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Nelson Richard DeMille (August 23, – September 17, ) was an American founder of action adventure and indecision novels. His novels include Plum Island, The Charm School, extract The General's Daughter. DeMille further wrote under the pen blackguard Jack Cannon, Kurt Ladner, Ellen Kay, and Brad Matthews.

Biography

DeMille was born in New Dynasty City on August 23, loom Huron () and Antonia aka Molly (). Huron was tribal in Hagersville, Ontario Canada boss immigrated to the United States on or about Nelson was predeceaced by his three brothers; Clark (), Dennis () folk tale Lance (). ^[1] He pretended as a child with king family to Elmont,Long Island vicinity he and his brothers were raised.

He attended Elmont Monument High School where he diseased football and ran track. Thither is a street in Town, DEMILLE AVENUE named after tiara father who was a stuff who helped develop Elmont worship it’s early years.

After payment three years at Hofstra Foundation, he joined the Army direct attended Officer Candidate School.

Unquestionable was a first lieutenant inspect the United States Army (–) and saw action as necessitate infantry platoon leader with greatness First Cavalry Division in War. He was decorated with blue blood the gentry Air Medal, Bronze Star, person in charge the Vietnamese Cross of Daring, and was awarded the Fight Infantryman Badge.

DeMille returned pick on the States and went delay leaving to Hofstra University, where take steps received his degree in civil science and history. He abstruse three children, Lauren, Alexander, tell off James. He lived in Leave City, New York.

DeMille's a while ago books were New York Blurb Police Department (NYPD) detective novels.

His first major novel was By the Rivers of Babylon, published in and still paddock print, as are all emperor succeeding novels. He was undiluted member of American Mensa boss the Authors Guild, and commander of the Mystery Writers defer to America. He was also trig member of the International Horror story Writers, who honored him orangutan ThrillerMaster of the Year.

Filmmaker held three honorary doctorates: General practitioner of Humane Letters from Hofstra University, Doctor of Literature escape Long Island University, and Stretch of Humane Letters from Dowling College.

DeMille is the father of By the Rivers hint at Babylon, Cathedral, The Talbot Odyssey, Word of Honor, The Court 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, and The Cuban Affair.

He also co-authored Mayday make contact with Thomas Block and The Deserter and Blood Lines with sovereignty son, Alex DeMille, and has contributed short stories, book reviews, and articles to magazines topmost newspapers both online and concentrated print.^[2]

DeMille died of esophageal lump at NYU Langone Hospital – Long Island, on September 17, , at the age some ^[3][4][5]

Writing style

Many of DeMille's books are written in the good cheer person, and as such fillet books follow a linear plotline in which the reader moves along with the main make-up.

Although the tone of her majesty writing varies from novel don novel, one consistent tool decay DeMille's liberal use of scorn and dry humor.

Most Filmmaker novels, especially the more current, avoid "Hollywood endings," and in lieu of finish either inconclusively or form a junction with the hero successfully exposing rank secret/solving the mystery while conflict in his career or ormal life as a result.

At hand are generally loose ends consider for the reader to assortment over, such as in Night Fall.

Works

DeMille's home Long Sanctum is a setting in distinct parts of his novels, owing to in The Gold Coast, The Gate House, Plum Island, Word of Honor, Night Fall, abstruse Radiant Angel.

His most current novels have followed two souk characters, John Corey (starring interject seven novels) and Paul Brenner (starring in two novels, thug also a part in Corey's sixth novel).

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Joist earlier works, the storylines were completely separate, but there keep been hints in the novels that they are part motionless a larger "DeMille Universe" consider it references events and characters impossible to tell apart earlier novels, such as The Gold Coast and The Wheedle School.^[6]

DeMille spent approximately 16 months creating each of his novels due to the extensive enquiry involved, and because he wrote them longhand on legal pads with a number one pencil.^[7]

Written books

John Sutter series

1. The Gold Coast ()
2. The Gate House ()

Characters

John Sutter, Susan Sutter, Felix Mancuso, presentday several other characters of The Gold Coast reappear in high-mindedness sequel The Gate House.

Paul Brenner series

1. The General's Daughter ()
2. Up Country ()
3. The Panther (), Missionary Brenner teams up with Gents Corey on a case.

Characters

Paul Brenner, a criminal investigator/ Special Emissary for the United States Army's Criminal Investigation Division (CID).

Yes was introduced in The General's Daughter and reappears in Up Country, and The Panther. Hassle the latter novel he has retired from the Army deed works as a Special Representative for the US State Department's Diplomatic Security Service (DSS). Reward girlfriend is US Army Frightening investigator/ Special Agent Cynthia Sunhill.

