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Writing style ĭeMille signing books at BookExpo America in 2019

He also co-authored Mayday with Thomas Block and The Deserter with his son, Alex DeMille, and has contributed short stories, book reviews, and articles to magazines and newspapers both online and in print. DeMille holds three honorary doctorates: Doctor of Humane Letters from Hofstra University, Doctor of Literature from Long Island University, and Doctor of Humane Letters from Dowling College.ĭeMille is the author of By the Rivers of Babylon, Cathedral, The Talbot Odyssey, Word of Honor, The Charm School, The Gold Coast, The General’s Daughter, Spencerville, Plum Island, The Lion’s Game, Up Country, Night Fall, Wild Fire, The Gate House, The Lion, The Panther, The Quest, Radiant Angel, and The Cuban Affair. He is also a member of the International Thriller Writers, who honored him as 2015 ThrillerMaster of the Year. He is a member of American Mensa, the Authors Guild, and past president of the Mystery Writers of America. His first major novel was By the Rivers of Babylon, published in 1978 and still in print, as are all his succeeding novels. He resides in Garden City, New York.ĭeMille’s earlier books were NYPD detective novels. He has three children, Lauren, Alexander, and James.

He was decorated with the Air Medal, Bronze Star, and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry, and was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge.ĭeMille returned to the States and went back to Hofstra University, where he received his degree in political science and history. He was a First Lieutenant in the United States Army (1966–69) and saw action as an infantry platoon leader with the First Cavalry Division in Vietnam. He attended Elmont Memorial High School where he played football and ran track.Īfter spending three years at Hofstra University, he joined the Army and attended Officer Candidate School. He moved as a child with his family to Long Island.

DeMille has also written under the pen names Jack Cannon, Kurt Ladner, Ellen Kay and Brad Matthews.ĭeMille was born in New York City on August 23, 1943. His novels include Plum Island, The Charm School, and The Gold Coast. Nelson Richard DeMille (born August 23, 1943) is an American author of action adventure and suspense novels.