Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome to the WBZ Book Club. This is
Speaker 1: Jordan Rich. Occasionally I note the passing of a major
Speaker 1: figure in popular literature, and that's the case today with
Speaker 1: the death of Nelson De Mill, author of so many
Speaker 1: best selling suspense novels. Born in New York City, Nelson
Speaker 1: de Mill joined the US Army in nineteen sixty six,
Speaker 1: earning a bronze star during his service in Vietnam. He
Speaker 1: began writing novels in nineteen seventy four, his first one,
Speaker 1: The Sniper, with a character named Joe Riiker, a tough
Speaker 1: New York cop who was featured in several other novels,
Speaker 1: including The Knight of the Phoenix. Another character of De
Speaker 1: Mill's US Army investigator Paul Brenner, first arriving in the
Speaker 1: book The General's Daughter. And another favorite character was John Cory,
Speaker 1: a retired detective from New York who appeared in nineteen
Speaker 1: ninety seven's Plum Island. Demill's final book was co written
Speaker 1: with his son. Just last year. Demill also left us
Speaker 1: all a library of thrilling suspense novels that will always
Speaker 1: be worth reading. And that's the Book Club. WBZ, Boston's
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