Stars John Corey of Plum Island and Lion’s Game, one of Mr DeMille’s best creations. It’s based on a real event, the TWA crash over Long Island that killed 230 people and culminates with 9/11 and it’s good. Mr Demille is a major American thriller writer who hasn’t quite made the same mark over here but he is well worth a read.
Comparison: Robert Crais, Dennis Lehane, Daniel Silva.
Similar this month: David Baldacci, Harlan Coben.
New York Times bestselling author Nelson DeMille does it again with Elite Anti-terrorist Task Force Agents John Corey and Kate Mayfield discovering corruption deep in the FBI and they set out to find the truth. On a Long Island beach at dusk, Bob Mitchell and JanetWhitney conduct their illicit love affair in front of a video camera, set to record each steamy moment. Suddenly a terrible explosion lights up the sky. Grabbing the camera, the couple flees as approaching police cars speed toward the scene. Five years later, the crash of Flight 800 has been attributed to a mechanical mal-function.But for John Corey and Kate Mayfield, both members of the Elite Anti-terrorist Task Force, the case is not closed. Suspecting a cover-up at the highest levels and disobeying orders, they set out to find the one piece of evidence that will prove the truth about what really happened to Flight 800-the videotape that shows a couple making love on the beach and the last moments of the doomed airliner.
| Primary Genre | Thriller and Suspense |
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New York Times bestselling author Nelson DeMille does it again with Elite Anti-terrorist Task Force Agents John Corey and Kate Mayfield discovering corruption deep in the FBI and they set out to find the truth. On a Long Island beach at dusk, Bob Mitchell and JanetWhitney conduct their illicit love affair in front of a video camera, set to record each steamy moment. Suddenly a terrible explosion lights up the sky.
Night Fall features in the following genres: Thriller and Suspense, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, Recommendations
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Night Fall was written by Nelson Demille and published by Grand Central Publishing an imprint of Hachette Audio
Yes it is part of A John Corey Novel series
