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Summary: Accept this novel on its own terms and you'll enjoy it
Review: For all of the oceans of ink spilled on serious criticism and Top 100 lists, there's still something viscerally satisfying about a good straightforward read like The General's Daughter. After all, if it weren't for fare like this, what would we do for beach & airplane books? Luckily there are guys like Nelson DeMille cranking them out. DeMille, who won a Bronze Star in Viet Nam, has written a couple of excellent books, I especially liked By the Rivers of Babylon and Cathedral, though I've read some others that I didn't like as much. I'd recommend this one. General's Daughter opens with Captain Ann Campbell, a West Point honors graduate and daughter of the general of the base, staked out, raped and strangled in an artillery field. Wisecracking investigator Paul Brenner of the Criminal Investigation Division and rape specialist Cynthia Sunhill, his former lover, team up to solve the crime. Turns out the General's daughter has a pretty sordid past, which makes just about every male at Fort Hadley a suspect. This profusion of suspects combines with normal Army red tape and extraordinary reticence about scandal, to form the basis of a briskly plotted procedural. The solution to the mystery is pretty pedestrian and Brenner's a little too much of a wise guy, but the story hums along and DeMille does us all a favor by not piling on multiple melodramatic conclusions. He tells his story and then wraps it up neatly. The one thing I really liked was Brenner's righteous indignation at the despicable conduct of his Army brethren. At least in this novel, the sense of military honor is not dead. Accept this novel on its own terms and you'll enjoy it. GRADE: B-
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Summary: Real close to being the best thing he's written
Review: I am a book snob. I refuse to see a movie of a book I really like. I also seldom read a book after it's been made into a movie. That explains my reluctance to read "The General's Daughter". I was however going into Demille withdrawal and having read all of his other books had no choice. This is a great book. The story grabs you and you can't put it down. It's a fairly complicated story with a lot of villians. If fact almost every character in the book is a real jerk. All of Mr Demille's main characters are the same people with different names. The men are caustic, mid 40's, strange sence of humor. The female lead is about fifteen to twenty years younger and madly in love with caustic 40 year old men. I don't find this to be a problem. This book is a page turner. I didn't expect the ending which is unusual. I thought he laid the ground work for assisted suicide.
Read this one, it's not as good as Plum Island, The Charm School or Lions Game but it's a great book from a great author. Actually read everything he's written it's worth the time.
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Summary: Terriffic read
Review: I had seen the movie several times and enjoyed it enough to read the book. The book is better. Hard to believe. The main character has charm and yet is cynical and sarcastic. My favorite type of character. He's Paul Brenner and a wonderful character to get to know. The General's daughter is killed on post and the story resolves around her hidden life and the desire to find her killer. All the while dealing with Army regulations and rules. This book is full of mystery and lies. Amazing to see how they solve it. A definite five star recommendation.
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Summary: Very good
Review: After reading 'The Gold Coast' I got a hold of a bunch of DeMille's books. He is a master and this one is no exception, however it is a different type of book than what I expected, perhaps because I started with 'The Gold Coast'. I had seen the movie before I read this book, so I kind of had an idea what the subject matter would be, however, they are different enough that the book was still very enjoyable, in fact, I rented the movie again and didn't like it as much. "The General's Daughter" is well written and the lead character is instantly likable, something DeMille seems to be very talented at because in this and other books I've read, I've noticed that I get into the protagonist's head almost from page one. DeMille himself must be a real character, I can't imagine that he makes his lead characters totally out of thin air, they are too believable. This book is a great murder mystery and suspense novel, but it is also just a great novel because it gets the reader into the mind of the character so well. I highly recommend this work to anyone that enjoys mysteries, suspense, or military fiction.
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Summary: A great mystery, sarcastic and witty, a terrific read!
Review: Nelson Demille has risen to number 1 on my favorite authors list! I recently discovered him, just by chance when I picked up "Plumb Island" at the library. I was instantly hooked. My next choice was "The Gold Coast", another winner! But I must say that "The General's Daugher" is my favorite so far. Demille has this terrific way of sliding in those "zingers", you know, sarcastic bits that had me laughing out loud. His characters are so real and he describes their inner thoughts in such depth that you can just close your eyes and see them, be them. Demille is very knowledgeable about his subject and just when I think the book is going to turn one way, Demille slams you with something that makes you wonder, "how did he come up with that?" Anyway, this is a MUST READ. I couldn't put it down and was sad when it was over. It makes you laugh and cry and want to go out and buy another one of his books immediately! Five big stars on this one, Mr. Demille!
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Summary: Nelson DeMille is great!
Review: I'm a non-fiction writer (author of "Love Is Not A Game") but I enjoy a good mystery. Every Nelson DeMille book I've read has been great. I look for his name when I go to the bookstore. He is insightful, funny, and not afraid of high sexual fantasy. I read "The General's Daughter" recently on a long plane flight, and it made the time go quickly.
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Summary: Starts slow but builds nicely
Review: The first Demille book I read was "The Charm School," which I loved. "The General's Daughter" is a terrific whodunit, though I must admit it dragged a bit in the beginning. Also, the arrogance and glibness of Demille's characters can be tiresome at times, but I like the fast pacing that emerges after the first few chapters. It's a good, fun, titillating read.
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Summary: Murder Mystery with a Dash of Psy-Ops
Review: The psychological warfare equivalent of a thermonuclear weapon has detonated and Fort Handley, Georgia is at ground zero. Captain Ann Campbell, the daughter of the fort's commanding general, is the first causualty. It is up to warrant officer Paul Brenner, a smartass, wisecracking Army criminal investigator to stop "Operation Trojan Horse" before the body count mushrooms. Nelson Demille delivers a furiosly fast, intellectually stimulating and emotionally revving package that will keep readers glued to its pages into the wee hours of the morning. It is a psy-ops tour-de-force
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Summary: great who done it
Review: a great who done it
demille writes with a style that keeps you interested in the plot and a flow that makes the reading faced paced
a great book for the beach or on the plane
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Summary: A Good Read. Suspenseful and Fast Moving!
Review: The story is about a general's daughter found dead on the practice range of an Army Base. The intrigue and behind-the-scenes capers going on at this base are incredible. Investigator Paul Brenner (Up Country) opens up a hornet's nest with his intelligent snooping and sarcastic humor.
The action is continuous as always and this is another
'can't put it down book'. Again DeMille's characters leap out at you from the printed page. The piecing together of what REALLY happened is a work of art. The mixture of power, intrigue, back-stabbing etc. make this a great story. The sexual detail is a bit much in spots, but DeMille blends this in fairly well. Any negatives about this book are greatly outweighed by the overall quality of this book. The writing is superb and as usual DeMille shows that he is a great story-teller.
I wish Nelson Demille could write as fast as I can read.
He is among the FEW authors whose books I keep to read
again later.
My second read will be right before I watch the movie.
Enjoy this book!
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