false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168465638m/33810.jpg 33810 18 Nelson DeMille's narrative engine is one of the best in the business, and it chugs away in grand style in this story of buried treasure and biological warfare on a tiny spit of land off Long Island. As told by a wry, wounded New York City detective who is drafted to explore a couple of murders, <i>Plum Island</i> is a rich pudding of flavorful (if familiar) ingredients, including a ferocious storm at sea. Other DeMille epics in paperback include <i>By the Rivers of Babylon</i>, <i>The General's Daughter</i>, <i>The Gold Coast</i>, <i>Spencerville</i>, and <i>Word of Honor</i>. 2309 1997 Plum Island total:2968|5:764|4:1274|3:768|2:147|1:15| 2968 11529 3559 221 5 1 false false Sun Jun 17 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Mar 15 08:40:04 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 15 08:40:30 -0700 2008
When I found out that DeMille wrote The General's Daughter, I did a little more research on his 'John Corey' series. It seems that he hadn't wanted to write a series, but there were too many of his readers who wanted another John Corey book...more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Jan 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 07:03:06 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 14:01:06 -0800 2009
Plum Island is a biosafety level...more...]]> 4 0 false true Tue Dec 30 15:58:54 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 16:11:49 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Jan 31 08:22:35 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 08:23:59 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 17:04:40 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 17:10:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 2 false false Mon Dec 22 16:55:20 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 16:56:24 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Wed Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Thu Feb 26 18:08:22 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 18:13:55 -0800 2009
His main character John Corey is a hoot. I think every guy would want to have this guy's...life. Wisecracking , yet brilliant and a bit egotistical, Corey usually gets into hot water because he's such a good cop he can't let anything go at face value. The ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Sep 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 05:06:51 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 01:44:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 27 16:20:54 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 27 16:29:51 -0800 2007 more...]]> 2 1 false false Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Thu Jun 28 17:35:24 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 28 17:35:52 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Thu Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 11:46:31 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 11:51:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Aug 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 11:52:44 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 11:56:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Sep 24 09:16:31 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 09:24:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jul 21 09:35:51 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 05:11:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Sep 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 05:58:01 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 06:02:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Mar 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 11 07:44:52 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 11 16:09:26 -0700 2008
A wounded Manhattan cop is resting on the North Fork of Long Island, when his two new friends are murdered. The couple worked on Plum Island, a government animal disease research center, rumored to do ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Fri Aug 22 18:49:06 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 22 18:49:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jan 04 00:22:44 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 00:26:06 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sun May 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 18:16:58 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 18:20:27 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Aug 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 15:38:42 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 15:40:09 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=33810