Spencerville by Nelson DeMille

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Original Title: Spencerville

ISBN: 0446515051
ISBN13: 9780446515054
Autor: Nelson DeMille (Goodreads Author)
Rating: 3 of 5 stars (5892) counts
Original Format: Hardcover, 496 pages
Download Format: PDF, TXT, ePub, iBook.
Published: October 12th 1994 / by Grand Central Publishing / (first published 1984)
Language: English
Genre(s):
Fiction- 112 users
Thriller- 70 users
Mystery- 42 users
Suspense- 28 users
Thriller >Mystery Thriller- 17 users
Mystery >Crime- 8 users
Adventure- 7 users
Action- 7 users
Romance- 6 users
Drama- 6 users

Description:

Back from the Cold War, intelligence officer Keith Landry returns to his hometown of Spencerville,
Ohio. Twenty-five years after their last encounter, Keith runs into his first love, Annie, now
unhappily married to the town's chief of police--an abusive alcoholic. In his efforts to reclaim
Annie, Keith will have to draw on all the skills of a violent lifetime.

About Author:

Nelson 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 bachelors
degree in Political Science and History. He has three children, Lauren, Alexander, and James, and
he and his wife reside on Long Island.
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. 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.
Nelson DeMille is the author of: By the Rivers of Babylon, Cathedral, The Talbot Odyssey, Word of
Honor, The Charm School, The Gold Coast, The General's Daughter, Spencerville, Plum Island,
The Lion's Game, Up Country, Night Fall, Wild Fire, The Gate House, The Lion, The Panther, The
Quest, and Radiant Angel. He also co-authored Mayday with Thomas Block and has contributed
short stories to anthologies, and book reviews and articles to magazines and newspapers.

Other Editions:

- Spencerville (Audio Cassette)

- Spencerville (Mass Market Paperback)

- Spencerville (Kindle Edition)

- Spencerville (Paperback)

- Spencerville (ebook)

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- Plum Island (John Corey, #1)

- The Charm School

- The Lion's Game (John Corey, #2)

 - The Lion (John Corey, #5)

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Rewiews:

Nov 26, 2016

Matthew
Rated it: liked it
Shelves: library, audio, 2016
Two things:
1. Lately, I really wish that Goodreads had a half star system. This book is definitely a 3.5 for me
and there is no way I could go to 4. So, I settled on 3.
2. Seems like I find myself in the midst of a lot of books with sexual torture/rape scenes. This is a
pattern I hope to break!
This book was okay. The premise was fairly far fetched, the actions of the characters not all that
believable, and the outcomes generally coincidental. I enjoyed parts of it, but all in all it was a bit
too
Two things:
1. Lately, I really wish that Goodreads had a half star system. This book is definitely a 3.5 for me
and there is no way I could go to 4. So, I settled on 3.
2. Seems like I find myself in the midst of a lot of books with sexual torture/rape scenes. This is a
pattern I hope to break!
This book was okay. The premise was fairly far fetched, the actions of the characters not all that
believable, and the outcomes generally coincidental. I enjoyed parts of it, but all in all it was a bit
too scattered. Demille seems to be trying to combine his commentary on the end of the Cold War
with a bizarre revenge story.
Entertaining but just "meh and huh?" overall. With how long it is (21+ hours audio) it seemed to
drag on with quite a bit of repetition.
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