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. 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. Which of nelson demilles books have been made into movies. The plot is tissue paper thin, bloated, mostly predictable and, except for the last 6070 pages, seriously lacking in action and suspense. Covered by f14 fighters, accompanied by security men, the planes carry warriors, pacifists, lovers, enemies, dignatories and a bomb planted by a terrorist mastermind. Nelson demilles new book is a chilling read page six. His novels include the deserter, written with alex demille, the cuban affair, radiant angel, plum island, the charm school. The cuban affair was my first book by nelson demille and i experienced this story along with my traveling sisters, norma, kaceey, lindsay, susanne, janb and diane. Nelson demille arrived on my favorite authors list after reading the gatehouse, so. Top nelson demille books meet your next favorite book. Nelson demille is currently considered a single author. As of june 2012, two of his books have been made into movies.
The book case kindle single kindle edition by demille. Nelson demille books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. Plum island, the lions game, night fall, wild fire, and the lion. Just what the doctor ordered to counterbalance the pagelong descriptions and meticulous details in the detective story by a different author i read previously.
Sep 19, 2017 in this, his 20th, demille radiant angel, 2015, etc. The book case by nelson demille is a short mystery in which john corey, a nypd detective who appears in multiple demille novels, is called to the scene of a death of a bookstore owner caused by a falling bookcase. Army combat veteran daniel mac maccormick, now a charter boat captain, who is about to set sail on his most dangerous cruise. If youve never read anything by nelson demille then the book case is a great starting point.
Nelson demille is an american author born in 1943 in new york city. An american author of action, adventure and suspense fueled novels, the writer nelson demille has been writing for a number of years now. The cuban affair was a travelogue of cuba plus suspense and a barn burning action conclusion. His novels include plum island, the charm school, and the gold coast. The latest book written by nelson demille is the cuban affair, published in 2017, the first in a new series featuring mac maccormick, an afghanistan war veteran aged 35. The book case is a 2011 release about a much younger john corey, well before plum island the first novel in the series. The panther 2012, paul brenner teams up with john corey on a case. Nelson demille books in order how to read nelson demille. A sweeping adventure thats equal parts thriller and love story, nelson demilles newest novel takes the reader from the war torn jungles of ethiopia to the magical city of rome.
Nelson demille was born in new york city in 1943, and as a child, he moved. The vietnam war in nelson demille the american legion. Nelson demille primary author only author division. Nelson demille could hang honorary degrees and literary awards on the walls of his office. He has also published books under the pseudonyms jack cannon, kurt ladner and brad matthews.
A tudor castle for nelson demille the new york times. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. This is a short story that leaves the reader wanting more. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. The book case kindle single kindle edition by demille, nelson. Nelson richard demille is an american author, known for his crime fiction and thrillers. The panther, a firstgeneration yemeni immigrant from perth amboy gone bad, was in on the uss cole attack while the ship refueled in adens harbor. He graduated from elmont memorial high school, where he played football and ran track. Nelson demille books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography. Its a short,fast paced little who done it that certainly gives you an idea of the authors style before you consider taking the plunge into his longer material. The story is set in 2015, before fidel castros death.
Here are the nelson demille books in order for his series and standalone novels. The book focuses on macs adventures in cuba, which is just 90 miles from key west. The book case is a prequel novella to the john corey series. His works include word of honor, the charm school, the gold coast, plum island, and the generals daughter made into a 1999 movie starring john travolta. Demille and his family moved to long island when he was a child. Plum island is a fictional novel about a convalescing new york police homicide detective named john corey, who gets involved in a multiple murder investigation while he is supposed to be recovering from serious wounds. His wife had been, well, dallying with the mafia don who had hired him to sort out his taxes, something had gone amiss in the. Daniel graham maccormickmac for shortseems to have a. Nelson demille is an american author of several crime mystery novels. Demille has also written under the pen names jack cannon, kurt ladner, and brad matthews. The lions game a john corey novel by nelson demille 20150224 by nelson demille jan 1, 1774.
Killed by a falling bookcase whose shelves were crammed with very heavy reading. See all books authored by nelson demille, including the cuban affair, and plum island, and more on. Selfdepricating, witty and unabashedly human, coreys suspicious mind finds clues to a possible murder in what seems to most an unfortunate accident. His novels include the deserter, written with alex demille, the cuban affair, radiant angel, plum island, the charm school, the gold coast, and the generals daughter, which was made into a major motion picture, starring john travolta and madeleine stowe. His novels include the deserter, written with alex demille, the cuban affair, radiant angel, plum island, the charm school, the gold coast, and the generals daughter, which was made into a major motion picture, starring john travolta and madeleine. He is the son of builder huron demille and his wife antonia panzera. The book case is a story that features nelson demille s most famous and successful character, detective john corey, who has appeared in six demille novels. By the rivers of babylon, cathedral, the talbot odyssey, word of honor, the charm school, the gold coast, the generals daughter, spencerville, plum island, the lions game, up country, night fall, wild fire, the gate house, the lion, the panther, the quest, radiant angel, and the cuban affair. When readers left lawyer and freelance gumshoe john sutter at the end of the gold coast 1990, he was a most unhappy man. The gate house by nelson demille is a suspenseful story featuring attorney, john sutter who is returning from a ten year sail around the world. Classic tales by edgar allan poe 2009 the rich and the dead 2011 the book case 2011 long islands gold coast 2012 oheka castle 2012 death benefits 2012 rendezvous 2012 the mystery writers of. He is also a member of the international thriller writers, who honored him as 2015 thrillermaster of the year. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the book case kindle single. In this story, we see john corey in his early years as an nypd detective, before he became involved with the federal.
