Nelson DeMille

Nelson Richard DeMille (born 23 August 1943) is an American author. DeMille was born in New York City and resides in Garden City, New York, a village on Long Island. He is a graduate of Hofstra University and served in Vietnam.

DeMille has also written under the names Jack Cannon, Kurt Ladner, and Brad Matthews.

DeMille often uses Long Island as a setting in his novels, such as, "The Gold Coast," "Plum Island," and "Word of Honor."

Novels by DeMille

• By the Waters of Babylon (1978)
• Cathedral (1981)
• The Charm School (1988)
• The General's Daughter (1992) (also a movie)
• The Gold Coast (1990)
• The Lion's Game (2000)
• Mayday (1979)
• The Plot Thickens (1997)
• Plum Island (1997)
• Spencerville (1994)
• The Talbot Odyssey (1984)
• Up Country (2002)
• Word of Honor (1985)