, the book is as good as i expected. The cuban affair was a travelogue of cuba plus suspense and a barn burning action conclusion. American pharoah, one victory from june 6s triple crown, has a short tail.
To continue reading, get the full word biography in nelson demille books in order. He grew up on long island and graduated from hofstra university with a degree of political science and history. Born in new york in 1949, nelson richard demille grew up on long island and attended hofstra university for three years before joining the army and enrolling in officer candidate school. The latest book written by nelson demille is the cuban affair, published in 2017, the first in a new series featuring mac maccormick, an. The unique sense of humour characteristic for his books makes the reading even more enjoyable. These books from the john corey series by nelson demille traces the titular. John corey series in order nelson demille fictiondb. Night fall john corey book 3 kindle edition by demille. The book is largely set in yemen and features two of demilles reappearing characters, john corey and paul brenner, who pursue a terrorist fictionally connected to the. He moved as a child with his family to long island. Most of iles novels are standalone, rather than being part of series. Nelson demilles new book is a chilling read page six.
There is a character from plum island in his new novel and that peaked my interest. Nelson demille, 69, a former infantry officer who served in vietnam, also infuses the thriller with a good bit of information about the state of terrorism today. Apr 06, 2017 nelson richard demille is an american author of action adventure and suspense novels. Nelson demilles latest vietnam veterans of america. A quiet end john corey, nelson demille shop online for. Nelson demille has written another page turner, i read it in two sessions. Nelson demille always a good read, enjoy john coreys candor, this book a quite end had a very different finish, and a good ending. Nelson richard demille born august 23, 1943 is an american author of action adventure and. Nelson demilles next book to feature fanfavorite hero.
I love authors who can be relied upon to consistently provide a great read. As all nelson demille books, this one also is written masterfully. Nelson demilles next book to feature fanfavorite hero john. Demille spent three years at hofstra university, then joined the army and attended officer candidate school. Having been a fan of nelson demille since the 80s, i was delighted to have the opportunity to read an advance copy of his latest book, radiant angel. He served in vietnam, earning the air medal, bronze star, and the vietnamese cross of gallantry. A quiet end by nelson demille books hachette australia. Daniel graham maccormickmac for shortseems to have a. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. Apr 06, 2020 open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. The book was adapted to a movie in 1999, with john travolta starring as the main character. Iles novel 24 hours was adapted into a 2002 film, which was renamed trapped. Demille played football and ran track while he was at elmont memorial high school.
Nelson demille books list of books by author nelson demille. He has mostly written thrillers and crime fiction but he has delved outside of that with some nonfiction, albeit he tends to use pseudonyms when he does. After serving as an infantry officer in vietnam, where he was decorated three times, demille worked as a journalist and short story writer. Nelson demilles thriller the cuban affair mixes acerbic. Demille talks about the popularity of his returning hero, john corey. He has mostly written thrillers and crime fiction but he has delved outside of that with some. Author nelson demille on the panther and future books.
Several of demilles compulsively readable thrillersincluding medal of honor 1985, the charm school 1988, the generals daughter 1993, and up country 2002deal directly with the vietnam war. The vietnam war in nelson demille the american legion. Demille returned to hofstra university to complete his degree in political science and history. There was a story about novelist and vietnam veteran nelson demille in a recent issue of american legion magazine. The book is largely set in yemen and features two of demilles reappearing characters, john corey and paul brenner, who pursue a terrorist fictionally connected to the october 2000 attack on the uss cole. Dave crawford i went to a book signing in hudson ohio recently to visit with the mystery master nelson demille. Demilles most recent serial novels are written around the character of new york homicide detective john corey and explore the topic of terrorism on the american territory. Join author michael koryta in a discussion with bestselling thriller writer nelson demille on his new book, the cuban affair when. His novels include plum island, the charm school, and the gold coast.
Two of his novels, mayday and word of honor, were made into tv movies, and the generals daughter was made into a major motion picture starring john travolta and madeleine stowe. Nelson demille at full tilt with another engaging, exciting and impeccably researched thriller the guardian gripping esquire with inspired writing and the tensioninducing talents of a true master, nelson demille delves into one of the most mysterious tragedies in recent history twa flight 800. Nelson demille is an american author born in 1943 in new york city. The complete series list for john corey nelson demille. Order of nelson demille books nelson demille is an american novelist who has written such books as the generals daughter, the gold coast and the john corey series.