Detective John Corey, last seen in Plum Island, now faces his toughest assignment yet: the pursuit and capture of the world's most dangerous terrorist -- a young Arab known as "The Lion" who has baffled a federal task force and shows no sign of stopping in his quest for revenge against the American pilots who bombed Libya and killed his family. Filled with unrelenting suspense and surprising plot twists at every terrifying turn, THE LION'S GAME is a heartstopping race against time and one of Nelson DeMille's most riveting thrillers.
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John Corey and Asad Khalil have both lived hard-knock lives. As revealed in Nelson DeMille's monster bestseller Plum Island, the gruff, wisecracking NYPD homicide cop Corey stopped a hail of bullets--but he couldn't stop his wife from walking out on him. Asad, raised under Muammar Qaddafi's eye after his dad's murder, lost his surviving family in the 1986 bombing of Libya. He's heard the nasty rumors about his mom and the colonel, but he aims his rage at the infidels. The boy's got such a gift for terrorism he's earned the nickname "the Lion," and Boris, his vodka-sozzled, sex-addicted émigré mentor, knows precisely how to conduct a murder tour of America one step ahead of the police, the FBI, the CIA, and the ATTF (Anti-Terrorist Task Force), which combines members of all three. A pity Boris must die, but hey, he's an infidel too.
Asad pretends to defect, handcuffed to agents aboard a 747 bound for JFK, and he proves to be a worse seatmate than a siding salesman. Corey and his ATTF colleagues (most conspicuously the FBI's sexy Kate Mayfield, Corey's match in badinage and bad-guy busting) strive to halt Asad's methodical yet unpredictable bloodbath. Skillfully, DeMille alternates chapters told from Asad's and Corey's points of view. DeMille did his authenticity homework: when we're not savoring his gift for wiseacre dialogue in the Corey-Kate chapters, we're sweating alongside Asad on his ghastly, ingenious jihad.
The New York Times put DeMille's social satire on a par with Edith Wharton's, and he's great on the colliding folkways of the feuding, mutually doublecrossing crimebuster institutions. Naturally, he's on the side of the regular-guy flatfoots. "Cops sit on their asses and flip through their folders," he writes. "Feds sit on their derrieres and peruse their dossiers." And the CIA gets it in the shorts, satirically speaking. One deplores the mass murderers, but the book's real bad guys wear the priciest suits.
DeMille reportedly has a $25 million book contract. With fast, funny, absorbing thrillers like The Lion's Game, he's earned it. --Tim Appelo
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John Corey, former NYPD Homicide detective and star of DeMille's Plum Island, is back in this breezily narrated high-octane thriller about the hunt for a Libyan terrorist who has set his sights on some very specific targets--the Americans who bombed Libya on April 15, 1986. The novel begins with a tense airport scene--a transcontinental flight from Paris is flying into New York, and no one has been able to contact the pilot via radio. On the flight is Asad Khalil, a Libyan defector who will be met by Special Contract Agent Corey, his FBI "mentor" Kate Mayfield, and the rest of the Federal Anti-Terrorist Task Force. But when the plane lands, everyone on board is dead--except Khalil, who disappears after attacking the ATTF's airport headquarters. Has he left the country? Not if John Corey's right--and we know he is, thanks to gripping third-person chapters detailing Khalil's mission alternating with Corey's easy-going first-person narration. And by making Khalil, who lost most of his family in the 1986 bombing, as much of a protagonist as Corey, DeMille adds several shades of gray to what in less skillful hands might have been cartoonishly black and white. If anything, the reader ends up rooting for the bad guy, Khalil, with his mission of vengeance, is a more complex character than John Corey, who never drops his ex-cop bravado (thus trivializing a romance that moves from first date to proposal of marriage within the few days the plot covers). But as usual, DeMille artfully constructs a compulsively readable thriller around a troubling story line, slowly developing his villain from a faceless entity into a nation's all-too-human nemesis. Agent, Nick Ellison. 500,000 first printing; major ad/promo; BOMC main selection; 12-city author tour; Time-Warner audio. (Jan.)
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Just finished at the cottage, great book! Great character! I really enjoy the edgy sense of humor in the dialog.
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I confess that I love the character, John Corey, the tough talking, wise-cracking NYPD homicide detective that the author first introduced in his mega bestseller, "Plum Island". I was, therefore, delighted to find him headlining this novel. No longer with NYPD, John Corey is now with the federal government's Anti-Terrorist Task Force (ATTF).
When a Libyan terrorist, Asad Khalil, known as "the Lion" decides to defect to the West, a jumbo jet from Paris carrying him, as well as hundreds of other passengers, is approaching the runway at JFK airport in New York City. The plane has been incommunicado and remains so, when it lands. Something is terribly wrong.
