Nelson DeMille

Nelson DeMille

Nelson DeMille (born August 23, 1943 in New York City ) is an American writer who writes thriller . DeMille also wrote under the pseudonyms Jack Cannon , Kurt Ladner, and Brad Matthew .

Nelson DeMille doctorate at Hofstra University ( New York ) in political science and history. In 1967 he had to interrupt his studies for half a year and serve as a lieutenant in the First Air Cavalry Brigade in Vietnam . Then he started to write. His resounding success came in 1980 with the novel On the Waters of Babylon . Since then, DeMille has published millions of books as a freelance writer worldwide. He lives in Garden City, New York .

Works (selection)

John Corey series

• Gold coast. Roman ("Plum Island"). Goldmann, Munich 2000, ISBN 3-442-44579-5 .
• The lion's game. Roman ("The Lion's Game"). Ullstein, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-550-08602-4 . New edition: Heyne, Munich 2011, ISBN 3-453-43607-5 .
• Night flight. Roman ("Night Fall"). Ullstein, Berlin 2004, ISBN 3-550-08621-0 (based on the crash of Trans-World Airlines flight 800 ).
• Operation Wild Fire. ("Wild Fire"). Ullstein, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-550-08662-5 .
• The lion. Roman ("The Lion"). Hoffmann & Campe, Hamburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-455-40306-0 .

Paul Brenner series

• The general's daughter. Roman ("The General's Daughter"). Goldmann, Munich 1992, ISBN 3-442-30385-0 .
• The mission. Roman ("Up Country"). Ullstein, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-548-25817-4 .

John Sutter series

• In the cold of the night. Roman ("Gold coast"). Goldmann, Munich 1993, ISBN 3-442-42509-3 .
• The legacy. Roman ("The Gate House"). Hoffmann & Campe, Hamburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-455-40197-4 .

Other works

• Return to Spencerville. Roman ("Spencerville"). Goldmann, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-442-43748-2 .
• Mayday. Roman ("Mayday"). Goldmann, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-442-44474-8 (together with Thomas H. Block ).
• The cathedral . Roman ("Cathedral"). Ullstein, Munich 2000, ISBN 3-548-25073-4 .
• Wolf brood. Roman ("The Talbot Odyssey"). Ullstein, Munich 2000, ISBN 3-548-25381-4 .
• On the waters of Babylon. Roman ("By the Rivers of Babylon"). Ullstein, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-548-25546-9 .
• The word of honor. Roman ("Word of Honor"). Ullstein, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-548-25793-3 .
• In the woods of Borodino. Roman ("The Charm School"). Ullstein, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-548-25692-9 .

Film adaptations

• 1992: Simon West (Director): Defenseless - The General's Daughter (with John Travolta and Madeleine Stowe and others)
• 2005: TJ Scott: Mayday - Katastrophenflug 52 (with Aidan Quinn , Kelly Hu and others)

Web links

• Nelson DeMille Homepage (English)
• Literature by and about Nelson DeMille in the catalog of the German National Library