Who is nelson demille

DeMille's first major novel was By the Rivers of Babylon , published in , and is still in print as are all his succeeding novels.

He also co-authored Mayday with Thomas Block and has contributed short stories to anthologies, and book reviews and articles to magazines and newspapers. Toggle navigation Nelson DeMille. About Nelson DeMille. Did you know I write all my manuscripts in longhand, using 1 pencils and legal pads. I call my writing studio Area My favorite foreign city is Rome. Second favorite is London.

My three favorite beers are Corona, Budweiser, and Stella Artois. My favorite appetizer is pigs-in-a-blanket. My favorite cuisine is Italian. Skip to main content. Nelson DeMille. Nelson DeMille Website: nelsondemille. The Cuban Affair. The Cuban Affair Audiobook. The Quest.

The Panther. The Lion. The Gate House. Army from to I was an infantry officer with the 1st Cavalry Division. I have used some of my army experiences in some of my novels, especially Word of Honor. Also in Spencerville. Jester says: Have any of your books been made into movies? If so, are they TV or big screen ones? I would love to see some of these if they have been! It was released in May of If so, what was it like to be on the set? Nelson DeMille: I was involved with the screenplay, but only to a small extent.

It was interesting to see some of the movie being shot in Charleston and California. They followed the storyline. Also, the acting was very good. The cinematography was excellent, and the movie was very successful at the box office.

My only objection was the Hollywood ending. Jester says: Can we expect to see a future novel with the Internet being a central focus? Nelson DeMille: laughing Probably not. I think someone with more technical background could probably work it into a good murder mystery or a book of espionage. But, I have no plans at the moment to use the Internet as the main subject of a novel, although the Internet plays an important part in The Lion's Game!

Jester says: Do you get to travel extensively for research when writing your books? Nelson DeMille: Some of my books call for a lot of traveling.

With The Lion's Game I traveled all over the country for the locales. For Cathedral I went to Belfast, Ireland. For my next novel, which is set in contemporary Vietnam, I plan to go to Vietnam. Were you a spy during the Cold War, and if so, for what side? But like many people of my generation, I was very much caught up in the Cold War, and books and movies about espionage. TheLoser4Life says: Are you currently working on any new books?

If so, can you talk about it a little? Brenner, who is a Vietnam veteran and currently a member of the Army Criminal Investigation Division, is asked to return to Vietnam to investigate a murder that took place during the war 30 years before.

Donna says: Was The Lion's Game finished as a cliffhanger or left open for sequel possibilities? Nelson DeMille: There is a possibility of a sequel, although I left the ending open because I didn't want a stock formula ending. Want2SeeMore says: How long does it typically take you to put out a book, from concept to bookshelf?

My next novel should be out in the middle of next year. BookClub says: Hi! We have read two of your books in our Talk City Book Club so far. The General's Daughter and Plum Island. Your books were very well received! Do you have any recommendations for another book for our group? Nelson DeMille: Thank you for reading my novels. I would highly recommend The Gold Coast , which is a more serious novel that was well received by all the critics. It is still available in paperback.

My second recommendation would be The Charm School. A lot of book clubs have read it. FutureHitz says: Which of your books would you like to see made into a movie next? We may begin shooting as early as this summer. Donna says: Who are some of your favorite authors?

But circumstances were murky: Did Mercer desert before he was captured? When Mercer is spotted a year later in Caracas, Venezuela by an old army buddy, top military brass task Scott Brodie and Maggie Taylor of the Criminal Investigation Division to fly to Venezuela and bring Mercer back to America—dead or alive.

With ripped-from-the-headlines appeal, an exotic and dangerous locale, and the hairpin twists and inimitable humor that are signature DeMille, The Deserter is the first in a timely and thrilling new series from an unbeatable team of True Masters: the 1 New York Times bestseller Nelson DeMille and his son, award-winning screenwriter Alex DeMille. Daniel Graham MacCormick—Mac for short—seems to have a pretty good life.

Mac served five years in the Army as an infantry officer with two tours in Afghanistan. One day, Mac is sitting in the famous Green Parrot Bar in Key West, contemplating his life, and waiting for Carlos, a hotshot Miami lawyer heavily involved with anti-Castro groups.

Carlos wants to hire Mac and The Maine for a ten-day fishing tournament to Cuba at the standard rate, but Mac suspects there is more to this and turns it down. The price then goes up to two million dollars, and Mac agrees to hear the deal, and meet Carlos' clients—a beautiful Cuban-American woman named Sara Ortega, and a mysterious older Cuban exile, Eduardo Valazquez.