I'm a great Nelson DeMille fan and eagerly wait for each new ...
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I'm a great Nelson DeMille fan and eagerly wait for each new book. This one just didn't measure up. The story was flat. Normally DeMille has me on the edge of my chair for 300 pages.
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I bought this book without paying close attention to the author.  I have always liked the cheeky characters in the Nelson Demille books and thought this would be more of the same.  To my pleasant surprise, the hero IS cheeky but even funnier than any others I've read.  About halfway through the book, I realized that this was not a Nelson Demille book after all.  Rather, it was a RICKARD Demille book, and a very good one, too.  I found myself, at times laughing out loud while still being gripped by the suspense and caught up in the action.  I highly recommend this book to any one who has enjoyed the thrillers from Nelson Demille.
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As a reader of Nelson DeMille books i was excited to read the latest in the John Corey series. I was not disappointed. It was excited and funny as John Corey usually is. I was happy that it was not as gorey as the previous one was. A great read.
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I could not keep my hands off of this book!  I read it on my lunch break at work, while I was cooking dinner and well into the night when I should have been sleeping.  I highly recommend this latest adventure from Nelson DeMille.  John Corey is really one of a kind.  I love his outragious remarks and his sense of humor.  I just finished reading it two days ago, and I could pick it up and start all over again!
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Another great one from DeMille. I know this is an older book, but I am just now going through the John Corey series. I love the Corey character - smart, snarky, distrusts authority, questions everything, is not super human, tells corny jokes, and is good with the ladies. DeMille plots are intricate, well crafted and hard to guess.  However, I am not sure I like the ending to this story or not.  On the one hand, you are built up to the anticipation that the bad guys are going to get their noses rubbed into their deceit and fraud - but given the historical nature of the subject, there is really no other ending that could have been written. In one sense, the ending was masterful, but I was left unfulfilled and wanting for closure. But perhaps this was DeMille's intent.
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I have read all of Nelson DeMille's books, and this one does not disappoint.
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I love this writer and am having withdrawal symptoms waiting on the new book.
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Nelson DeMille is one of the best writers of our time.  John Corey is my kind of guy - goofy, intuitive, willing or maybe has to always buck the system.  Very insightful way of looking at incidents in our recent history... makes you really think.  I have read them all and love them all - can't wait for the next John Corey book to be published!
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There is NO Nelson DeMille book that I don't love.  He is by far my favorite writer and this book was no exception.  His John Corey novels are the best!
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New author for me.  Love the anticipation of new mystery authors.
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The third book I have read by Vaughn Hardacker. He is a great writer. I look forward to the publishing date with the same anticipation I feel for writers like,
Lee Childs, Jsmes Lee Burke, and John Sandford.
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I just started reading Nelson DeMille several months ago and started with "Up Country." Strictly on a lark - probably based on someone's review. I am always looking for entertainment that will give me a break from the tensions of everyday life, and like many people of my generation (Nelson DeMille is about my age), I still find great enjoyment in a good read.
Let me put it this way: "Up Country" was so entertaining that I ended up buying everyone of DeMille's books - just finished reading "Mayday" - and read them in reverse chronological order. "Up Country" re-introduces Chief Warrant Officer Paul Brenner, one of my favorite characters in the mystery/ adventure genre. To be sure, I have a hard time deciding which of DeMille's major characters, US Army CID Chief Warrant Officer Paul Brenner, Attorney John Sutter, or NYPD homicide cop John Corey is the most likely to be true to DeMille's persona, maybe a bit of each, but I find them all utterly delightful. Their musings sound like DeMille's self-talk -- there is no way he could be making this stuff up -- and are funny, insightful, and give the novels a polish that I have not seen in a while. It is rare for me to crack-up while reading a mystery novel, but with DeMille's Brenner, Sutter, and Corey, I find myself howling with laughter. Whether you identify with Vietnam era issues or not, "Up Country" will teach you, will entertain you, and will take you on a trip unlike any other you ever taken before.
Having read all DeMille's books recently, I can see this marvelous writer's evolution both in terms of style and depth. I don't usually rave about books, but "Up Country" is one of the best things I have read in the genre in a long, long time.
My only complaint: I have no more new Nelson DeMille books to read. Together with millions of fans, I am waiting with anticipation the new Corey novel DeMille promised us for the Spring of 2004.
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Having read all of Nelson DeMille's "John Corey" series and most of his other works I decided to read The Quest to round out my DeMille readings.  Understood that he had originally released this novel in the 70's and later added and re-released it.

Compelling characters!  Frank, Henry, Vivian and Colonel Gann (to say nothing of General Getachu) keep the pages turning.  Very nice background and historical perspective on the The Holy Grail!  Good reading...am waiting for the next Corey novel!
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Another triumph for Demille - love all the John Corey books. Terrifying as this could be read in the headlines in the future. Great book!
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John Corey is one of my favorite characters ever (and I'm not a detective novel reader per se - plus he IS now in the FBI anti-terrorism unit).  I find his quick quips of sarcastic humor and irreverence give me a good laugh every time I sit down for a read, even while the plot is making me anxious.  The story is sufficiently fast-paced - I was tense as the dastardly plot unfolded. Who CARES if it's improbable - I want to be entertained and learn something at the same time.  The story is totally satisfying.  For me, chuckles from the dialog popped up constantly - often out loud (much to the annoyance of anyone around me, since I was compelled to read this book every spare minute - in the doctor's waiting area; in the car when waiting for kids or husband; at the breakfast table; on my lunch break; etc.).  PLEASE - if you want a good, fast read, treat yourself!  I even got my non-reading sister to listen to the audio version while on the typical long drives in the LA area, and she often had to sit in her car in the garage until there was a good point to tear herself away.  She is now looking for "Plum Island" on CD.  If you are new to the John Corey character, and enjoy this story, read "Plum Island" (which is the book that got me hooked) and continue through all the John Corey stories.  You'll have several to look forward to reading.  Alas, I have to wait for the NEXT terrific DeMille novel featuring Detective Corey.
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Nelson Demille is my favorite author. I am looking forward to his new book and thought I would comment on Gold Coast. It is the best Demille book ever.  It is a funny and kinky look into the head of a successful,  irreverent, sarcastic and self-isolating man.  The main character is very  similar in personality to the main character in Plum Island and soon to be  Lion' Game.  There is no writter that can combine humor, characterization  and plot like Demille! This book is the finest work of the best writer of  fiction today.  Only one problem .... if you become hooked on Demille you  will have to wait an average of 3 - 4 years for a new book to come out.
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As usual DeMille produces another John Corey page turner, Love Corey's sense of humor!!! I try not to read it all at one sitting because I hate when it ends and I have to wait another year for the next one. Speed it up Nelson!