Nelson DeMille
Nelson DeMille
Nelson Richard DeMilleis an American author of action adventure and suspense novels. His novels include Plum Island, The Charm School, and The Gold Coast. DeMille has also written under the pen names Jack Cannon, Kurt Ladner, Ellen Kay and Brad Matthews...
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth23 August 1943
al black contrast cut gently grass lofty marble monumental poignant rising slash slope white
It was no more than a black slash in the ground, a poignant contrast to the lofty white marble and limestone of this monumental city. It was cut into a gently rising slope of grass An al fresco mortuary.
bombing libya necessary raid
It's not always necessary ... I don't always do it. But if something important has happened, and it hasn't been resolved, like this bombing raid on Libya ... I just postulate that.
running fall men
I enjoy the presence of a woman in the house for brief periods of time. They fall into two categories: the organizers and the slobs. There’s probably a third category—the naggers, who try to get you to do things, but I’ve never run into one of those. Oddly, I have no preference regarding oganizers or slobs, as long as they don’t try to pick my clothes for me. Basically, all women are nurturers and healers, and all men are mental patients to varying degrees. It works fine if people stick to their fated roles. But nobody does.
names want use
Mrs. Corey still uses her maiden name for business, or when she wants to pretend she doesn’t know me.
novelists exciting
Lawrence Kelter is an exciting new novelist, who reminds me of an early Robert Ludlum.
war book different
It's much different today than it was during the Cold War. The CIA is not the subject of many books anymore. But that might change, because of international terrorism and Red China.
life real dresses
It's good to stay as close to real life as you can, and then kind of dress it up.
scary moments sanity
It's really scary when you have a moment of temporary sanity.
ego causes males
...the most common cause of death among alpha males was ego.
writing thinking spy
I think it's more difficult now to write a spy thriller with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Many authors have tried, but few have succeeded in capturing the interest of readers.
dinner close-friends unwind
I generally unwind by having dinner with close friends.
perception
A lot of our perception of history is influenced by inaccurate movies.
writing names someday
I used the pen name because I knew I wanted to write better novels under my own name someday,
fashion character eye
I sometimes use some personality traits to fashion part of a character. Most of my characters are composites of either people I know or people in the public eye.