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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Jun 18, 2007
Pros: Easy to read style with a gripping story.
Cons: Perhaps a bit too much language for some.
Summary: I've now read a number of Nelson Demille's books. I like his easy to follow style, distinct and colourful "good" and "bad guy" characters and most important the underlying history that creates a hostile world with an "US vs. Them" attitude. More on that ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 28, 2013
Pros: John Cofey, Asad Khalil, Story, Characters, Suspense, Action, Humor
Cons: None
Summary: On a whim I saw the book, "The Lion's Game", was in the bargain section at my local Barnes and Noble. I had heard a lot of folks I know, say "You've got to read this," many times and I'm glad to have had the opportunity. While often this can ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 12, 2006
Pros: Interesting characters and an inside look at anti-terrorist and law enforcement practices.
Cons: Dated from a historical viewpoint.
Summary: THE LION'S GAME, Nelson DeMille's best selling sequel to his previous best seller PLUM ISLAND reunites readers with his sarcastic and quintessentially New York detective John Corey. This novel, first released in 2000 and approximately 18 months before ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 5, 2002
Pros: Exciting, fast-moving, eye opening
Cons: Profanity
Summary: This is an exciting, fast-moving book. It was written before the unfortunate tragedy of 9/11, yet this book has some eerie similarities. Could not put this book down, it had me hooked from the first page. In fact the very first chapter had me filled with ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 12, 2001
Pros: Tightly written, exciting, edge of your seat reading- like other DeMille books.
Cons: none
Summary: When I first heard about the plane hitting the World Trade Center on my way into work in Washington, DC yesterday, this book that I recently read immediately came to mind.
The author, Nelson DeMille, weaves a fascinating plot about a young ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 10, 2001
Pros: Great use of humor, all to real premise
Cons: Language a bit rough, a few too many "nick of times"
Summary: O.k., so any book that stars a terrorist and features hundreds of murder victims probably shouldn't provoke laughter. I have to say, though, that DeMille's use of humor in the character of John Corey kept me smiling throughout. The wisecracking Corey ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 24, 2001
Pros: Cat-and-Mouse suspense
Cons: Shifting point of view seems to delay the action
Summary: Two summers ago, I got hooked on Nelson DeMille, and read three of his books in a short time. The strongest title, "Plum Island," held me until the last half of the last act, where I felt suddenly let down. But DeMille is a master of the macho ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 15, 2001
Pros: We begged and begged, and he delivered another John Corey novel.
Cons: We want more!
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 23, 2001
Pros: Action, Suspense, Drama,Reality of events
Cons: Long read
Summary: This is a good weekend book to read, it keeps you on your feet, and keeps moving. It is written with precision and with amazing accuracy. It is hard to believe that something like this could actually happen, but while you read the book, it is like it ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 19, 2001
Pros: Pure, fun-filled, mindless entertainment
Cons: None, if you're looking for pure, fun-filled, mindless entertainment.
Summary: I’m often criticized by my peers (at least those that can read) because my choice of reading material runs to contemporary fiction, and in particular, crime, adventure, and science fiction novels. No rocket scientist is rich2003dm.
I don’t ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 24, 2001
Pros: Chilling story, great main characters
Cons: Sags at the end
Summary: First of all, I am a big fan of Nelson DeMille. Ever since I read "Plum Island" a couple of years ago, I thoroughly enjoyed each of the four books that I read. When I heard that DeMille had come up with a sequel to "Plum Island", I was anxious ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 1, 2000
Pros: Such a good plot
Cons: I want to read more John Corey stories!!!
Summary:
This is the best book that I have read in months. In this story, we see the return of John Corey, the main character from Plum Island, another Demille story. He is now a member of a task force in New York City called the ATTF.
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 29, 2000
Pros: Exciting page turner, great plot
Cons: none
Summary: The irreverent John Corey who we first met in Plum Island is back in an encore performance in Nelson DeMille's latest novel The Lion's Game.
The Lion's game has a terrific story line. Flight 175 from Paris is preparing to land in JFK with an ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 12, 2000
Pros: Great action, breakneck speed, well-developed villain
Cons: Longer than life itself
Summary: Nelson DeMille's "The Lion's Game" brings back John Corey, the former NYPD homicide detective DeMille introduced in "Plum Island." In the new book, Corey has been recuited for an elite inter-agency anti-terrorist unit, where he ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 28, 2000
Pros: Thrilling, suspenseful, fast paced
Cons: Contains significant amount of profanity
Summary: Written by Nelson DeMille, THE LION'S GAME has all the potential of being a great book.
Former NYPD cop, John Corey is now a member of the elite Anti-Terrorist Task force. As the story opens Corey, and other members of the team are awaiting ... read more
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Not Yet Rated by the Epinions community
Oct 25, 2000
Pros: Intriguing story, Fun & funny characters
Cons: too long
Summary: Nelson DeMille does it again. John Corey makes his second appearance in this new DeMille thriller, The Lion's Game. DeMille's John Corey is the witty & sarcastic hero. He is an x-NYPD detective now working for the FBI and struggling under the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 18, 2000
Pros: great thriller
Cons: a little long, but worth every page
Summary: The name of this book and the cover caught my eye. I'm married to an airline pilot so the airplane tail on the cover grabbed my attention. Of course no amount of airplanes in a book can keep my attention if the book is crummy, but this book (all 677, ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 30, 2000
Pros: exciting, great plot, lots of action
Cons: poor ending
Summary: This book sent a chill up(and down) my spine. Not just from the action and tension that the book produced, but from the realism and details presented by the author.
Having spent some time in the intelligence field myself, I was shocked at the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 19, 2000
Pros: John Corey as the hero...many other, see review
Cons: No disembowlment in this one. and you really have to have read two previous books to fully get this one (if you call that a con)
Summary: I got this book as an early birthday present because I didn't want to pay for the hard cover and the paperback edition won't be coming out until November....I loved "Plum Island" and the other Demille books that read (see my other reviews) and ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 4, 2000
Pros: Interesting plot and characters, good pacing
Cons: Not enough surprises
Summary: Fans of John Corey, author Nelson DeMille's crusty detective-hero in the best-selling Plum Island, will welcome his reappearance in DeMille's new book, The Lion's Game. As Plum Island came to a close, Corey was teaching criminal ... read more
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