Nelson DeMille
Nelson DeMille
Nelson Richard DeMilleis an American author of action adventure and suspense novels. His novels include Plum Island, The Charm School, and The Gold Coast. DeMille has also written under the pen names Jack Cannon, Kurt Ladner, Ellen Kay and Brad Matthews...
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth23 August 1943
anxiety panic abiding
Panic---a deep abiding, free-floating anxiety, often without any reason or logical basis.
names want use
Mrs. Corey still uses her maiden name for business, or when she wants to pretend she doesn’t know me.
women degrees patient
Basically, all women are nurturers and healers, and all men are mental patients to varying degrees.
perception
A lot of our perception of history is influenced by inaccurate movies.
writing hobbies made
Writing doesn't leave much time for hobbies, unless you consider that I began writing as a hobby and have made the hobby into a profession.
writing thinking spy
I think it's more difficult now to write a spy thriller with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Many authors have tried, but few have succeeded in capturing the interest of readers.
writing firsts world
The world has gotten smaller and more accessible since I first started writing in the 70's.
nuclear-terrorism america worst
I thought to myself, what is everyone's worst fear? Nuclear terrorism in America.
economist
I read 'Time', 'Newsweek' and 'The Economist'.
strong successful desire
I had a very strong desire to be successful at something.
writing hands pads
I do write my manuscripts by hand, in pencil on legal pads. Then they are typed on a word processor by my typist.
islamic rome cities
Even the most radical Islamic terrorist would not want to see the revered holy city of Medina go up. It would be like losing the Vatican in Rome.
want mystery bother
I don't like mysteries, which is why I want to solve them. It bothers me that there are things I don't know.
guy definitions crosswords
I turned to the Times crossword puzzle and asked Kate, “What’s the definition of a moderate Arab?” “I don’t know.” “A guy who ran out of ammunition.