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Summary: Plum Island Animal Disease Research center..sounds charming
Review: Plum Island for me ranks as one of the best books in the Genre, and it is the kind of book I love to read.It takes place in a great setting being the far tip of Long Island, and gets into what is going on at Plum Island and the history of Pirates in the reigon. John Corey is our guide through this story which is interesting from the first sentence to the last.
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Summary: Good Novel, Corey is a Trip!!
Review: Plum Island is my third Nelson DeMille book and like the previous two I've read (Gold Coast and Charm School), it's a little long winded, probably 100 pages longer than it needed to be, but the primary character, John Corey is his best character to date. I agree with other reviewers that he is arrogant, but he is pretty funny with his sarcasm, which makes him tolerable when the story drags. The storyline, which deals with the murder of employees of Plum Island, where work is done with hazardous materials (including anthrax) is obviously very timely today. It makes a lot more sense today than in 1997 when this book was first published. You get to learn a little about this stuff, so DeMille's research doesn't go to waste here. I found fault with DeMille's decision to let Corey figure out who the criminal was midway through the book and then spending the rest of the book showing how he gets this person. It would have been nice if he threw in a plot twist somewhere later to shake things up and add some suspense, but it's a good book that will lead me to read The Lion's Game (another Corey book) in the future.
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Summary: Well done
Review: Plum Island was an entertaining, enjoyable book - filled with subplots and multiple storylines that keep the reader engaged. The novel follows John Connor, a New York City police detective who is spending time on the north shore of Long Island recovering from wounds sustained on the job. He is pulled into the investigation of the double murder of a couple he was acquainted with. As the story unfolds, Corey must test his physical abilities and emotional ties to the case while using his intellect, inquisitiveness, and decisiveness to outwit the forces arrayed against him as he seeks to solve this crime. Told in the first person from Corey's perspective, DeMille provides a humorous (in a sarcastic, deadpan sort of way) character that has depth and likeability. Plum Island was worth my time.
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Summary: If you read for fun, this is the one.
Review: There's nothing better than picking up a book and reading for the simple pleasure of the entertainment. If you like mystery, adventure, sarcasm, laughter and a touch of danger, Plum Island is for you. This is a well written book that affords pretty accurate insight into what men really think, but don't say. This book delivers it all. A page turner that will keep you laughing, while having its sad points along the way. I sincerely hope that Det John Corey becomes a DeMille regular.
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Summary: keeps you guessing!
Review: This is my first book by Nelson DeMille and what a pleasant surprise it was. This is one of the best examples of great mistery novels. It has everything: great suspense, good character development, main character NYC detective John Corey is very likable and could be easily identified with, a lot of humor, etc. It's also quite informative on the some subjects that are related to the plot. If anything, I was a little surprised to read some other reviews saying that the first part of the book was a little boring and the last two pages is where the most action takes place. I actually found first part to be the most suspenful and thought that whole sea adventures didn't need to be covered in so many pages. Still, great mistery novel that is highly recommended to all mistery fans. I am looking forward to other books by this writer.
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Summary: Thin; unrealistic; sexist
Review: This is not a book that rises above genre conventions to do something interesting. For one thing, it's really difficult to get past the cliched characterizations and contempt for women that this book displays. Author writes with a sense of humor, sort of a smug tone that can sometimes make you laugh and livens up the otherwise fairly conventional narrative. But ultimately, it is just way too falsely macho/masculinist for me; the women are ALWAYS evaluated on their physical attributes (described in cliched fashion) and then they must sleep with the protagonist and (look out) fall into jeopardy. The most stereotypical sexist approach to women characters possible--which just makes it boring; the attitude towards women is completely condescending and betraying some kind of weird masculine anxiety when it's not just straightforwardly frat-boyish. The strangest part is that the talk about women seems tacked on, almost like the author feels compelled to throw in these comments because the plot itself is not compelling.
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Summary: The Real Deal
Review: This was a great read, I mean just wow. I could literally not put it down, causing my friends to inquire just how good this book really was. I had my friends read it and they said it was a great book and had a great main character (John Corey). As an aspiring writer, I'm usually skeptical of the books I read and the authors I choose. I originally thought this book was going to be about Plum Island and a mystery having to do with biological scientific fact. What I later discovered was there was more to this book than just that. A great murder mystery, lovable and hatable characters, non-stop action, and a nearly perfect beginning, middle, and end. Nelson Demille is truly a spectacular author.
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Summary: Entertaining read
Review: This was a very entertaining read. Admittedly, the first half of the book was slow and kind of dragged along, but the second half was really good and the last 100 pages or so was great. The main character and narrator, Detective John Corey, was a great character. I thoroughly enjoyed his wit and found him to be a very likeable and humanistic character. The other main characters in the book were also likeable (except the villain(s), of course). Corey is drawn into a homicide case while taking time off from the NYPD after having been shot in the line of duty. Initially deciding to lend a hand as a favor to a friend and because he was an acquaitance of the victims--two scientists from the biological research facility Plum Island--the investigation soon becomes personal as he's drawn deeper into the investigation. As this is my first Nelson DeMille novel, I don't know if this book is characteristic of his other novels, but if this book is indicative of his other works, I'm looking forward to reading them. For an entertaining (boat)ride on the high seas, I definitely recommend this book.
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Summary: A fun read
Review: This was fun. The main character (John Corey) is an over-confident wise-guy detective who thinks he's God's gift to women. His arrogance is funny. The pace of the book is very good. It's 500 pages, but it's still a quick read. There were a few flaws, but they were minor. Corey is meant to be recovering from a gunshot wound (through the lung?) but throughout the book he exerts himself way beyond what he should be able to do. DeMille fails to explain the origins of a vital letter at the end. Some sequences are not believable, like the speedboat ride through a hurricane, where the characters are still able to carry on a light-hearted conversation despite being blasted with smashing waves and hurricane winds. Overall, it was well worth the read. I laughed out loud several times. This was my first DeMille, but I'll be looking for more.
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Summary: Fast Paced, Suspenseful
Review: This was my first Nelson DeMille, aside from having seen the movie The General's Daughter, and I will now look to his books when I want page turning suspense. The protagonist in this book is John Corey, a NYC cop who is on leave because of gunshot wounds. He is at his uncle's beach house relaxing when a nearby friend calls to him for advicw in the mysterious murder of a local couple, who happen to be friends of John's. The deceased couple worked on Plum Island, known for the conduction of biohazardous and chemical research. While most detectives believe the case is related to the Gordon's discovering and then trying to steal and sell a vaccine, Corey follows another idea, that of pirates and hidden treasures. Paralleling information about both Plum Island and the legends of pirates makes this book an interesting read in addition to its level of suspense. Corey is an interesting character full of cynicism and wit. My only complaint is that sometimes the book is a bit wordy, and could have been edited down a lot. Regardless, if you want a fast paced, good suspense novel, don't hesitate to pick up Plum Island. You won't put it down!
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