Archive for category: Nelson DeMille Newsletters

Hi all,

This is Nelson’s son Alex. It’s hard to believe it’s been over six months now since my father’s passing. Every day between that day and this, I have heard from readers and friends about how he impacted their lives, and how much he is missed. I am especially heartened by the many people who have told me that it was one of my father’s books that turned them on to reading in the first place. I cannot imagine a better legacy for a novelist.

I wanted to inform everyone that we will be winding down this newsletter. For continued information about all things Nelson DeMille—including the publication of our final collaboration, The Tin Men, this Fall, you can subscribe to my newsletter here. If you need any extra encouragement, I will be running book giveaways exclusively for my newsletter subscribers.

In addition, you can follow me on Facebook, Instagram, X, and BlueSky. I will continue to update my father’s social media from time to time, but not as often.

As for The Tin Men, we now have a cover!

If you run those binaries through a binary-to-text translator, it just might spell something relevant to the book…

The current publication date is October 7^th, though that might change to a different week in the Fall. You can preorder the book here.

A brief description of The Tin Men from the publisher:

At a top-secret Army training facility in the Mojave Desert, Special Agents Scott Brodie and Maggie Taylor plunge into a deadly web of military suspense, AI technology, and robot soldiers as they unravel the shocking murder of a senior scientist in this gripping thriller from New York Times bestselling authors Nelson DeMille and Alex DeMille.

I am very proud of this book, and I can tell you that my father was excited about the potential of exploring AI, autonomous weapons, and other new technologies that are transforming our military and our world. He passed before the book was finished, but I will always treasure our brainstorming sessions, work together on the book proposal, and back and forth on the initial chapters. Despite the circumstances, this was a collaborative effort for as long as it could be. I only wish he got to see it through to the end.

Thank you to everyone reading this for being loyal readers and fans. A storyteller cannot exist without an audience, and you all provided him a wonderful stage.

Best,

Alex DeMille

Hi all,
My last Newsletter was December and I’m putting out this Eblast to let you all know that I’ve been diagnosed with esophageal cancer which is why I haven’t put out a Newsletter sooner.

The cancer is treatable and I’m currently undergoing chemotherapy. Hopefully I’ll be back to my monthly Newsletter in September.

Let me take this opportunity to inform you that THE MAZE will be coming out in paperback on July 23.

Also, BLOOD LINES will be published as a paperback October 8 . FYI, my son and coauthor, Alex and I are working on a new book titled, THE TIN MEN, which has to do with A.I. and robotic soldiers. And I’m working on my next solo book, titled, THE EXPLORERS CLUB. I’ll keep everyone informed of the publishing dates.

Meanwhile, my best wishes for a happy and healthy summer. Enjoy your beach reading.

My newest book, Blood Lines, which I coauthored with my son Alex, debuted on The New York Times Combined Best Sellers List at #2. Alex and I thank everyone who bought the book, and all those who gave it a good review on various online formats. If you haven’t gotten it yet, please click here, and it will be delivered to you in time for the Holidays. Also, it makes a great Christmas or Hanukkah gift. Order several.

If you’d like to know what Blood Lines is about, take a look on my website page. And/or go to Alex’s website here. Also, I’ve posted the first two chapters of Blood Lines on my website here. Hope you enjoy them.

My book tour with Alex went well, and we had enthusiastic crowds wherever we went. Thanks to all who came out to hear our talk and get their books signed. It’s always good to get on the road and meet our readers. Also, thanks to everyone who attended the events and thanks to the bookstores for their continued support. And special thanks to Lisa Malamud at Books & Books in Miami, who volunteered to introduce us.

At my signing at Barnes & Noble in The Villages in Florida, an old Army buddy, Jerry Frease, showed up with his wife Kim. Jerry was in my platoon in Vietnam and he said to my son, “Your father was a good officer,” which was very nice to hear. He added, “But he took risks.” Well, maybe, but we both lived to tell about it. Welcome home, Jerry.

Now that the screenwriters strike is over, there is more news and activity coming out of movie land and TV land. I’m happy to announce that I’ve just signed a deal with Sony TV for the John Corey series. If this sounds like déjà vu, it’s because this is the second Corey deal I’ve signed with Sony. The first time around the screenplay that was written for a pilot episode was less than brilliant and the project was scrapped. Hopefully, now that the screenwriters are being better compensated, they will become better screenwriters.

In my September Newsletter, I recommended reading The Picnic by Matthew Longo. The book was published November 7 to great reviews, and if you’re interested in Cold War history, The Picnic is one of the best on the subject.

November 11 was Veterans Day, and every year I get together with friends who’ve served, to have drinks and dinner, and to toast “those who are absent.” Thanks to all who served and are now serving.

And finally, that most American of holidays, Thanksgiving, is just around the corner, and I want to wish each of you a happy, healthy, and safe Thanksgiving weekend.

Well, the summer of ’23 is history, and I hope everyone had a safe and happy one. I did go to that sensitivity class at Columbia University that I mentioned in my last Newsletter. Unfortunately, it didn’t go well. Halfway through the second session, the professor screamed at me, “Get out of my class! You are a Neanderthal!” Then he started sobbing. Geez. All I said was, “If the woman you’re sleeping with calls you a pervert, is that a microaggression or a compliment?” Honest question. Right?

Anyway, I was suddenly free for the summer so I went to France for two weeks—a week of wine tasting in Bordeaux, and a week in Paris drinking the wine I tasted in Bordeaux. As the French say, “A meal without wine is breakfast.”

My last book, The Maze, came out in paperback in June, and thanks to you it sold very well. The Maze was based loosely on the real life Gilgo Beach murders which took place here on Long Island, and my book sales may have been helped by the arrest this summer of the suspected serial killer in those murders. I can’t say I cracked this case in my novel, but people tell me that The Maze caused renewed police interest in this ten-year old case. It would be interesting if the suspect read The Maze. Maybe that will come out during the trial. In any case, it appears that justice for the murdered women will be done.

Just to remind everyone, my next book—which I coauthored with my son Alex—is titled Blood Lines, and will be out October 10. I’m not saying you should click here and buy it now, but because of the paper shortage and transportation disruptions, it would be wise to order it now.

If you’d like to know what Blood Lines is about, take a look on my website page. And/or go to Alex’s website here. Also, I’ve posted the first two chapters of Blood Lines on my website here, which I hope entices you to buy the book. The book business has been good to me, and to Alex, so we don’t need the sales. But my publisher, Simon & Schuster/Scribner, would benefit from your purchase. Please help them out.

Alex and I are doing an abbreviated book tour for Blood Lines and you can see if we’ll be in your area by clicking here. This schedule will expand as we get closer to publication date, so check it out every few days. Hope to see you at one of our events. Ex-girlfriends who said I’d amount to nothing are invited.

So what am I working on now? Well, I just started a book and typed the title page: The Explorers Club, by Nelson DeMille. Good start. Then I typed: Chapter One, then Page 1. Moving right along. The first 300 pages are the toughest. I’ll keep you posted.

Because of the screenwriters strike and the actors strike, there is no news coming out of Hollywood. But I did hear that one of my older books, The Charm School, is ready to be developed as a feature film when the strike ends. We will see.

In my last Newsletter, I gave you a few suggestions for summer reading—Getting Out of Saigon by my friend Ralph White, The Siberia Job by Josh Haven, and An Honest Man, by my friend Michael Koryta. If you’ve read any or all of them, I hope you enjoyed them. 

I have three more books I’d like to recommend: the first two are Ozone Therapy and Tesla: Wizard at War, by my friend Marc Seifer. These are both non-fiction and they are brilliant and very controversial. You can check them out online.

The third book is also non-fiction, titled The Picnic, by Matthew Longo, who is my son Alex’s college friend. Picnic is subtitled, “A Dream of Freedom and the Collapse of the Iron Curtain,” which tells you a bit of what it’s about, and I thoroughly enjoyed this piece of Cold War history. In some ways it’s a good companion book to Blood Lines. Publication is November 7. Check it out online.

A lot of people recycle books that they’ve read by giving them to friends or donating them to libraries or charities. This sounds like a good thing to do, but when you do this, you’re passing on your germs. You wouldn’t give your used face mask to someone. Right? Books that have been read once should be burned. I don’t say this because I don’t make a dime from you giving my book to someone else to read for free; I say this because I care about the health of your friends and family. Chances are you’ve sneezed on or drooled on the book you’ve read, and touched it with unclean hands. It needs to be burned. Keep America safe. Thank you.

It is autumn (in the Northern Hemisphere) a time to switch back to brown liquids—scotch, bourbon, rye whiskey, and brandy. A time to sit in front of the fireplace with a good book—they burn more easily a page at a time—and text everyone you know the title of the book you’re enjoying: Blood Lines by Nelson and Alex DeMille, available in hardcover and audio wherever fine books are sold, and a Main Selection of the Literary Guild.

Have a wonderful fall season.

Sincerely,

It’s been awhile since my last Newsletter, which means (pick one) A) I’ve been busy; B) I’m lazy, C) I have nothing to report.

The correct answer is A. I’ve been very busy putting the finishing touches on Blood Lines, which will be published October 10. This will be my second co-authored book with my son, Alex, and the second in the series featuring Army CID Agents Scott Brodie and Maggie Taylor who we first saw in The Deserter. If you haven’t read The Deserter, this is a good time to purchase it.

What is Blood Lines about? Well, you can read all about it on my website page and also pre-order it, based on the glowing description of the book on my website.

Or, if that doesn’t convince you, sometime before publication of Blood Lines I’ll post the first chapter or two on my website, and Alex will do the same. Hope you enjoy the chapters enough to pre-order the whole book. You can check out Alex’s website here.

My last novel, The Maze, will come out in trade paperback on June 13. This is the larger paperback edition, almost as big as a hardcover but less expensive. Perfect for the beach or the pool, or even a swiftly flowing stream or a stagnant body of water.

What am I working on now? I’m glad you asked.

I’m putting aside writing for the summer and I’ve enrolled in a sensitivity class at Columbia University. My goal is to become more aware of my readers’ feelings and to avoid microaggressions in my writing. When you see the new John Corey in a future book, you’ll agree that this was time and money well spent.

So, what is happening with John these days? Well, I’m happy to report that Sony TV has renewed their option for the John Corey series, and they’ll be looking for a screenwriter. Unfortunately, the Screenwriter Guild is on strike, so that’s on hold. I belong to the Authors Guild and we’ve never gone on strike. And if we did, I don’t think anyone would notice. In fact, the publishers might be happy if all their authors stopped writing. Maybe the readers would too. Just kidding.

I’ve written two short stories—Rendezvous and The Book Case which are available as e-books. Rendezvous is a Vietnam War story, and The Book Case is a John Corey story, showing John in his early days as an NYPD Homicide detective. I think you’ll like both stories and you can click here for more information.

So, after you’ve read my short stories and all my other books, here’s some suggestions for summer reading: Getting Out of Saigon, by my friend Ralph White. And The Siberia Job by Josh Haven to be published on June 6, which you can pre-order now. Also, another great book to pre-order now is Michael Koryta’s, An Honest Man that will be released on July 25.

Rather than me telling you what these books are about, check them out online and see if they interest you—which I’m sure they will, because I enjoyed them and I don’t like to read.

I enjoy hearing from my readers, so please keep your emails coming, and let me know what books you’re reading this summer. Also let me know if you’ve pre-ordered Blood Lines—I’ll take your word for this—and I’ll choose 5 people at random to receive an Advance Reader’s Copy of Blood Lines which I’ll have from the printer in mid-June, three months before publication date. I’ll even sign it if you want, and include a bookmark.

Memorial Day is upon us, which means summer is almost here, and Memorial Day weekend sales and barbeques are coming. But somewhere along the line we’ve forgotten the solemn meaning of Memorial Day which is to honor the men and women in the armed forces who have given their lives to defend the country. So please take a moment on Memorial Day to remember those who made the supreme sacrifice. And I will especially remember my brothers in the First Cavalry Division who did not return from Vietnam.

Have a great summer. See you in September.

Sincerely,