Up country is a sequel to the generals daughter 1992, filmed with john travolta as demilles army homicide detective paul brenner. In up country, nelson demille cannily revives the army career of chief warrant. Nelson demille book list by the rivers of babylon 1978 mayday 1979 cathedral 1981. I believe another movie is on the way, up country, featuring the same character that was the protagonist in the generals daughter.
Set in contemporary vietnam, the the novel features the return of the character of paul brenner, a investigator for the united states army criminal investigation division and the protagonist of demille s the generals daughter 1992. The last thing paul brenner wanted to do was return to work for the armys criminal investigative division, an organization that thanked him for his many years of dedicated service by forcing him into early retirement. Nelson demille could hang honorary degrees and literary awards on the walls of his office. Nelson richard demille born august 23, 1943 is an american author of action adventure and suspense novels. Demilles position in the literary hierarchy may be ambiguous, but his talent is firstrate.
Indeed, nelson demille was an army first louie in 1968, a very troubled time for our country and the world. But when his former boss calls in a careers worth of favors, paul finds himself. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Nelson demille is the author of books such as word of honor, the talbot odyssey, cathedral, the lion, and more. Buy a cheap copy of up country book by nelson demille. Having sold nearly 50 million books worldwide in a 35year writing career, he is an author whose work has been converted into one hollywood hit and a critically acclaimed madefortelevision movie. The vietnam war in nelson demille the american legion. Start reading up country paul brenner book 2 on your kindle in under a minute. In up country, brenner is sent to vietnam on a topsecret investigation into the 30yearold war murder. Nelson demille book list by the rivers of babylon 1978 mayday 1979. The first bad thing was a voice mail from cynthia sunhill, my former partner in the armys criminal investigation division.
Nelson demille opens his newest novel, up country, with the old saying that bad things come in threes. He joined the army shortly after his time at hofstra university, becoming a first lieutenant and going to vietnam as an infantry platoon leader with the first cavalry division in vietnam. Up country is a 2002 thriller novel by american author nelson demille. He has collaborated on novels with other authors as well, such as thomas block on mayday. Whatever you start today should still be resonating when the. Up country there is a name carved into the vietnam memorial in washington, d. There seemed to be a lot of noodle shops and snack bars around, and the whole place smelled of fish and cabbage, which brought back a lot of memories of twenty years ago. Like demille s previous books, the plot writhes with twists, turns and people who arent. If you havent read demille yet, this is a good place to start as any if you like action, intrigue spy thrillers, if you want more of a serious single pov plot, try gold coast or word of honor. A long time ago, when vietnam was a war and not a country, i could recall nights like this out under the stars, the tropical breeze moving through the vegetation. He has mostly written thrillers and crime fiction but he has delved outside of that with some nonfiction, albeit he tends to use pseudonyms when he does.
Jan 29, 2002 demilles biggest yet deserves high points for entertainment and readability, though nothing of his has been as moving or richly written as 1990s the gold coast up country is a sequel to the generals daughter 1992, filmed with john travolta as demilles army homicide detective paul brenner. Its hero, army investigator paul brenner, returned in up country 2002, a book inspired in part by demilles journey to his old battlegrounds in vietnam. And there were other nights without a breeze, when the vegetation moved, and you could hear the tapping of the bamboo sticks that they used to signal one another. In up country, nelson demille cannily revives the army career of chief warrant officer paul brenner, the cynical, hardworking criminal investigation division man who was forcibly retired after solving the highprofile killing in the generals daughter. His other new york times bestsellers include the charm school, word of honor, the gold coast, spencerville, the lions game, up country, wild fire. The disrespect the veterans received upon their return was heartbreaking. And there were other nights without a breeze, when the vegetation moved, and you could hear the tapping of. 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. John corey series in order nelson demille fictiondb. Radiant angel by nelson demille is the 7th novel in the john corey series.
