Helpful Score: 5
A secret club in the Adirondack Mountains holds an executive board meeting to discuss a possible retaliation plan for 9/11. The same weekend, a federal agent who was sent to survey the lodge and its powerful guests is found dead in the nearby woods. Detective John Corey and FBI Agent Kate Mayfield are sent to investigate the case, and in doing so discover a terrifying plot that begins at the secret Custer Hill Club and ends with two major American cities in the crosshairs of a nuclear device. Can Corey and Mayfield stop the detonation before it is too late?
This was the first Nelsom DeMille book I have read, and I thoroughly enjoyed it! The suspense throughout the book was amazing and I loved how he really grasped the different characters' personalities. It is a fiction book, however it deals with events and political people post 9/11, and the scary part is that once the plot from the Custer Hill Club is revealed, I could actually see our government participating in a similar plot. Definiately worth reading...
This was the first Nelsom DeMille book I have read, and I thoroughly enjoyed it! The suspense throughout the book was amazing and I loved how he really grasped the different characters' personalities. It is a fiction book, however it deals with events and political people post 9/11, and the scary part is that once the plot from the Custer Hill Club is revealed, I could actually see our government participating in a similar plot. Definiately worth reading...
Helpful Score: 4
good book. John Corey is his usual, sarcastic, self.
Helpful Score: 4
Excellent thriller! Intelligently written, with a racing-against-the-clock plot, terrific characters, lots of twists and turns -- highly recommended!
Helpful Score: 4
Not quite as good as his last novel (Night Fall), Wild Fire is still a thrilling page-turner with protagonist John Corey trying to prevent nuclear Armageddon.
Helpful Score: 4
I couldn't put this book down. Read into the night. From Nelson DeMille:"This work of fiction is based on a rumor, repeated on the Internet, about a government plan very much like the one I call Wild Fire. Hopefully, the story I'm about to tell will play out only in these pages...."
Helpful Score: 2
Propably not his best effort, characters and plots slightly less well developed in some of his other efforts, but still a good read, filled with the usual suspects, action, and laugh out loud ironic humor from our hero, John Corey, the rogue NYPD detective assigned to a federal task force. A fun read.
Helpful Score: 2
Great read! Fast paced,gives you somthing to think about!
Helpful Score: 2
Nelson DeMille at his suspenseful best
Helpful Score: 2
Sequel to Night Fall
"More chilling than yesterday's headlines and as prophetic as tomorrow's, Wild Fire will challenge you to question everything you thought you knew about your leaders and your country while thrilling you with suspense that builds with every page."
The writing was good, the continuing characters were good, but the plot was implausible.
"More chilling than yesterday's headlines and as prophetic as tomorrow's, Wild Fire will challenge you to question everything you thought you knew about your leaders and your country while thrilling you with suspense that builds with every page."
The writing was good, the continuing characters were good, but the plot was implausible.
Helpful Score: 2
John Corey, member of Federal Anti-Terrorist Task Force and his wife, FBI Agent Kate Mayfield, must unravel a terrifying plot that starts with the Custr Hill Club.
Fast paced and excellent read.
Fast paced and excellent read.
Helpful Score: 2
Welcome to the uster lub a mens club set in Adirondack hunting lodge whose members include some of Americas most powerful business leaders, military men and government officials. THe club is a place to relax with old friends. But one fall weekend, the clubms Board gathers to talk about the tragedy of 9/11 and finalize a retaliation plan, known only by it code name WILD FIRE.
Helpful Score: 2
Very good--couple of good chuckles and one major burst of laughter!! Kept my attention!
Helpful Score: 2
John Corey, the ex-NYPD detective who now works on a government anti-terrorism task force, returns in this exciting and uncomfortably realistic thriller. Bain Madox, a brilliant and probably insane villain, has hatched a fiendishly clever plot to force the U.S. to launch an all-out nuclear attack against the entire Islamic world. It's up to Corey, with the help of his FBI agent wife, to stop Madox before he can detonate nuclear weapons on American soil. Set in 2002, barely a year after 9/11, the novel presents a what-if scenario that's so plausible we have to remind ourselves that DeMille is making the whole thing up. Or is he? As usual, DeMille appears to have done a ton of research; what sets his thrillers apart from those of some of his competitors is the way he seamlessly incorporates real technology and real government organizations into his stories. It really is tough to tell what parts of his novels are real and what are the products of his imagination. And although Operation Wild Fire, the American nuclear retaliatory strategy that Madox hopes to jump-start, is fictional, DeMille makes us believe that something very like it could and possibly does exist.
Helpful Score: 1
Nelson De Mille books are always a good read. This one is no exception.
