
Nelson DeMille
23 August 1943 – 17 September 2024
72 works in the book catalog catalog
Biography
Nelson DeMille was the author of twenty-four novels, seven of which were #1 New York Times bestsellers. His novels include ***The Maze***, ***The Cuban Affair***, ***Word of Honor***, ***Plum Island***, ***The Charm School***, ***The Gold Coast***, and ***The General's Daughter***, which was made into a major motion picture starring John Travolta and Madeleine Stowe. With his son <a href="https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL8177507A" target="_blank">Alex DeMille</a>, he cowrote ***The Deserter***, ***Blood Lines***, and ***The Tin Men***. Nelson DeMille was a combat-decorated U.S. Army veteran; a member of Mensa, Poets & Writers, and the Authors Guild; and a past president of the Mystery Writers of America. He was also a member of the International Thriller Writers, which honored him as 2015 ThrillerMaster of the Year. He died in 2024.
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Also published as: Brad Matthews (pseud.), Jack Cannon (pseud.), Kurt Ladner (pseud.), N. Demille, Nelson Richard DeMille, Нелсон Демилл
Most-read books

Plum Island
3.8 · 1997 · 38 want to read

Night Fall
5 · 2001 · 27 want to read

The General's Daughter
3.6 · 1992 · 20 want to read

The charm school
4 · 1988 · 26 want to read

The lion
3.7 · 2010 · 16 want to read

The Panther
3 · 1960 · 19 want to read

The Lion's Game
3.3 · 1971 · 16 want to read

Word of honor
4.5 · 1985 · 15 want to read

Wild Fire
3.5 · 2006 · 12 want to read

The Maze
4 · 2021 · 19 want to read

In the Shadow of the Master
4 · 2008 · 19 want to read

The gold coast
4 · 1990 · 10 want to read

Up country
5 · 2001 · 12 want to read

The gate house
4 · 2008 · 11 want to read

Mayday
4 · 1980 · 13 want to read

The Talbot odyssey
4 · 1984 · 15 want to read

The Cuban Affair
4 · 2017 · 12 want to read

MatchUp
4 · 2017 · 13 want to read

Spencerville
5 · 1994 · 10 want to read

The Deserter
4 · 2019 · 12 want to read

The Quest
3.7 · 1975 · 9 want to read

Cathedral
5 · 1980 · 8 want to read

Radiant Angel
4 · 2015 · 7 want to read

By the Rivers of Babylon
4 · 1978 · 10 want to read