In 1968, nelson demille fought in vietnam as a lieutenant with the u. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or. I wondered how he could get his typical wit and sarcasm and keep the plot interesting in 850 pages. Nelson richard demille was born in jamaica queens on august 23, 1943. Brenners called back to investigate the murder of a young army lieutenant by his captain. Nelson demille brings back paul brenner first seen in the generals daughter in a story set in the fertile literary soil of vietnam. A novel by demille, nelson and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. According to his web site, he returned for a nostalgic tour of vietnam just a few years ago, and from that trip was hatched this book. Just finished reading up country by nelson demille for at least the third time. Reading this book brought tears to my eyes more that once. The book is a cross between a travel guide and a diary.
The story is set in 2015, before fidel castros death. Up country gives an insiders view of the vietnam war. Demille spent three years at hofstra university, then joined the army and attended officer candidate school. Up country paul brenner book 2 kindle edition by demille, nelson. Demille has been writing political thrillers for approximately thirtyfive. He was commissioned a second lieutenant and served in vietnam as an infantry platoon leader with the first cavalry division. With this latest book, demilles paul brenner returns for a third trip to vietnam, this time thirty years after his two tours during the war. Having sold nearly 50 million books worldwide in a 35year writing career, he is an author whose work has been converted into one hollywood hit and a. If i can read a book three times and still feel it is as fresh and interesting as the first time i read it, then i believe the book deserves 5 stars. Nelson demille was born in new york city and moved as a child with his family to long island. Order of nelson demille books nelson demille is an american novelist who has written such books as the generals daughter, the gold coast and the john corey series. Editions of up country by nelson demille goodreads. The catch is, the crime took place during the heat of.
Up country paul brenner book 2 kindle edition by demille. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read up country. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Demille played football and ran track while he was at elmont memorial high school. Like demilles previous books, the plot writhes with twists, turns and people who arent. Nelson demille booklist nelson demille message board. Nobody but a vietnam war in country veteran could have written this book. Enjoyed it just as much as the first time i read it. Having read all of mr demilles other books, i deliberately left this to last.
Demille was born in new york city on august 23, 1943. Up country is nelson demilles suspense thriller set in postvietnam. Todays deals your gift cards help whole foods registry sell disability customer support. The complete series list for john corey nelson demille. The book focuses on macs adventures in cuba, which is just 90 miles from key west. The author wasnt planning to write another book about the war, but, inevitably, he did.
Demille has also written under the pen names jack cannon, kurt ladner, ellen kay and brad matthews. 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. Up country is a thriller novel by nelson demille released in 2002. The cuban affair, the latest mustread thriller from nelson demille, is now available wherever books are sold. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He has mostly written thrillers and crime fiction but he has delved outside of that with some. The author of 18 actionsuspense novels, a number of which have become new york times bestsellers, he is bestknown for his john corey series, which includes the following books plum island, the lions game, night fall, wild fire, the lion, the panther and radiant angel. Since nelson demille served in vietnam, it has the ring of truth. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading up country paul brenner book 2.
Sep 10, 2012 the 10 best books written by nelson demille. The latest book written by nelson demille is the cuban affair, published in 2017, the first in a new series featuring mac maccormick, an afghanistan war veteran aged 35. Despite demille liking the film, it stuck closely to his plot and was a gloomy dud. Demille and his family moved to long island when he was a child. Sep 19, 2017 the cuban affair, the latest mustread thriller from nelson demille, is now available wherever books are sold. With this latest book, demille s paul brenner returns for a third trip to vietnam, this time thirty years after his two tours during the war. Starting at saigon, brenner proceeds to accomplish two missions, one official and the other personal. Its set long after the war ended and features a veteran retreading his steps as he carries out a. He is the son of builder huron demille and his wife antonia panzera. Up country nelson demille page 8 read online free books. It is the second novel featuring protagonist paul brenner. In up country, brenner is sent to vietnam on a topsecret investigation. Having read all of mr demille s other books, i deliberately left this to last. Paul brenner is trying to cope up with his early retirement as a chief warrant officer from the us army, when suddenly his former boss colonel karl hellmann asks for a rendezvous at the vietnam war.
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