Corey's back - on disability and working for the feds
Written: Jun 15 '01
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Pros: We begged and begged, and he delivered another John Corey novel.
Cons: We want more!
The Bottom Line: Don't pass the créme de la créme of DeMille up, unless Asad Khalil is looking for you.
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| stephenryan's Full Review: Nelson Demille - The Lion's Game |
John Corey is without a doubt, my favorite character anyone's written in a long time. He's loud, obnoxious, makes bad jokes, is smart, and solves crimes. That's only a short list of why I like him so much; at the end of that short list would be that Nelson DeMille writes great novels using him. In his much-anticipated follow-up to Plum Island, former NYPD detective John Corey returns to the spotlight in DeMille's latest publication, The Lion's Game.
At the end of Plum Island, we remember the hero, John Corey, agreeing to take a 3/4 disability plan after he moonlighted as an investigator while on leave from the department. In addition to teaching courses as an adjunct at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, his former partner got him hired as a contract agent to the Anti-Terrorist Task Force operating out of New York. Corey himself has not changed since we last met him. When asked why he wants to transfer from Mideast to IRA, he responded, "Well, the Muslims don't drink, I can't spell their f-ing names on my reports, and their women can't be seduced."
The plot begins with a suspected terrorist who surrendered himself at the American embassy in Paris. The ATTF is charged with escorting him safely to 26 Federal Plaza for debriefing. However, when the plane arrives and everyone on board is dead, the investigation begins, and it is soon discovered that the terrorist, Asad Khalil, is loose in the United States. On the team with Corey are familiar faces from Plum Island, including FBI agent George Foster and CIA spook Ted Nash.
The plot thickens as Corey, now partnered with yet another looker, FBI agent Kate Mayfield, and his team chase Khalil across the Eastern seaboard and the country, trying desperately to remain one step ahead of the man who may or may not be one of the most lethal terrorists ever encountered.
Like his previous book, DeMille develops his characters well and writes an excellent crime novel - also using a different setting, a federal fugitive investigation, meaning that he has a whole new set of bad jokes that weren't used in Plum Island.
As I recommended with the previous novel, anyone who likes true crime shouldn't hesitate to pick up this book. Also, everyone who likes John Corey and/or enjoyed Plum Island should also give this a look. It's long, but it's worth the time spent reading it. You can't find too many novels written this well these days. Don't pass the créme de la créme of DeMille up, unless Asad Khalil is looking for you.
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