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Summary: A great read!
Review: I love Nelson Demille and I loved this book! The combination of interesting characters and storyline, as well as, laugh-out-loud humor based on very, politically incorrect observations kept me reading for hours at a time. The only reason I did not give it 5 stars is because of the puzzling relationship between John and Kate Mayfield. There did not seem to be any chemistry between them and the progression of their relationship made no sense to me. Despite this, I can't wait for the sequel. Unlike some other readers, I liked the ending because it paved the way for more....
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Summary: GREAT UNABRIDGED ENTERTAINMENT!
Review: I listened to the Unabridged version and was so entertained I didn't want to leave the car! The seriousness of a thriller combined with the humor, while in the first person, of John Corey. Unfortunately Plum Island was only available abridged and I never got to know Corey as well. If I were an author I would never allow abridgement of my work! Lines like "the CIA brought Croisants, the FBI home made Brownies and the NYPD brought Donuts" had me rolling in my seat. Scott Brick had a wit in his voice that was perfect as the Corey first person and a seriousness that portrayed Kahlil. It captivated me although the ending could have played further - perhaps there is a sequel in the works! MayDay (my favorite audiobook) and The Lion's Game are the only DeMille works that are unabridged. I would love to hear Charm School and Word Of Honor!
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Summary: Moves along fine (for DeMille)...then that bad ending!
Review: DeMille is a real paradox: his books are always longer than they need to be...but they move quickly.They books are always longer than they need to be but the endings are always a little hasty. (e.g. Word of Honor.) This ending was completely unresolved and you'll probably guess where (or to whom) the whole story is headed long before the FBI. Good beach read, but I'm still shaking my head over a lack of resolution.
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Summary: Very Disappointing
Review: I always look forward to a Demille novel, this book however was a big disappointment. The story starts out as a terrific thriller but quickly loses its momentum, becoming tedious as the story plays out. My biggest complaints were the totally unsatisfying characterizations of the detectives on the case. John Corey was fun as the wise-cracking protagonist of Plum Island. Here, the wisecracks ring hollow. No one could maintain a wisecracking demeanor faced with the multiple deaths presented in this novel. The ending was rushed and unsatisfying. A sequel to this bomb we really don't need. Readers have come to expect more from Mr. Demille.
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Summary: The Lion Didn't Roar
Review: I am a great fan of all Nelson DeMille's books. This book started out with a bang--great plot, fast-paced and of course, my favorite ex-NYPD Detective, John Corey. The one exception is his partner, Kate Mayfield who had no personality,and was actually boring. It seemed like Mr.Demille needed to give John Corey a permanent partner in life and didn't really care who he paired him up with. The other problem is that the ending fell totally flat, was unresolved, and after 700 pages, was quite a disappointment.
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Summary: A Real Disappointment
Review: Compared to DeMille's other works, this is a total wash with unbelievable situations from the beginning. The book lacks depth and realism, he seriously overdoes the wisecracking, falls in love in 2 days, and the end is the greatest disappointment of all. Leaves the situation open for another book I will not read.
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Summary: very poor ending
Review: I spent a lot of time reading this book and enjoying it up until the end. How can there not be a sequal? Did the author just get tired and take the easy way out? A decent ending could have taken an additional 60 pages, He could have increased the price of the book with the additional pages. I enjoyed all his other books. Don't buy this book/ rent it from the library!
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Summary: What? I'm sorry, were you intending to write a novel, here?
Review: I have read everything by DeMille and with the exception of this book, they were all novels. This one seems to be a rough draft of an idea, thrown together with a character from a previous story to gain reader interest. Well written, certainly. Interesting, no.
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Summary: DeMille at his best
Review: "You'd think that anyone who'd been shot three times and almostbecame an organ donor would try to avoid dangerous situations in thefuture," John Corey thought. To Corey, a retired NYPD detectiveand Special Contact Agent for the Federal Anti-Terrorist Task Force,picking up a Libyan ex-terrorist defecting to the West seems like alow risk assignment. Then, at JFK's international terminal helearns that something has gone terribly wrong aboard the giant747....Corey's streetwise smarts and brash style sometimes rub hisFBI and CIA partners the wrong way, and he comes close to being firedfrom the case. But it's Corey and his fellow agent and fiancée, KateMayfield, who eventually stop the [criminal].Fans ofNelson DeMille will find it hard to resist this accomplishedstoryteller's newest tale. The Lion's Game gives readers what seems tobe a realistic glimpse of how law enforcement agencies cooperate totrack down international terrorists. It is a breathtaking andbelievable story, one that I could hardly put down until I finishedreading.The Charlotte Austin Review -
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Summary: Four and one Half Stars
Review: John Corey is newly employed by the Federal Anti-terrorist task force. He knows almost nothing about Mideastern Terrorists and has made application for a transfer to the Irish Republican Army section. His plans are put on hold when Transcontinental Flight 175 gives new meaning to the term doomed. A routine assignment to assist in meeting a Libyan turncoat turns deadly. John Corey is soon pitted in a battle of wits with the elusive Asad Khalil, "The Lion". A lesser writer than DeMille could lose complete control of a convoluted plot which wanders in geography from Libya to New York to Florida to California and in time from 1986 to the present. It is testament to his formidable skill that the book holds readers' attention for 677 pages. While engrossed in The Lion's Game, we are riveted to it. Reflection after finishing the book can cause us to wonder about having been drawn into a plot that so strains credulity. This is certainly not DeMille's best work, but it is an entertaining read.
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