When a trio of cubans and cubanamericans, carlos macia, eduardo valazquez, and the lovely sara ortega, offer him a small fortune to. Several years ago i read a couple of nelson demille s novels, including plum island, which i remember enjoying very much. The stories have been published in seven languages. The young nypd detective john corey solves a crime mostly with logic. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. He has written many standalone novels, as well as three series. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. However, if you were hoping that the authors next book would feature his series protagonist john corey, well, then youre in for a little surprise. Nelson richard demille born august 23, 1943 is an american author of action adventure and. The book case is a story that features nelson demille s most famous successful character, detective john corey, who has appeared in six demille novels. Nothing new on the beanie book blaster or using nanobots to download your brain onto disks archived october newsletter, but when i get more info, ill pass it on hereor send you a brainwave. Every bibliophiles worst nightmare is played out in nelson demille s the book case when a bookstore owner is crushed to death by an unsecure bookcase. Includes biography, photos, bibliography, and contact information.
Since then, six more books about john corey and his cases involving terrorism, international politics, and mastermind criminals have followed. John corey, paul brenner, joe ryker, and john sutter. Nelson demilles john corey books in order novel suspects. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. This is an enjoyable little read that will maked the trip home from work all the more. American pharoah, one victory from june 6s triple crown, has a short tail. Nelson richard demille born august 23, 1943 is an american author of action adventure and suspense novels. 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. John corey series in order nelson demille fictiondb. 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. This detailed literature summary also contains topics for discussion and a free quiz on plum island by nelson demille. This is a short story featuring detective john corey is his earlier years in the nypd and is available in the. Aug 18, 2017 construction of the 10,000 square feet of slate, stone, plaster and mahogany stretched from mid2002 to the end of 2004, concurrent with mr. The book that changed my life 2007 playing with fire.
Top nelson demille books score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Night fall at dusk on july 17, 1996, on a deserted long island beach, a man and a woman engage in adulterous sex in front of a video camera. Possible ex library copy, thata ll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. While the ethiopian civil war rages, a catholic priest languishes in prison. To back up a bit, im detective john corey, working out of the first precinct. In this kindle single, the book case, i think that the means of either accident or homicide in the killing of bookstore owner, otis parker, was creative and a bit unusual. Nelson demille books list of books by author nelson demille. The book case 2012 radiant angel 2015 we propose the following chronological order when reading nelson demille s john corey books. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. More goodnatured toughguy fiction from regularasclockwork novelist demille wild fire, 2006, etc. The book case is a prequel novella to the john corey series that covers his days working as an nypd officer. Demille played football and ran track while he was at elmont memorial high school.
In 1968, nelson demille fought in vietnam as a lieutenant with the u. Demille has also written under the pen names jack cannon, kurt ladner, ellen kay and brad matthews. In this compact and delightful murder mystery, new york times bestselling suspense novelist nelson demille returns to one of his most beloved charactersthe hardboiled nypd detective john corey. He was a first lieutenant in the united states army 196669 and saw action as an infantry platoon leader with the first cavalry division in vietnam. New york city bookstore owner otis parker is dead, killed by a falling bookcase. Total weight about a thousand pounds, which flattened mr. The cuban affair is an entertaining, fun, humorous, political adventure suspense thriller that we all enjoyed reading and discussing our thoughts with each other. So, if youre hunting for a nelson demille book order, or are eager to read the john sutter series in order, heres everything you need. A murder mystery featuring detective john corey audiobook written by nelson demille. The complete series list for john corey nelson demille. The book case kindle single kindle edition by nelson demille author visit amazons nelson demille page. Detective john corey is one of the only officers at the scenea crime bookstorewho doesnt believe the death was an accident. This nelson demille book list not only gives all the nelson demille books in chronological order, but will let you see the characters develop and witness events at the correct time, just as nelson intended. May 27, 2015 nelson demilles on the road pushing this nice sweet read through june.
Nelson demille s chief character, jack, was engaging funny but that was all that saved the book. Author nelson demille bio and signed books vj books. New listing the gate house by nelson demille 2008, hardcover 1st ed 1st print 5 out of 5 stars 20 product ratings 20 product ratings the gate house by nelson demille 2008, hardcover 1st ed 1st print. Nelson demille if youre a fan of nelson demille and youre looking forward to his next book, then i have good news. It showed great promise throughout the book but never delivered until the final pages of the book. Nelson richard demille was born in jamaica queens on august 23, 1943. With rippedfromtheheadlines appeal, an exotic and dangerous locale, and the hairpin twists and inimitable humor that are signature demille, the deserter is the first in a timely and thrilling new series from an unbeatable team of true masters. Ok, i admit itmy passion for books extends to reading books about. Every bibliophiles worst nightmare is played out in nelson demilles the book case when a bookstore owner is crushed to death by an unsecure bookcase. Nelson demille audiobooks download instantly today. John corey, an nypd detective in long island, new york.
He is reunited with his exwife who murdered her lover, a mafia don, and is now being stalked by the dons son. In this compact and delightful murder mystery, new york times bestselling suspense novelist nelson demille returns to one of his most. Nelson richard demille was born in new york city on august 23, 1943 to huron and antonia panzera demille, then moved with his parents to long island. Having sold nearly 50 million books worldwide in a 35year writing career, he is an author whose work has been converted into one hollywood hit and a critically acclaimed madefortelevision movie. Oct 16, 2012 prolific thriller author demille night fall, 2004, etc. New york city bookstore owner otis parker is dead, killed by a. Thirtynine years later, he went backthis time on assignment for a travel magazine.