Nelson demille asks fans for casting suggestions for. Few publicly owned islands are as little known or as misunderstood as plum island. This is the first novel to feature recurring character, detective john corey. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading plum island john corey book 1.
After the parker river wildlife refuge was established, she moved to a home on great neck in ipswich overlooking the island. Books by nelson demille author of the generals daughter. Piadc is the only laboratory in the nation that can work on live fmd virus. The idea for the book came from coauthor ruth ann bramson, a retired university professor who splits her time between boston and east marion, regularly passing plum island on the ferry. Wounded in the line of duty, nypd homicide cop john corey is convalescing in rural eastern long island when an attractive young couple he knows is found shot to death on the family patio. I wanted to check out the cars in the lot, see if there was any unusual activity, and maybe see if i ran into anyone interesting. Regarding things about which id speculated, such as how the plum island location of the treasure was discovered, the gordons wrote. Plum island is a thrilling novel from an author of consummate pageturning skill. There were no surprises in the letter, just a few details that id missed. Beach plum island by holly robinson nook book ebook. In his 2004 book about plum island, lab 257, michael christopher carroll wrote that although no one will say on the record that the virus for the cuban mission was prepared on plum island. These books from the john corey series by nelson demille traces the titular. Plum island animal disease center homeland security.
The island is situated in gardiners bay, east of orient point, off the eastern end of the north fork coast of long island. Photowikipedia the southold historical society in southold, new york, has published what it says is the first complete history of controversial plum island, new york. Plum island is a 1997 novel by american author nelson demille. Plum island is our first introdution to tough, cocky, wisecracking, but very likeable nypd homicide cop, john corey. A virginia native and a fanboy of all things fantasy and science fiction, scott is also a lifelong collector of feature film scores. The book isnt about what could happen in america but rather what is happening in our nation today. In 1993, after nancy retired, she wrote plum island. Weare, in her 1993 book plum island, the way it was, wrote, the first attempt to promote plum island as a resort came in 1806 when a group of newburyport businessmen formed a corporation. A discussion group goodreads meet your next favorite book. Plum book by sean hayes, scott icenogle, robin thompson. This is the title that knocked john grisham off the top of the us bestseller lists. Plum island by nelson demille the lions game by nelson demille night fall by nelson. One heroine in the story is susan collins who is trying to save her son from dying of a special form of deadly lyme disease which started in lyme, ct, just across from the government laboratories at plum island.
Unlike many of the thrillers i typically read that move amileaminute, plum island was more of a slow burn. The long island daily newspaper newsday earlier documented this biological warfare mission of plum island. The victims were biologists at plum island, a research site rumored to be an. His specialty in the third reich was virus and vaccine research. Hes a great writer with a mix of knowledge of investigative work, interagency conflicts all true, sarcasm and great humor. Summary plum island is a fictional book about the murders of the gordons, who were biologists working on plum island.
The remarkable history of plum island covers 400 years of the island s history with new research and historic photographs. His other new york times bestsellers include the charm school, word of honor, the gold coast, spencerville, the lions game, up country, wild fire, and. Book coco plum island resort, coco plum cay on tripadvisor. In 1997, nypd detective john corey is on the back porch of his uncles waterfront home on the north fork of long island recovering from three gunshot wounds while working in his town of. Plum island is a small bit of the earth just off the long island shore where. Demille was born in new york city on august 23, 1943. Plum island is the third of this authors books i have now read and i am hooked. In his email newsletter last month, the garden city author announced that his bestselling john corey novels, including plum island and the lions. New book examines history of plum island, ny new england. Nelson richard demille born august 23, 1943 is an american author of action adventure and suspense novels. Basically, this guy writes really verbose books for middleaged men. The northern end of plum islandnancy virginia weare spent 33 years at her familys summer camp at plum island.
According to the books description on the publishers website, in 1778, general george washington needed to know where the british would strike next. In a lead story on november 21, 1993, newsday investigative reporter john mcdonald wrote. John corey first appeared in nelson demilles novel plum island and although he was not intended to become a series character, popular demand caused him to make a return for the lions game and subsequent novels. Recovering from wounds sustained in the line of duty, corey is relaxing at his uncles house on the rural outskirts of long island, nys north fork when two of his neighbors are found murdered.
Labs move lifting mystery around plum island cbs news. Plum island, the lions game, and night fall omnibus by nelson demille goodreads author 4. Plum island is followed by the 2000 novel, the lions game. Demille has also written under the pen names jack cannon, kurt ladner, ellen kay and brad matthews. The miles of beautiful sand can be enjoyed offseason which is great. Not long after we arrived on long island, we received an invitation from fredric tobin to attend a wine tasting. Nelson demilles john corey books in order novel suspects. Plum island john corey book 1 kindle edition by demille, nelson. Plum islands early history told in new book newsday. His novels include plum island, the charm school, and the gold coast. Plum island is a fictional novel about a convalescing new york police homicide detective named john corey, who gets. His novels include plum island, the charm school, and the gold. Over its nearly 700 pages, this wellwritten novel unfolds like an episode of murder, she wrote where the protagonist in this case, john corey is trying to unravel the mystery and.
So, i read the first book of the series, plum island. When i pulled into the facility and approached the gate, a plum island security guard stepped into my path and held up his hand. Below is the order in which nelson demilles john corey novels were originally released. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Nelson demille is the bestselling author of adventure and thriller novels, and with over. The governments secret lab 257 the horrific secrets of.
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