The story is set in 2015, before fidel castros death. His other new york times bestsellers include the charm school, word of honor, the gold coast, spencerville, the lions game, up country, wild fire. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Demille has also written under the pen names jack cannon, kurt ladner, ellen kay and brad matthews. The complete series list for john corey nelson demille. Demille played football and ran track while he was at elmont memorial high school. Book up country by nelson demille hardcover book minor signs of use in. Free download or read online plum island pdf epub book. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Nelson demille set up country, plum island, wild fire, spencerville, night fall, the gate house and the generals daughter. May not come up in conversation but, supposedly, ocala, fla. The panther was my first john corey novel and i have read and loved all the rest, however, my favourites of favourites is word of honour and up country. Demille began strolling around his new acquisition, promptly realized the place was a wreck and called in a group of contractors, who, he recalled, scratched.
If i can read a book three times and still feel it is as fresh and interesting as the first time i read it, then i believe the book deserves 5 stars. Part of that time was served during the vietnam war in quang tri provence, from november 67 to december 68. Up country paul brenner book 2 kindle edition by nelson. The main characters of this fiction, suspense story are john corey. He served in vietnam, earning the air medal, bronze star, and the vietnamese cross of gallantry. Two of his novels, mayday and word of honour, were made into tv movies, and the generals daughter was made into a major motion picture starring john travolta and madeleine stowe. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author.
But i have read a few novels dedicated to nam, as well as a significant. Nelson demille primary author only author division. Army from 1966 to 1969 and earned the rank of first lieutenant. The characters of ben tyson and paul brenner just came to life and jumped out of the pages. A tudor castle for nelson demille the new york times. Nelson richard demille is an accomplished american author of thriller novels. Up country paul brenner book 2 kindle edition by demille, nelson. Nelson demilles thriller turns cuban treasure hunt into.
See all titles by nelson demille the story begins, appropriately, at the vietnam memorial in washington, where brenner newly retired and desperately bored holds a clandestine meeting with his former commanding officer, colonel karl. Nelson richard demille was born in jamaica queens on august 23, 1943. 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. Paul brenner is trying to cope up with his early retirement as a chief warrant officer from the us army, when suddenly his former boss colonel karl hellmann asks for a rendezvous at the vietnam war. 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. One of the last things that chief warrant officer paul brenner wanted to do was return to work for the armys criminal investigation divisionan organization that thanked him for his many years of dedicated service by. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide.
Join author michael koryta in a discussion with bestselling thriller writer nelson demille on his new book, the cuban affair when. Pdf plum island book by nelson demille free download. That demille has written a sequel to the generals daughter comes as no surprise. See more ideas about nelson demille, reading and books. John corey series in order nelson demille fictiondb. 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. Nelson demille is currently considered a single author. Death benefits ebook by nelson demille rakuten kobo got books, books to. 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. 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. Publication date 2002 topics vietnam war, 19611975, government investigators, americans publisher new york, ny. After a showdown with the notorious yemeni terrorist known as the panther, life seems to be getting quieter for maverick federal agent john corey. The book focuses on macs adventures in cuba, which is just 90 miles from key west. Nelson richard demille is an american author of action adventure and suspense novels.
Includes biography, photos, bibliography, and contact information. 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. You cannot read this book and not learn more about this vital southeastern asian country. Nelson demilles new book is a chilling read page six. Up country isbn 9780446516570 pdf epub nelson demille. With this latest book, demilles paul brenner returns for a third trip to vietnam, this time thirty years after his two tours during the war. Additional gift options are available when buying one ebook at a time. Nelson demille is an american author born in 1943 in new york city.
Nelson demille signed first edition book up country now available. The guardian on a beach at dusk, while bud mitchell and jill winslow conduct their illicit love affair in front of a video camera set to record each steamy moment, a terrible explosion suddenly lights up the. His other new york times bestsellers include the charm school, word of honor, the gold coast, spencerville, the lions game, up country, wild fire, and. Nelson richard demille born august 23, 1943 is an american author of action adventure and suspense novels. He has mostly written thrillers and crime fiction but he has delved outside of that with some. 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. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 592 pages and is available in paperback format. The last thing paul brenner wanted to do was to return to work for the army s. Up country is a 2002 thriller novel by american author nelson demille.
Nelson demille booklist nelson demille message board. Demille returned to hofstra university to complete his degree in political science and history. Up country by nelson demille signed first edition book. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or. Nelson demille is the new york times bestselling author of twenty novels, six of. This acclaimed book by nelson demille is available at in several formats for your ereader. Nelson demille opens his newest novel, up country, with the old saying that bad things come in threes. The first edition of the novel was published in april 1st 1997, and was written by nelson demille. His novels include plum island, the charm school, and the gold coast. Nelson demille books list of books by author nelson demille. Read up country thriller suspense book by nelson demille. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading up country paul brenner book 2.
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. I have always enjoyed nelson demille but this book, in addition to connecting me to the principal characters paul brenner and susan webber, actually educated me about the viet nam conflict and the country as it was then and is now after the war. Demille has also written under the pen names jack cannon, kurt ladner, and brad matthews. Nelson demille was born nelson richard demille to huron and antonio demille on august 23, 1943 in new york city. Up country by nelson demille books hachette australia. A digital short story from new york times bestselling author nelson demille that also includes. He is the son of builder huron demille and his wife antonia panzera. I know it is a cliche and i seldom give a 5 star rating to a book, but this is a real page turner. Demille and his family moved to long island when he was a child. Despite demille liking the film, it stuck closely to his plot and was a gloomy dud. Nelson demilles new book is a chilling read by cindy adams.
His novels include the deserter, written with alex demille, the cuban affair, radiant angel, plum island, the charm school. When john sutters aristocratic wife killed her mafia don lover, john left america and set out in his sailboat on a threeyear journey around the world, eventually settling in london. It is the second novel featuring protagonist paul brenner. Nelson demille if youre a fan of nelson demille and youre looking forward to his next book, then i have good news. Just finished reading up country by nelson demille for at least the third time. Professionally sidelined, away from his wife, and partnered up with a young, goodlooking rookie named tess, corey is saddled with a deadend job running easy surveillance on a group of russian u. One of the last things that chief warrant officer paul brenner wanted to do was return to work for the armys criminal investigation divisionan organization that thanked him for his many years of dedicated service by forcing him into early retirement. Please mr demille write another book that grips in the same way. Up country paul brenner book 2 and millions of other books are available for instant access. Choose from over 50,000 books from the premier collectible book site. John corey returns in the new novel from new york times bestselling author. Enjoyed it just as much as the first time i read it. Checking availability for buy online, pick up in store. Up country there is a name carved into the vietnam memorial in washington, d.
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