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Nelson DeMille

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New York, NY, The United States

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Mystery, Thriller

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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. He graduated from Elmont Memorial High School, where he played football and ran track.

DeMille spent three years at Hofstra University, then joined the Army where he attended Officer Candidate School and was commissioned a Lieutenant in the United States Army (1966-69). He saw action in Vietnam as an infantry platoon leader with the First Cavalry Division and was decorated with the Air Medal, Bronze Star, and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry.

After his discharge, DeMille returned to Hofstra University where he received his bachelor’s degree in Political Science and History. He has three child 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. He graduated from Elmont Memorial High School, where he played football and ran track.

DeMille spent three years at Hofstra University, then joined the Army where he attended Officer Candidate School and was commissioned a Lieutenant in the United States Army (1966-69). He saw action in Vietnam as an infantry platoon leader with the First Cavalry Division and was decorated with the Air Medal, Bronze Star, and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry.

After his discharge, DeMille returned to Hofstra University where he received his bachelor’s degree in Political Science and History. He has three children, Lauren, Alexander, and James, and resides on Long Island.

DeMille's first major novel was By the Rivers of Babylon, published in 1978, and is still in print as are all his succeeding novels. He is a member of American Mensa, The Authors Guild, past president of the Mystery Writers of America, and Book-of-the-Month Club Judge. He is also a member of International Thriller Writers and was chosen as ThrillerMaster of the Year 2015. DeMille is an Honorary Trustee of the Walt Whitman Birthplace Association and holds three honorary doctorates: Doctor of Humane Letters from Hofstra University, Doctor of Literature from Long Island University, and Doctor of Humane Letters from Dowling College.

Nelson DeMille is the author of: By the Rivers of Babylon, Mayday (co-authored with Thomas Block ), Cathedral, The Talbot Odyssey, Word of Honor, The Charm School, The Gold Coast, The General's 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, The Deserter (co-authored with his son, Alex DeMille), The Maze, and Blood Lines (co-authored with Alex DeMille). Nelson DeMille has also contributed short stories to anthologies, and book reviews and articles to magazines and newspapers. ...more

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May 2023

It’s been awhile since my last Newsletter, which means (pick one) A) I’ve been busy; B) I’m lazy, C) I have nothing to report.

The correct answer is A. I’ve been very busy putting the finishing touches on Blood Lines, which will be published October 10. This will be my second co-authored book with my son, Alex, and the second in the series featuring Army CID Agents Scott Brodie and Maggie T Read more of this blog post »

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	The General's Daughter 4.10 avg rating — 63,068 ratings — published 1992 — 38 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Plum Island (John Corey, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 52,253 ratings — published 1997 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Charm School 4.28 avg rating — 36,627 ratings — published 1988 — 95 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lion's Game (John Corey, #2) 4.21 avg rating — 36,266 ratings — published 2000 — 115 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lion (John Corey, #5) 4.25 avg rating — 31,201 ratings — published 2010 — 76 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Night Fall (John Corey, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 32,099 ratings — published 2004 — 123 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cuban Affair by Nelson DeMille (Goodreads Author), Scott Brick (Narrator) 3.78 avg rating — 32,599 ratings — published 2017 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gold Coast 4.11 avg rating — 28,537 ratings — published 1990 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wild Fire (John Corey, #4) 4.04 avg rating — 27,356 ratings — published 2006 — 96 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Panther (John Corey, #6) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 21,525 ratings — published 2012 — 63 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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January/February 2013 Group Read

Jet/Russell Blake

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10 votes, 2.9%

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9 votes, 2.6%

Death at Bishop's Keep/Robin Paige

8 votes, 2.3%

The Charter/Gillian Hamer

8 votes, 2.3%

A Deeper Darkness/J.T. Ellison

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8 votes, 2.3%

Quite Ugly One Morning/Christopher Brookmyre

7 votes, 2.0%

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The Barbed-Wire Kiss: A Novel/Wallace Stroby

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Missing: Presumed Dead /Hawkins James

3 votes, 0.9%

The Fix/Keith Nixon

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Memoria. A Corporation of Lies/Alex Bobl

3 votes, 0.9%

In Her Shadow/August McLaughlin

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Fallout /Karla Forbes

1 vote, 0.3%

Quiet Ops/Bob Burton

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Green Power/Charles Vrooman

1 vote, 0.3%

Candlemoth/R.J. Ellory

1 vote, 0.3%

Coming Home/Roy E. Stolworthy

1 vote, 0.3%

Brass Knuckles Larry Matthews

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The Oligarch: A Thriller/G.W. Eccles

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Line in the Sand/C Isaac

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