The Lion, Nelson DeMille
The Lion, Nelson DeMille
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The Lion

Author: Nelson DeMille

Narrator: Scott Brick

Unabridged: 15 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/08/2010

Synopsis

In this eagerly awaited follow-up to The Lion's Game, John Corey, former NYPD Homicide detective and special agent for the Anti-Terrorist Task Force, is back. And, unfortunately for Corey, so is Asad Khalil, the notorious Libyan terrorist otherwise known as "The Lion." Last we heard from him, Khali had claimed to be defecting to the US only to unleash the most horrific reign of terrorism ever to occur on American soil. While Corey and his partner, FBI agent Kate Mayfield, chased him across the country, Khalil methodically eliminated his victims one by one and then disappeared without a trace.

Now, years later, Khalil has returned to America to make good on his threats and take care of unfinished business. "The Lion" is a killing machine once again loose in America with a mission of revenge, and John Corey will stop at nothing to achieve his own goal -- to find and kill Khahil.

About Nelson DeMille

Born in New York City, author Nelson Richard DeMille moved with his parents out to Long Island, where his journey to becoming an accomplished author all began. He graduated from Elmont Memorial High School, and attended three years at Hofstra University. In 1966-69 he was a commissioned officer........Lieutenant in the United States Army. He was an infantry platoon leader in Vietnam, being decorated with the Air Medal, Bronze Star, and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry.

After his tour in Vietnam, he returned to Hofstra University where he earned a bachelor's degree in Political Science and History. His first major novel, By the Rivers of Babylon, was published in 1978, and is still in print today. After that first novel, he has had numerous others. A few of them are Cathedral, The Talbot Odyssey, Word of Honor, and many others. DeMille has received several literary awards, with being selected as Thriller Master of the Year in 2015. He holds three Honorary Doctorates from Hofstra University, Long Island University, and Dowling College.

DeMille has three children, and he and his wife reside in Garden City, New York.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Matthew on November 04, 2020

3.5 to 4 Stars This book did not age well, but it is not the book’s fault. Published in 2000, it deals a lot with how quiet things had been in America since the 1980’s in regards to extremist terrorism except for the bombing of the parking garage of the World Trade Center in the mid-90s. There are man......more

Goodreads review by Andrew on December 19, 2014

Having recently finished reading I am Pilgrim, the superb thriller by Terry Hayes, I was looking around for something in the same style. Well, I already had this loaded on my Kindle and I’m a long-term fan of DeMille and his wisecracking hero, John Corey. Job done. A few chapters in & I was already l......more

Goodreads review by Paul on January 15, 2024

A peek at the mind of a crazed Libyan terrorist! Asad Khalil's entire family was killed in the 1986 US air raid of Al Azziziyah, the military headquarters of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. Now a fully trained and utterly ruthless Libyan terrorist nicknamed "The Lion", Khalil is on a personal jihad -......more

Goodreads review by Karl on October 11, 2020

Second in the John Corey series. So much more than the first, Plum Island, but less satisfying. The magic of DeMille is his protagonist, Corey, who is pure New York sarcasm, snark, and condescension. He's on the joint-terrorism task force now, which means he gets to needle FBI and CIA all over the p......more

Goodreads review by Rohit on August 19, 2017

I liked the book however, to be honest, I had high expectations from it which did not live up to it. The book is about two FBI agents on the trail of a Libyan terrorist, who is on a plot to avenge the 1986 bombing of Libya, massacring Americans along the way. The book is interesting at places where......more

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