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Nelson DeMille was born in New York City on August 23, 1943. He attended Hofstra University for three years, then joined the Army and went to Officer Candidate School. He was commissioned a First Lieutenant and served in Vietnam as an infantry platoon leader with the First Calvary Division. He visa mer received the Air Medal, Bronze Star, and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry while in the service. He eventually returned to Hofstra University and received a degree in political science and history. His first writings were NYPD detective novels, but his first major novel, By the Rivers of Babylon, was published in 1978. His other works include Cathedral, The Talbot Odyssey, Word of Honor, The Gold Coast, The General's Daughter, Spencerville, Plum Island, The Lion's Game, Up Country, Night Fall, Wild Fire, and The Quest. His New York Times bestsellers include Radient Angel and The Cuban Affair. (Bowker Author Biography) visa färre
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(eng) aka Jack Cannon, Kurt Ladner, Michael Weaver, and Brad Matthews.

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Verk av Nelson DeMille

TWA flight 800 störtad (2004) 2,914 exemplar
The Lion's Game (2000) 2,863 exemplar
Wild Fire (2007) 2,573 exemplar
Generalens dotter (1992) 2,266 exemplar
Guldkusten (1990) 2,250 exemplar
Charmskolan (1988) 2,154 exemplar
Up Country (2005) 2,073 exemplar
The Gate House (2008) 1,769 exemplar
En het dag i augusti (1994) 1,450 exemplar
The Lion (2010) 1,382 exemplar
Katedralen (1981) 1,272 exemplar
På heder och samvete (1985) 1,236 exemplar
Vid Babylons stränder (1978) 1,115 exemplar
The Panther (2012) 1,074 exemplar
Nödlarm (1979) 899 exemplar
The Talbot Odyssey (1976) 863 exemplar
The Cuban Affair (2017) 861 exemplar
Radiant Angel (2015) 773 exemplar
The Quest (1975) 668 exemplar
The Deserter (2019) 485 exemplar
The Maze (2021) 284 exemplar
The Book Case (2012) 209 exemplar
The Best American Mystery Stories 2004 (2004) — Editor & Introduction — 133 exemplar
Blood Lines (2023) 118 exemplar
Impulse (1773) 109 exemplar
Rendezvous (2012) 82 exemplar
Deceptions (1995) 82 exemplar
The Rich and the Dead (2011) — Editor, Introduction & Contributor — 63 exemplar
The Lie (1997) 57 exemplar
Death Benefits (2012) 49 exemplar
The Hammer of God (1974) 40 exemplar
The Smack Man (1975) 28 exemplar
The Sniper (1974) 26 exemplar
Getaway (2017) 24 exemplar
Cannibal (1975) 22 exemplar
Night of the Phoenix (1975) 18 exemplar
The Death Squad (1975) 15 exemplar
American Vendetta (2007) 13 exemplar
The Agent of Death (1974) 9 exemplar
Terroristerna (1974) 7 exemplar
Killer Sharks (1976) 5 exemplar
Kirjavaliot (2002) 2 exemplar
Keller: The Smack Man (1975) 1 exemplar
Night Fall {abridged audio} (2006) 1 exemplar

Associerade verk

The Plot Thickens (1997) — Bidragsgivare — 329 exemplar
Tales of Terror (1986) — Bidragsgivare — 314 exemplar
MatchUp (2017) — Bidragsgivare — 311 exemplar
In the Shadow of the Master: Classic Tales by Edgar Allan Poe (2009) — Bidragsgivare — 166 exemplar
Dangerous Women (1998) — Bidragsgivare — 132 exemplar
The General's Daughter [1999 film] (1999) — Original book — 99 exemplar
Tales to Take Your Breath Away (1976) — Bidragsgivare — 75 exemplar
Moord uit het boekje (2013) — Bidragsgivare — 3 exemplar
The Lion's Game / Donor / Hawke's Cove / Final Venture (2001) — Författare — 2 exemplar

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Namn enligt folkbokföringen
DeMille, Nelson Richard
Andra namn
Cannon, Jack (pen name)
Ladner, Kurt (pen name)
Weaver, Michael (pen name)
Matthews, Brad (pen name)
Kay, Ellen (pen name)
Födelsedag
1943-08-23
Kön
male
Nationalitet
USA
Födelseort
Queens, New York, USA
Bostadsorter
Garden City South, New York, USA
Utbildning
Hofstra University (BA|1970|Political Science)
Yrken
novelist
Relationer
DeMille, Alex (son)
Organisationer
American Mensa
Authors Guild
Mystery Writers of America
United States Army
Priser och utmärkelser
Honorary Doctorate (Humane Letters ∙ Hofstra University)
Honorary Doctorate (Literature ∙ Long Island University)
Honorary Doctorate (Literature ∙ Dowling College)
Air Medal
Bronze Star
Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry
Kort biografi
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, and is past president of the Mystery Writers of America. He is also a member of International Thriller Writers and was chosen as ThrillerMaster of the Year 2015. He 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, 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 and The Deserter. He also co-authored Mayday with Thomas Block and has contributed short stories to anthologies, and book reviews and articles to magazines and newspapers.
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aka Jack Cannon, Kurt Ladner, Michael Weaver, and Brad Matthews.

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Statistik

Verk
75
Även av
32
Medlemmar
35,764
Popularitet
#524
Betyg
3.8
Recensioner
763
ISBN
998
Språk
23
Favoritmärkt
106

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