Asad Khalil is apparently on a mission, and his goal is to kill by any means necessary all those who were involved in the 1986 bombing of Libya that killed his family. He leaves a swath of carnage as he seeks to complete his personal jihad. John Corey and ATTF colleague, FBI agent Kate Mayfield join forces, and when these two are not busy trading light-hearted banter, they are at the top of their game in trying to stop Asad Khalil from completing his mission.
This is a top-notch action thriller. The author is definitely at the top of his game with this book. The book presents perspectives of both John Corey and Asad Khalil, so that the reader knows what makes them each tick. Great dialogue, non-stop action, and interesting characters, including one of the most intriguing and interesting villains of all time, are some of the hallmarks of this page-turner. With a fiendishly clever plot, peppered with many twists and turns, this novel is sure to thrill those readers who enjoy action packed thrillers. I loved this book!
When a Libyan terrorist, Asad Khalil, known as "the Lion" decides to defect to the West, a jumbo jet from Paris carrying him, as well as hundreds of other passengers, is approaching the runway at JFK airport in New York City. The plane has been incommunicado and remains so, when it lands. Something is terribly wrong.
Asad Khalil is apparently on a mission, and his goal is to kill by any means necessary all those who were involved in the 1986 bombing of Libya that killed his family. He leaves a swath of carnage as he seeks to complete his personal jihad. John Corey and ATTF colleague, FBI agent Kate Mayfield join forces, and when these two are not busy trading light-hearted banter, they are at the top of their game in trying to stop Asad Khalil from completing his mission.
This is a top-notch action thriller. The author is definitely at the top of his game with this book. The book presents perspectives of both John Corey and Asad Khalil, so that the reader knows what makes them each tick. Great dialogue, non-stop action, and interesting characters, including one of the most intriguing and interesting villains of all time, are some of the hallmarks of this page-turner. With a fiendishly clever plot, peppered with many twists and turns, this novel is sure to thrill those readers who enjoy action packed thrillers. I loved this book!
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Lion's Game is the first Demille novel I have read, and I was thrilled with it. I had difficulty putting it down. It was interesting that when I looked up Demille on Amazon, it mentioned, among other similar auithors, John Forsythe, who wrote Day of the Jackal. I read that one thirty years ago and considered it great. The movie or its remake did not do it justice. While reading Lion's Game, before seeing that reference on Amazon, the book frequently reminded me of Day of the Jackal.
Anyway, Demille's book portrays the travels of a Libyan killer, Asad Khalil, who travels about the United States, seeking to avenge the bombing raid on Libya that occurred in 1986. The book takes place in 2000. It also follows the work of the hero, John Corey, a NYPD detective, temporarily assigned to the FBI's Counterterrorism unit.
Demille is able to put the reader inside the heads of both his main characters as the story progresses. The suspense builds rapidly and the reader is locked into the story within a few pages.
Demille's writing style is excellent. He balances suspense with humor, and while parts of the story are a bit contrived, it never goes overboard in that way.
I would strongly recomment this book to anyone liking spy or detective stories, and I am looking forward to reading another of his books.
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Game over
Nelson Demille's The Lion's Game, featuring the enigmatic John Corey begins with considerable premise before descending into stereotype and obscurity. Read more
Published on May 14 2004 by Edmund Khoo
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Disappointing
I read this book before 9/11 and at the time found it contrived, flippant and generally disappointing. After 9/11, I find it extremely offensive. Read more
Published on Jan 19 2004
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Excellent novel, couldn't put it down
Another fantastic novel by DeMille, I can't believe some of you guys aren't eating this up. If you like suspense/mystery/cop/thillers this is it. Read more
Published on Jan 18 2004 by Michael Bird
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Haunting
I just finished the Lion's Game, and it was a bit spooky. Without giving anything away, the plot obviously centers on a terrorist from Libya determined to inflict violence in the... Read more
Published on Oct 25 2003 by Parnej
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DeMille is the best
An awesome story with a solid plot I recomend it to all my friends
Published on Oct 23 2003
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An uncanny preview of Sept 11 written in 2000.
About a terrorist's revenge against the Libyan bombings by looking to kill the airmen involved provides an exciting and realistic plot.
This book is amazing! Read more
This book is amazing! Read more
Published on Oct 6 2003 by J. Lockie
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Entertaining
I read this after 9/11 and the sections on the Lion is very relevant and seemed straight from the headlines. Read more
Published on Sep 25 2003 by Hizon
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Set for a Sequel
I was absolutely loving this book, but the end left me short, as if there is a sequel coming...But a great read and the language is pure NY. Enjoy!
Published on July 23 2003 by Rahul G. Sabnis
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Lions Game
As with the other books written by Nelson DeMille he has NOT failed in keeping you glue to the book, and always wanting more. This is a exciting book, and recommended. Read more
Published on Jun 14 2003
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One of my Favorites!!!
Nelson Demille has continuously proved to me that he is one of the best writers out there. This book may be the best book I have ever read. Read more
Published on May 25 2003 by Robert Rosen
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