Plum Island
Author: Nelson DeMille Manufacturer: Warner Books Keywords: Medical, generic market ISBN: 0446605409
Book description Nelson DeMille's narrative engine is one of the best in the business, and it chugs away in grand style in this story of buried treasure and biological warfare on a tiny spit of land off Long Island. As told by a wry, wounded New York City detective who is drafted to explore a couple of murders, Plum Island is a rich pudding of flavorful (if familiar) ingredients, including a ferocious storm at sea. Other DeMille epics in paperback include By the Rivers of Babylon, The General's Daughter, The Gold Coast, Spencerville, and Word of Honor.
Book review: A Wisecracking Cop, Deadly Germs, Pirate Treasure and a Hurricane, Good Stuff Tiny Plum Island lays just off Long Island, but it's not a tourist haven, far from it. There is a secured government research facility out there, where they play with germs. Deadly germs, as in the
Plum Island is one of the best books I have ever read. It's been a long time since I was so sucked into a story, relating to the character and getting involved in a personal level to what was
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