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Title: Plum Island by Nelson Demille ISBN: 0-446-60540-9 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.89 (291 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Follow John Corey into the Mysteries of Long Island
Comment: This is the first DeMille book I have read and I loved it. I have subsequently read "The Gold Coast" and "The Charm School" both of which I enjoyed but not as much as I enjoyed reading Plum Island.
First of all, the setting. DeMille describes a charming east Long Island that I never paid much attention to (I travel through Orient Point a half a dozen times a year). We receive an interesting portrayal of the quaint villages, the local flavor, and the snotty wine growers. DeMille also gives the reader a dose of the history of the area describing the early times when pirate landed on its shores. Then there is Plum Island itself which I will gaze at more closely now each time I pass it on the ferry.
The characters are well developed. John Corey, the lead character, is this off-duty detective who gets caught up in this mystery. He's brash, sometimes rude, prefers a good beer to a vintage glass of wine and is very likeable. The other characters, including the minor ones, are defined enough to feel like you know them.
The plot. I won't give anything away. ..just a good mystery that leads you down a few different directions.
Rating: 5
Summary: Entertaining read
Comment: This was a very entertaining read. Admittedly, the first half of the book was slow and kind of dragged along, but the second half was really good and the last 100 pages or so was great.
The main character and narrator, Detective John Corey, was a great character. I thoroughly enjoyed his wit and found him to be a very likeable and humanistic character. The other main characters in the book were also likeable (except the villain(s), of course).
Corey is drawn into a homicide case while taking time off from the NYPD after having been shot in the line of duty. Initially deciding to lend a hand as a favor to a friend and because he was an acquaitance of the victims--two scientists from the biological research facility Plum Island--the investigation soon becomes personal as he's drawn deeper into the investigation.
As this is my first Nelson DeMille novel, I don't know if this book is characteristic of his other novels, but if this book is indicative of his other works, I'm looking forward to reading them.
For an entertaining (boat)ride on the high seas, I definitely recommend this book.
Rating: 4
Summary: A fun read
Comment: This was fun. The main character (John Corey) is an over-confident wise-guy detective who thinks he's God's gift to women. His arrogance is funny.
The pace of the book is very good. It's 500 pages, but it's still a quick read.
There were a few flaws, but they were minor. Corey is meant to be recovering from a gunshot wound (through the lung?) but throughout the book he exerts himself way beyond what he should be able to do. DeMille fails to explain the origins of a vital letter at the end. Some sequences are not believable, like the speedboat ride through a hurricane, where the characters are still able to carry on a light-hearted conversation despite being blasted with smashing waves and hurricane winds.
Overall, it was well worth the read. I laughed out loud several times. This was my first DeMille, but I'll be looking for more.
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Title: Gold Coast by Nelson Demille ISBN: 0446360856 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1991 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Lion's Game by Nelson Demille ISBN: 0446608262 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Charm School by Nelson Demille ISBN: 0446353205 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 1989 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Word of Honor by Nelson Demille ISBN: 0446301582 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1987 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: By the Rivers of Babylon by Nelson Demille ISBN: 0446358592 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1990 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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