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. I just found out that my dad has a lot of them so i wanted to know if there was any order in which to read them. Demille played football and ran track while he was at elmont memorial high school. Right now, he lives in long island with his third wife, sandra dillingham, and their son, james. They were the type of wellwritten stories that linger in your head forever. The john corey books initially focus on local matters. Nelson richard demille is an american author of action adventure and suspense novels. Nelson demilles on the road pushing this nice sweet read through june. My expectations were not only met but far surpassed. A novel by nelson demille and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
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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. Nelson richard demille was born in new york city on august 23, 1943 to huron and antonia panzera demille, then. The book hinges on one of historys most enduring secrets. Plum island, the lions game, night fall, wild fire, and the lion. Which of nelson demilles books have been made into movies.
Books by nelson demille nelson demille average rating 4. Nelson demille is one of americas most popular and bestselling authors, and a new book from him is a keenly awaited event. A former us army lieutenant who served in vietnam, he is the author of eleven acclaimed novels. His other new york times bestsellers include the charm school, word of honor, the gold coast, spencerville, the lions game, up. American pharoah, one victory from june 6s triple crown, has a short tail. Nelson demille has 94 books on goodreads with 694110 ratings. Demilles biggest yet deserves high points for entertainment and readability, though nothing of his has been as moving or richly written as 1990s the gold coast up country is a sequel to the generals daughter 1992, filmed with john travolta as demilles army homicide detective paul brenner. Nelson demille books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography. Here are the nelson demille books in order for his series and standalone novels.
Books by nelson demille author of the generals daughter. Nelson demille, bestselling author of the gold coast, is almost as disappointed that the movie version never got made as the investors who lost millions in the project are. After serving as an infantry officer in vietnam, where he was decorated three times, demille worked as a journalist and short story writer. Time warner trade publishing and talk city network are proud to present our special guest for tonight, nelson demille. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. His novels include the deserter, written with alex demille, the cuban affair, radiant angel, plum island, the charm school. He has written many standalone novels, as well as three series. Enjoy an interactive chat session with nelson demille, the critically acclaimed novelist of such best sellers as plum island, generals daughter, the lions game and night fall, where several chat attendees ask a plethora of questions an interview with nelson demille, recorded by talk city network. Discover book depositorys huge selection of nelson demille books online. Hold on tight, because bestselling author nelson demille has combined three of his supersonically charged thrillers into one megasized edition.
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See all books authored by nelson demille, including the cuban affair, and plum island, and more on. 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 demille eventually had corey leave the nypd as a whole in order pursue more fulfilling work with the fbi. He has also published books under the pseudonyms jack cannon, kurt ladner and brad matthews. James grippando is a very inventive and ingenious storyteller. Nelson demille, who served as a first cavalry division platoon commander in the vietnam war, today is one of the nations most prolific bestselling novelists.
Nelson demilles new book is a chilling read page six. Nelson demilles thriller the cuban affair mixes acerbic travelogue, demented treasure hunt. 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. As of june 2012, two of his books have been made into movies. By the time the series begins, nelsons protagonist is divorced.
Nelson demille is an american author of several crime mystery novels. Nelson demille plum island wounded in the line of duty, nypd homicide cop john corey is convalescing in rural eastern long island when an attractive young couple he knows is found shot to death on the family patio. 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. Nelson demille s latest novel, the cuban affair, is a departure from his earlier novels, introducing a new character, an ex military man who shares some of the features of his famous john corey. Demille has also written under the pen names jack cannon, kurt ladner, and brad matthews. Nelson demilles latest novel, the cuban affair, is a departure from his earlier novels, introducing a new character, an ex military man who shares some of the features of his famous john corey. 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. These books from the john corey series by nelson demille traces the titular. Army combat veteran daniel mac maccormick, now a charter boat captain, who is about to set sail on his most dangerous cruise. Demille and his family moved to long island when he was a child. His novels include plum island, the charm school, and the gold coast. Interview enjoy an interactive chat session with nelson demille, the critically acclaimed novelist of such best sellers as plum island, generals daughter, the lions game and night fall, where several chat attendees ask a plethora of questions an interview with nelson demille, recorded by talk city network. Despite demille liking the film, it stuck closely to his plot and was a. Nelson demilles thriller the cuban affair mixes acerbic.
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. In 1975, when nelson demille was in his early 30s, he published his first fulllength novel, the quest, with manor books. Nelson demilles next book to feature fanfavorite hero john corey after all. He served in vietnam, earning the air medal, bronze star, and the vietnamese cross of gallantry. John corey series in order nelson demille fictiondb. Nelson demilles most recent smash hit thriller, the panther, stars his returning hero, john corey, one of the. There is a similar devilmaycare attitude to this fellow, a fishingboat captain in the florida keys, footloose and carefree, seeking adventure. Author nelson demilles complete list of books and series in order, with the latest. May 27, 2015 nelson demilles on the road pushing this nice sweet read through june. Below is the order in which nelson demilles john corey novels were originally released. Nelson demilles new thriller mixes acerbic cuban travelogue with a demented treasure hunt. Nelson demille audiobooks download instantly today. Feb 20, 20 author nelson demille on the panther and future books.
Author nelson demille makes big announcement about. The complete series list for john corey nelson demille. 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. Nelson demille books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. He grew up on long island and graduated from hofstra university with a degree of political science and history. His other new york times bestsellers include the charm school, word of honor, the gold coast, spencerville, the lions. Nelson demilles most popular book is the generals daughter.
Nelson demille was born in new york city in 1943, and as a child, he moved. 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. Nelson demilles latest vietnam veterans of america. Nelson demille is an american author born in 1943 in new york city. Jan 29, 2002 demilles biggest yet deserves high points for entertainment and readability, though nothing of his has been as moving or richly written as 1990s the gold coast. A quiet end john corey, nelson demille shop online for. Reaching him by telephone, nelson granted me a generous fulllength interview, answering everything i threw at him. Nelson richard demille was born in jamaica queens on august 23, 1943. Nelson richard demille is an american author, known for his crime fiction and thrillers. Includes biography, photos, bibliography, and contact information.
Do his books need to be read in a certain order or can you just read them in any order. He graduated from elmont memorial high school, where he played football and ran track. Nelson demille books list of books by author nelson demille. Nelson demille author of the generals daughter goodreads. John corey, paul brenner, joe ryker, and john sutter. Nelson demille is probably my 3rd or 4th favorite author. Demille has also written under the pen names jack cannon, kurt ladner, ellen kay and brad matthews. See all books authored by nelson demille, including the cuban affair, and.
Up country is a sequel to the generals daughter 1992, filmed with john travolta as demilles army homicide detective paul brenner. 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. Nelson demille if youre a fan of nelson demille and youre looking forward to his next book, then i have good news. Nelson demille s most recent smash hit thriller, the panther, stars his returning hero, john corey, one of the. A prolific writer, demille has also written under the pen names jack cannon, kurt. Nelson demilles john corey books in order novel suspects. 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. However, over time they begin to tackle much larger cases involving conspiracies and terrorism. Author nelson demille on the panther and future books. Born in new york in 1949, nelson richard demille grew up on long island and. Nelson demille is the new york times bestselling author of twenty novels, six of which were. Thank you, nelson, for joining us today in talk city.