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Nelson DeMilleNelson Richard DeMille was born in New York City on August 23, 1943 to Huron and Antonia (Panzera) DeMille, then moved with his parents to Long Island. He graduated from Elmont Memorial High School, where he played football and ran track.

DeMille spent three years at Hofstra University, then joined the Army where he attended Officer Candidate School and was commissioned a Lieutenant in the United States Army (1966-69). He saw action in Vietnam as an infantry platoon leader with the First Cavalry Division and was decorated with the Air Medal, Bronze Star, and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry.

After his discharge, DeMille returned to Hofstra University where he received his bachelor's degree in Political Science and History.

DeMille's first major novel was By the Rivers of Babylon, published in 1978, and is still in print as are all his succeeding novels. You can find a collection of Nelson DeMille signed books below this author biography. He is a member of American Mensa, The Authors Guild, and is past president of the Mystery Writers of America. He is also a member of International Thriller Writers and was chosen as ThrillerMaster of the Year 2015. He 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.

He has three children, Lauren, Alexander, and James and he resides on Long Island.

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DeMille, Nelson - Author Signed Bookplate (Signed Bookplate) Author Signed Bookplate | DeMille, Nelson | Signed Bookplate

Author Signed Bookplate.  Self-adhesive label, approximately 3" x 4" (though sizes may vary slightly), signed by Nelson DeMille.

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DeMille, Nelson | Deserter, The | Double Signed First Edition Copy DeMille, Nelson & Demille, Alex | Deserter, The | Double Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  October 2019 NY: Simon & Schuster First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by both authors.

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Cuban Affair | DeMille, Nelson | Signed First Edition Book DeMille, Nelson | Cuban Affair | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  September 2017 NY: Simon & Schuster First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by author.

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Cuban Affair | DeMille, Nelson | Signed First Edition Book DeMille, Nelson | Cuban Affair | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  September 2017 NY: Simon & Schuster First edition, later printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by author.

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Gate House | DeMille, Nelson | Signed First Edition Book DeMille, Nelson | Gate House | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  October 2008: NY: Grand Central Publishing  First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by the author.

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Gate House | DeMille, Nelson | Signed First Edition Book DeMille, Nelson | Gate House | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  October 2008: NY: Grand Central Publishing  First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author.

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Gate House | DeMille, Nelson | Signed First Large Print Edition Book DeMille, Nelson | Gate House | Signed First Large Print Edition Book

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  October 2008: NY: Grand Central Publishing  First large print edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author, remainder marked.

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Lion's Game, The | Demille, Nelson | Signed First Edition Book Demille, Nelson | Lion's Game , The | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  2000 NY: Grand Central Publishing  First edition, first printing, near-fine (minor page toning) in a fine dust jacket, signed by author.

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DeMille, Nelson | Maze, The | Signed First Edition Book DeMille, Nelson | Maze, The | Signed First Edition Book

Author Signed Hardcover Book. October 2022 NY: Simon & Schuster First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by the author.

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Night Fall | DeMille, Nelson | Signed First Edition Book DeMille, Nelson | Night Fall | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  2004 NY: Warner  First edition, first printing, fine in a fine  dust jacket, signed by author.

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Panther, The | Demille, Nelson | Signed First Edition Book Demille, Nelson | Panther, The | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  October 2012 NY: Grand Central Publishing  First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread, in a flawless dust jacket, signed by author.

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Panther, The | Demille, Nelson | Signed First Edition Book Demille, Nelson | Panther, The | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  October 2012 NY: Grand Central Publishing  First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by author.

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Panther, The | DeMille, Nelson | Signed First UK Edition Book DeMille, Nelson | Panther, The | Signed First UK Edition Copy

Author Signed UK Hardcover Book  2012 LON: Sphere First UK edition, later printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by author.

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Quest, The | DeMille, Nelson | Signed First Edition Book DeMille, Nelson | Quest, The | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book  September 2013 NY: Center Street  First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by the author.

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Quest, The | DeMille, Nelson | Signed First Edition Book DeMille, Nelson | Quest, The | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book. 2013 NY: Center Street First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author, remainder marked.

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Radiant Angel | Demille, Nelson | Signed First Edition Book Demille, Nelson | Radiant Angel | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book. May 2015 NY: Grand Central Publishing  First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread, in a flawless dust jacket, signed by author.

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Spencerville | DeMille, Nelson | Signed First Edition Book DeMille, Nelson | Spencerville | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  1994 NY: Warner  First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread, flawless dust jacket, signed by author.

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Spencerville | DeMille, Nelson | Signed First Edition Book DeMille, Nelson | Spencerville | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  1994 NY: Warner  First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by author.

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DeMille, Nelson | Spencerville | Signed First Edition Book DeMille, Nelson | Spencerville | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  1994 NY: Warner  First edition, first printing, near-fine (some delamination on front of dust jacket) in a near-fine dust jacket, signed by author.

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Up Country | DeMille, Nelson | Signed First Edition Book DeMille, Nelson | Up Country | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  2002 NY: Warner  First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread, flawless dust jacket, signed by author.

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Up Country | DeMille, Nelson | Signed First Edition Book DeMille, Nelson | Up Country | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book  2003 NY: Grand Central Publishing  First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author, remainder marked.

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Wild Fire | DeMille, Nelson | Signed First Edition Book DeMille, Nelson | Wild Fire | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  2006 NY: Grand Central Publishing  First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by the author.

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Nelson DeMille Bibliography


Daniel “Mac” MacCormick Series

  1. The Cuban Affair - September 2017

John Sutter Series

  1. Gold Coast - 2005
  2. The Gate House - 2008

Paul Brenner Series

  1. The General's Daughter - 2001
  2. Up Country - 2007
  3. The Panther - 2012 (Paul Brenner teams up with John Corey on a case)

John Corey Series

  1. The Lion's Game - 2000
  2. Night Fall - 2004
  3. Plum Island - 2005
  4. Wild Fire - 20065
  5. The Lion - 2010
  6. The Panther - 2012 (Paul Brenner teams up with John Corey on a case)
  7. Radiant Angel - 2015

Other Fiction

  • By the Rivers of Babylon - 1978 (1998, republished with new forward by DeMille)
  • Mayday - 1999
  • Cathedral - 1999
  • The Talbot Odyssey - 2000
  • The Charm School - 2004
  • Spencerville - 2004
  • Word of Honor - 2005
  • The Quest - 2013
  • The Deserter - October 2019 (with Alex DeMille)

Anthologies

  • The Plot Thickens - 1997
  • The Best American Mystery Stories - 2004
  • Dangerous Women - 2005
  • In the Shadow of the Master: Classic Tales by Edgar Allan Poe - 2009
  • Mystery Writers of America: The Rich and the Dead - 2011

Non-Fiction

  • Getting Your Book Published for Dummies - 2000
  • Takeoff - 2000
  • The Book that Changed My Life - 2007
  • Mystery Writers of America Cookbook - 2015

Images of America Series

  • Long Island's Gold Coast - 2012
  • OHEKA Castle, New York - 2012 (Paperback)

Short Stories

  1. The Book Case - 2011
  2. Death Benefits - 2012
  3. Rendezvous - 2012

Nelson DeMille Awards
  • 2015 ITW ThrillerMaster of the Year


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