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Plum Island Introduction of the ebook: Plum Island
Đánh giá : 4.05 /5 (sao)
The hair-raising suspense of The General’s Daughter… the wry wit of The Gold Coast…this is vintage Nelson DeMille at the peak of his originality and the height of his powers.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. The victi The hair-raising suspense of The General’s Daughter… the wry wit of The Gold Coast…this is vintage Nelson DeMille at the peak of his originality and the height of his powers.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. The victims were biologists at Plum Island, a research site rumored to be an incubator for germ warfare.Suddenly, a local double murder takes on shattering global implications — and thrusts Corey and two extraordinary women into a dangerous search for the secret of PLUM ISLAND…. …more
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Keep in mind that I read this book a little over a decade and a half ago, yet the story is as vivid today as it was then. Damn. That is the genius that is Nelson Demille.
The book starts with a convalescing John Corey, formerly of the NYPD, who wants nothing more than to drink beer while relaxing at his Uncle’s Long Island beach house. When two prominent scientists (who worked at a secret research facility on Plum Island) are murdered, John is drafted to investigate the deaths. With acerbic wit a Keep in mind that I read this book a little over a decade and a half ago, yet the story is as vivid today as it was then. Damn. That is the genius that is Nelson Demille.
The book starts with a convalescing John Corey, formerly of the NYPD, who wants nothing more than to drink beer while relaxing at his Uncle’s Long Island beach house. When two prominent scientists (who worked at a secret research facility on Plum Island) are murdered, John is drafted to investigate the deaths. With acerbic wit and deliberate misdirection, he goes on to solve the case.
The humor in this book was unexpected yet it was exactly what was required in order to elevate the story beyond the mundane.
Be sure to read The Lion’s Game as well, which is a book that, although published in 2000, portends the 9/11 tragedy with uncanny accuracy. …more
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