Helpful Score: 1
John Corey is a good character and this is another good book in the series.
Helpful Score: 1
Not De Mille's best work. Corey's obnoxiousness is getting old and De Mille seems to be getting a bit paranoid.
I read this book in just a few days. At first it started out a little slow but within a few small chapters the action had picked up and you knew you were in for a ride. From then till the end of the book, I couldn't stop reading it.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this one. It is suspenseful and yet right up front with the facts. You are left wondering how this will end.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this one. It is suspenseful and yet right up front with the facts. You are left wondering how this will end.
Another great story by Mr. Demille. If your afan of his you'll love this one.
I love all of his books and this one is so good.
This is the latest of the John Corey series, and the worst! The author Has Corey sounding like a bad stand up comic with too many wise cracks at the wrong times.
Easy read, I loved it! Takes place in Upstate, N.Y.
& NYC. Mystery & humor.
& NYC. Mystery & humor.
Women will probably like this book more than men, because it has Det. John Corey acting pretty stupid at times - all because of jealousy. There is a task force member whom wife, FBI Agent Kate Mayfield, has a past with. This little undercurrent has you arching your eyebrows and saying, "Oh BROTHER!", at how idiotic one can become when affected by jealousy. I got a real kick out of it, but I can see where men would have a hard time seeing the humor!
This book combines wit, suspense and interesting characters. I really enjoyed it.
Starts out verrrrrry scary ends tooooo fast..
The John Corey series is suspensful and entertaining - can't put them down.
I love this novel, I was laughing out loud at John Corey. This is the best one yet
I've read several of DeMille's books and I believe this one is my favorite. He really ratchets up the suspense in this "end of the world" type novel and keeps you spellbound. Of course, the main character having a problem with authority figures and possessing a razor sharp wit that not everyone appreciates, helped hold my interest.
"This work of fiction is based on a rumor, repeated on the Internet, about a government plan very much like th the one I call Wild Fire. Hopefully, the story I'm about to tell will play out only in these pages..." Nelson DeMille. Captivating and all too possible.
Loved this book....heart pounding thriller...could not put it down.....
Welcome to the Custer Hill Club--a men's club set in a luxurious Adirondack hunting lodge whose members include some of America's most powerful business leaders, military men, and government officials. Ostensibly, the club is a place to relax with old friends. But one fall weekend, the club's Executive Board gathers to talk about the tragedy of 9/11--and finalize a retaliation plan, known only by its code name: WILD FIRE
That same weekend, a member of the Federal Anti-Terrorist Task Force is found dead. Soon it's up to Detective John Corey and his wife, FBI Agent Kate Mayfield, to unravel a terrifying plot that starts with the Custer Hill Club and ends with American cities locked in the cross hairs of a nuclear device. Corey and Mayfield are the only ones who can stop the button from being pushed, an global chaos from being unleashed...
That same weekend, a member of the Federal Anti-Terrorist Task Force is found dead. Soon it's up to Detective John Corey and his wife, FBI Agent Kate Mayfield, to unravel a terrifying plot that starts with the Custer Hill Club and ends with American cities locked in the cross hairs of a nuclear device. Corey and Mayfield are the only ones who can stop the button from being pushed, an global chaos from being unleashed...
Another wild ride from Nelson DeMille! Det. John Corey and FBI wife/agent Kate Mayfield are on a race against nuclear destruction. the plot is sharp and fast moving. When a retired army general gets the idea to manipulate the government into destroying the middle east....suffice it to say, all hell breaks loose with Corey and Mayfield at the center of the action. Great read!
Welcome to the Custer Hill Club--an informal men's club set in a luxurious Adirondack hunting lodge whose members include some of America's most powerful business leaders, military men, and government officials. But one Fall weekend, the Executive Board of the Custer Hill Club gathers to talk about the tragedy of 9/11 and what America must do to retaliate. Their plan is finalized and set into motion.
That same weekend, a member of the Federal Anti-Terrorist Task Force is reported missing. Detective John Corey digs deeper, and he begins to unravel a plot involving the Custer Hill Club. Racing against the clock, Detective Corey and his wife, FBI agent Kate Mayfield, find they are the only people in a position to stop the button from being pushed and chaos from being unleashed.
That same weekend, a member of the Federal Anti-Terrorist Task Force is reported missing. Detective John Corey digs deeper, and he begins to unravel a plot involving the Custer Hill Club. Racing against the clock, Detective Corey and his wife, FBI agent Kate Mayfield, find they are the only people in a position to stop the button from being pushed and chaos from being unleashed.
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The book I have DOES have it's cover.
PLEASE NOTE THIS BOOK DOES NOT HAVE IT'S COVER BUT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION
