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Nelson DeMille on Night Fall: An Exclusive Essay 
It was a true story, the explosion of TWA Flight 800 off the coast of Long Island in 1996, that inspired Nelson DeMille to write the fictional Night Fall. Read this Amazon.com exclusive essay for insight into the coincidences that made this tragedy a subject DeMille couldn't ignore.
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- Fantastic book
My husband and I both read this book and neither of us could put it down. My husband actually started reading it late at night when I finished and then he read for the entire night not stopping until it was time to leave for work in the morning. I have recommended this book to so many people and all of them have been just as impressed with it. Definitely one of the best books I have ever read.
Rated by buyers - A plausible "what if" story
DeMille's novel delivers equal parts action and conspiracy theory in a taut plot that involves the possible connection between terrorism and the deaths of 230 people aboard TWA Flight 800, which exploded mid-flight near Long Island on July 17, 1996.
Detective John Corey (from DeMille's "Plum Island" and "The Lion's Game" novels) returns with his FBI agent wife, Kate Mayfield, who's asked him to help look into some questions that have come up five years post-crash. Five years post 1996 brings us to mid-summer 2001, and everyone knows what event is yet to come. The final chapters alone are worth the cost of the book as a lot of loose ends are inconviently tied up permanently.
DeMille slipped with his domestic violence novel "Spencerville" but here he's at the top of his game. I'm not much for conspiracy theories, but DeMille presents information gleaned from official reports, witness interviews and other sources and makes it not only plausible but probable.
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- DeMille Let Me Down
John Corey's very first adventure, Plum Island, was interesting, and thrilling enough to make me want to try the big Lion's Game which was outstandingly scarey. But, the second book since then has lost it's fire and interest. The ending was trite, unfulfilling and left me ready to say goodbye to John and Kate.
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- A long road to nowhere
I will try to make this review as helpful as possible without wasting much more of my time thinking about this book. I do, however, feel the need to steer people clear of this one.
I wonder if DeMille had to meet a certain word count for his publisher. It is slow and VERY repetitive, taking its time to (very) slowly deliver the plot. It takes him a good 600 pages to build up to the climax and by the time I got there I was very curious to see how this was going to unfold.
Instead, the author takes such a cheap way out -- none of the loose ends are tied up. Well, maybe one...but barely. It's almost as if he wrote himself into a corner that he couldn't get out of. I am tempted to explain DeMille's incredibly cheap way out but I won't in case you choose to form your own opinion.
DeMille's writing style is decent. Sometimes funny, sometimes juvenile. His narrative is pretty good, but his dialogue can be pretty cringe-worthy (but not nearly as bad as Baldacci's).
The book is a long way to go with virtually no payoff. This is the very first book of DeMille's that I have read, so perhaps fans of his will like it.
Rated by buyers - Worthy, But Not His Best
Nelson DeMille has for years been one of my favorite authors, gotta love that bad-boy Corey...but if this had been my very first DeMille read I probably would not bother again. The ending is disappointing and flat, and seemed like a cop-out on unraveling the controversy. This novel just doesn't hold your interest as most of his work does, plus terrorism is not a plotline I find interesting. Something is missing here, and it could be due to the fact-based plot. I will continue to read DeMille. When he gets it right it's great.
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