His debut novel was by the rivers of babylon, published in 1978. The biggestscaled yet of demilles bestselling crime thrillers. In 1990 demille published the gold coast, a tom wolfestyle comic satire that was his attempt to write a book that would be taken. The lion is definitely a story about an animal, but not one that lives in the jungle. Nelson demilles most popular book is the generals daughter. Nelson richard demille born august 23, 1943 is an american author of action adventure and suspense novels. Demille, speaking by phone from his office in garden city, on long island, said the ambiguous ending of the lions game was deliberate not because he was looking to write a sequel but. Nelson richard demille was born in new york city on august 23, 1943 to huron and antonia panzera demille. And this human lion is a sadistic, revengeful, calculating killer, one whom the author reprises from his january 2000 novel, the lions game.
The lion is followed by demilles 2012 novel, the panther. 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. Demilles works explore the world of suspense and thrillers. Plum island, the lions game, night fall, wild fire, and the lion. His other new york times bestsellers include the charm school, word of honor, the gold coast, spencerville, the lions. But corey is equally intelligent, equally ruthless and equally. 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.
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 s 16th book the fifth in his john corey series is a post911 sequel to the lion s game. In his books, nelson demille uses the firstperson point of view, and most of his books are wellknown for their dry humor and sarcasm. Most of his books are written in the first person and the plots follow a linear line. He moved as a child with his family to long island. 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. As revealed in nelson demille s monster bestseller plum island, the gruff, wisecracking nypd homicide. John corey series in order nelson demille fictiondb. A ruthless libyan terrorist with an agenda of death and destruction, he has come to the us to seek out his number one enemy, exnypd homicide detective john corey. But corey is equally intelligent, equally ruthless and equally determined to wipe khalil off the face of the earth from the first page to the last. One summer cast into doubt casting about the lion readers digest select editions, volume 1 by david baldaccipatricia macdonaldterri dulong nelson demille and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. And, unfortunately for corey, so is asad khalil, the notorious libyan terrorist otherwise known as. John corey and asad khalil have both lived hardknock lives.
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 lion s game, up country, night fall, wild fire, the gate house, the lion, the panther, the quest, radiant angel, the cuban affair and the deserter. It is the fifth of demilles novels to feature detective john corey, now working as a contractor for the fictional fbi antiterrorist task force in new york city. The lion by nelson demille features john corey as the crusty, smartass and wisecracking former nypd detective now working as a contract agent with the antiterrorist task force attf. Includes biography, photos, bibliography, and contact information.
An american author of action, adventure and suspense fueled novels, the writer nelson demille has been writing for a number of years now. Asad khalil aka the lion, the ruthless libyan terrorist who menaced exnypd cop john corey in the lions game 2000, returns to the u. The lion himself was graphically violent, but it felt like the author was just trying to spice up a book which could have been compacted and tacked on to the end of the original. For many readers, what made demille stand out was his sardonic sense of humor, which would eventually produce the wisecracking exnypd officer john corey, hero of plum island 1997 and the lions game 2000. John coreys life was threatened in the earlier book by one of the worlds most wanted terrorists. Demille has also written under the pen names jack cannon, kurt ladner, and brad matthews. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the lion john corey book 5. Elise cooper for blackfive nelson demille once again shows why he is americas prolific political thriller author with his latest book, the lion, a sequel to his best selling novel, the lions game. Demille played football and ran track while he was at elmont memorial high school. 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. Buy a cheap copy of the lion s game book by 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. The book was adapted to a movie in 1999, with john travolta starring as the main character. Demille has also written under the pen names jack cannon, kurt ladner, ellen kay and brad matthews.
Summary in this eagerly awaited followup to the lion s game, john corey, former nypd homicide detective and special agent for the antiterrorist task force, is back. Reluctance because it was written by demille, and the lion was still chasing me. Nelson demille audio books, best sellers, author bio. The reader will have a hard time deciphering fact from fiction since the plots in both books are based on reality blended with believable terrorism scenarios. Asad khalil aka the lion is the most dangerous man alive. So, it was with great reluctance that i picked up the word of honor. The lion is a 2010 novel by american author nelson demille. The lion roars again for thriller author nelson demille. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the lion. So corey, teaming up with kate mayfield, his minder from the bureau, sets out to track the lion, figure out what hes up to this time, and, with all the reckless panache of a homicide cop turned loose to play james bond, save the free world from unspeakable perils.
Jan 06, 2000 so corey, teaming up with kate mayfield, his minder from the bureau, sets out to track the lion, figure out what hes up to this time, and, with all the reckless panache of a homicide cop turned loose to play james bond, save the free world from unspeakable perils. It is the fifth of demille s novels to feature detective john corey, now working as a contractor for the fictional fbi antiterrorist task force in new york city. Books by nelson demille author of the generals daughter. Demilles 16th book the fifth in his john corey series is a post911 sequel to the lions game. 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. The lion 2010 and other, read online free in epub,txt at. Nelson demille has 94 books on goodreads with 696151 ratings. Give john corey something to really get his teeth into next time nelson. The lion is followed by demille s 2012 novel, the panther. Nelson demille is an american author born in 1943 in new york city. His novels include the deserter, written with alex demille, the cuban affair, radiant angel, plum island, the charm school. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The lion john corey book 5 kindle edition by demille.
The lion is a sequel to the first book i read by demille, the lion s game. 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. 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. This was also the first book i have read by him in the early 1980s. The lion is a killing machine once again loose in america with a mission of revenge, and john corey will stop at nothing to achieve his own goal to find and kill khalil. Asad khalil aka the lion, the ruthless libyan terrorist who menaced exnypd cop john corey in the lion s game 2000, returns to the u. If you are the publisher or author of this book and. Its been a decade since he published the lions game 2000 in. Rather, the animal in demilles newest novel is asad khalil. The complete series list for john corey nelson demille.
As revealed in nelson demilles monster bestseller plum island, the gruff, wisecracking nypd homicide. In this story, we see john corey in his early years as an nypd detective, before he became involved with the federal. Army combat veteran daniel mac maccormick, now a charter boat captain, who is about to set sail on his most dangerous cruise. Summary in this eagerly awaited followup to the lions game, john corey, former nypd homicide detective and special agent for the antiterrorist task force, is back. Demille spent three years at hofstra university, then joined the army and attended officer candidate school. His novels include plum island, the charm school, and the gold coast. The lion is a sequel to the first book i read by demille, the lions game. His other new york times bestsellers include wild fire, the gold coast, and the generals daughter. Buy a cheap copy of the lions game book by nelson demille. Its been a decade since he published the lions game 2000 in which his. 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, the cuban affair and the deserter.
Plum island, the lion s game, night fall, wild fire, and the lion. And, unfortunately for corey, so is asad khalil, the notorious libyan terrorist otherwise known as the lion. For many readers, what made demille stand out was his sardonic sense of humor, which would eventually produce the wisecracking exnypd officer john corey, hero of plum island 1997 and the lion s game 2000. Producing books under a variety of different pennames, such as kurt ladner, brad matthews, ellen kay and jack cannon, he is a highly versatile and gifted writer. Here its 2003 new york city and asad khalil is back to finish his revenge against the 1986 u. Nelson demilles john corey books in order novel suspects. Johns wife, fbi special agent, kate mayfield, is also employed by the task force and is in fact coreys boss. His other new york times bestsellers include the charm school, word of honor, the gold coast, spencerville, the lions game, up.
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