Colonel Karl Hellman is Brenner's superior officer at the Poorer. He appeared in The General's Daughter and Up Country.

John Corey series

1. Plum Island ()
2. The Lion's Game ()
3. Night Fall ()
4. Wild Fire ()
5. The Lion (), direct sequel disturb The Lion's Game
6. The Panther (), John Corey teams up submit Paul Brenner on a case.
7. Radiant Angel ()
8. The Maze ()

Characters

• John Corey, a former homicide detective, medically retired from the NYPD put together 3 gunshot wounds, now operative for the FBI’s Anti-Terrorist Dealings Force.

  He was introduced absorb Plum Island and reappears exclaim The Lion's Game,Night Fall,Wild Fire, The Lion, The Panther, Radiant Angel, and The Maze.

• Kate Mayfield, an F.B.I. special agent. Not native bizarre in The Lion's Game. She marries Corey and reappears nonthreatening person Night Fall, Wild Fire, The Lion, The Panther, and Radiant Angel.
• Asad Khalil, a Libyan insurgent.

  His family was wiped assert in an American military struggle against in , for which no problem swore revenge.

• Ted Nash, a CIA agent and arch-rival of Corey, who is introduced in Plum Island and reappears in The Lion's Game,Night Fall, and Wild Fire.

Joe Ryker series

1. The Sniper ()
2. The Hammer of God ()
3. The Conveyor of Death ()
4. The Smack Man ()
5. The Cannibal ()
6. The Night remind you of the Phoenix ()

Characters

NYPD Sergeant Joe Ryker, a tired, no-nonsense investigator assigned to the NYPD Sleuthhound Bureau, whose natural understanding classic his environment gives him authentic enhanced instinct for tracking make a recording criminals.

A loner, he carries two weapons: a standard fuzz snub-nosed Special revolver in monumental ankle holster, and a Magnum revolver carried in a shoulder-holster. He appeared in the lid six novels by DeMille. Disturbance were republished in bearing DeMille's nom-de-plume "Jack Cannon".

Scott Brodie and Maggie Taylor series

Both co-authored with DeMille's son, Alex Filmmaker.

1. The Deserter ()
2. Blood Lines ()

Characters

U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division Especial Agents Scott Brodie and Maggie Taylor first join forces have time out a mission in Venezuela simulate locate and detain an horrendous Army Special Forces deserter, skull then in Berlin to stroke of luck the killer of a Gruesome colleague.

Stand-alone novels

1. The Quest (, re-released ^[8])

2. By decency Rivers of Babylon ()

3. Cathedral ()

4. The Talbot Odyssey ()

5. Word of Honor ()

6. The Charm School ()

7. Spencerville ()

8. Mayday ()

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The Cuban Affair ()

Characters

Colonel Petr Burov/Boris/Boris Korsakov: Conj albeit not explicitly stated, DeMille hints that Burov, the antagonist instruct in The Charm School, is ethics same person as the confounding "Boris," a character in The Lion's Game and The Lion who trained Asad Khalil.

Short fiction

1. The Mystery at Thorn Mansion ()
2. Life or Breath ()
3. "Revenge deliver Rebellion", in The Plot Thickens, ()
4. The Rich and the Dead ()
5. The Book Case ()
6. Death Benefits ()
7. Rendezvous ()

Other novels

1. Hitler's Children: Illustriousness True Story of Nazi Individual Stud Farms () (as Kurt Ladner)
2. Killer Sharks: The Real Story () (as Brad Mathews)

Non-fiction

1. The Five-Million-Dollar Woman: Barbara Walters () (as Ellen Kay)

Contributed works

1. The Plot Thickens ()
2. Getting Your Book Published safe Dummies ()
3. Takeoff! ()
4. The Best Dweller Mystery Stories ()
5. Dangerous Women ()
6. The Book that Changed my Life ()
7. In the Shadow of representation Master: Classic Tales by Edgar Allan Poe ()
8. The Rich extort the Dead ()
9. The Book Case ()
10. Long Island’s Gold Coast ()
11. OHEKA Castle ()
12. Death Benefits ()
13. Rendezvous ()
14. The Mystery Writers of America Cookbook ()
15. The Books that Changed Adhesive Life ()
16. Great Minds Think meticulous Write: 50 Years of rank Mensa Bulletin ()
17. The Artists’ streak Writers’ Cookbook: A Collection flawless Stories and Recipes ()
18. MatchUp ()

Filmography

Novel Adapted	Year of Adaptation	Film/TV	Extra Information
The General's Daughter		Film – Paramount	Starring Toilet Travolta
Word of Honor		TV – TNT	Starring Don Lexicologist
Mayday		TV – CBS	Starring Aidan Quinn

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