New York Times Bestsellers
Nelson DeMille has placed 15 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 179 weeks on the charts. 5 titles reached #1.
Plum Island
John Corey Series
20 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #1 · debuted Jun 1997 · 22 weeks across 2 NYT lists
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The Panther
John Corey Series
8 weeks on the Times Combined Print & E-Book Fiction list · peaked at #1 · debuted Oct 2012 · 19 weeks across 3 NYT lists
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Reading Order
11 series · 136 books| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Sniper | 1974 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | The Hammer of God | 1974 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | The Terrorists | 1974 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | The Agent of Death / The Death Squad | 1975 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 5 | Child Killer ( By: Edson T. Hamill) | 1975 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 6 | Ryker the Sadist ( By: Edson T. Hamill) | 1975 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 7 | Motive For Murder ( By: Edson T. Hamill) | 1975 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 8 | Cannibal | 1975 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 9 | The Smack Man | 1975 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 10 | The Night of the Phoenix | 1975 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 11 | The Slasher ( By: Edson T. Hamill) | 1976 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plum Island | 1997 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | The Lion's Game | 2000 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | Night Fall | 2004 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | Wild Fire | 2006 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 5 | The Lion | 2010 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 6 | The Panther | 2012 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 7 | The Book Case | 2012 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 8 | Radiant Angel / A Quiet End | 2015 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 9 | The Maze | 2022 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
John Sutter Series
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | The Gold Coast | 1990 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | The Gate House | 2008 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Paul Brenner Series
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The General's Daughter | 1992 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Up Country | 2002 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | The Panther | 2012 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Scott Brodie & Maggie Taylor Series with Alex DeMille
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | The Deserter | 2019 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Blood Lines | 2023 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Nelson DeMille Other Novels
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | The Quest | 1975 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | By the Rivers of Babylon | 1978 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | Mayday ( With: Thomas Block) | 1979 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | Cathedral | 1981 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 5 | The Talbot Odyssey | 1984 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 6 | Word of Honor | 1985 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 7 | The Charm School | 1988 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 8 | Spencerville | 1994 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 9 | The Cuban Affair | 2017 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Nelson DeMille Short Stories/Novellas
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | Death Benefits (Short Story) | 2012 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Rendezvous (Short Story) | 2012 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Book of Virtue ( By: Ken Bruen) | 2012 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Pronghorns of the Third Reich (Short Story) ( By: C.J. Box) | 2012 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | The Book Thing ( By: Laura Lippman) | 2012 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | The Book Case | 2012 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 5 | An Acceptable Sacrifice ( By: Jeffery Deaver) | 2012 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 6 | Death Leaves a Bookmark (Short Story) ( By: William Link) | 2012 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 7 | The Final Testament (Short Story) ( By: Peter Blauner) | 2013 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 8 | Rides a Stranger (Short Story) ( By: David Bell) | 2013 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 9 | The Long Sonata of the Dead (Short Story) ( By: Andrew Taylor) | 2013 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 10 | The Book of Ghosts (Short Story) ( By: Reed Farrel Coleman) | 2013 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 11 | The Compendium of Srem (Short Story) ( By: F. Paul Wilson) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 12 | What's in a Name? (Short Story) ( By: Thomas H. Cook) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 13 | Remaindered (Short Story) ( By: Peter Lovesey) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 14 | The Sequel (Short Story) ( By: R.L. Stine) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 15 | The Gospel of Sheba (Short Story) ( By: Lyndsay Faye) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 16 | Book Club (Short Story) ( By: Loren D. Estleman) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 17 | The Nature of My Inheritance (Short Story) ( By: Bradford Morrow) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 18 | It's in the Book (Short Story) ( By: Max Allan Collins, Mickey Spillane) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 19 | The Scroll (Short Story) ( By: Anne Perry) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 20 | The Book of the Lion (Short Story) ( By: Thomas Perry) | 2015 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 21 | The Little Men (Short Story) ( By: Megan Abbott) | 2015 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 22 | Condor in the Stacks (Short Story) ( By: James Grady) | 2015 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 23 | Mystery, Inc. (Short Story) ( By: Joyce Carol Oates) | 2015 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 24 | Every Seven Years (Short Story) ( By: Denise Mina) | 2015 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 25 | From the Queen (Short Story) ( By: Carolyn Hart) | 2015 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 26 | The Travelling Companion ( By: Ian Rankin) | 2016 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 27 | Citadel (Short Story) ( By: Stephen Hunter) | 2016 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 28 | Reconciliation Day (Short Story) ( By: Christopher Fowler) | 2016 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 29 | Dead Dames Don't Sing (Short Story) ( By: John Harvey) | 2016 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 30 | The Haze (Short Story) ( By: James W. Hall) | 2016 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 31 | Hoodoo Harry (Short Story) ( By: Joe R. Lansdale) | 2017 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 32 | The Pretty Little Box (Short Story) ( By: Charles Todd) | 2018 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 33 | Seven Years (Short Story) ( By: Peter Robinson) | 2018 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 34 | The Hemingway Valise ( By: Robert Olen Butler) | 2018 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 35 | The Last Honest Horse Thief ( By: Michael Koryta) | 2018 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 36 | The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository ( By: John Connolly) | 2018 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 37 | The Girl Who Did Say No (Short Story) ( By: David Handler) | 2020 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 38 | The Traitor (Short Story) ( By: Martin Edwards) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 39 | The Dark Door ( By: Lisa Unger) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 40 | The Honeymoon Trap (Short Story) ( By: Peter Swanson) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Book of Virtue ( By: Ken Bruen) | 2012 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Pronghorns of the Third Reich (Short Story) ( By: C.J. Box) | 2012 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | An Acceptable Sacrifice ( By: Jeffery Deaver) | 2012 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | Death Leaves a Bookmark (Short Story) ( By: William Link) | 2012 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 5 | The Book Thing ( By: Laura Lippman) | 2012 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 6 | The Book Case | 2012 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 7 | The Book of Ghosts (Short Story) ( By: Reed Farrel Coleman) | 2013 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 8 | The Long Sonata of the Dead (Short Story) ( By: Andrew Taylor) | 2013 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 9 | The Final Testament (Short Story) ( By: Peter Blauner) | 2013 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 10 | Rides a Stranger (Short Story) ( By: David Bell) | 2013 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 11 | The Scroll (Short Story) ( By: Anne Perry) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 12 | Book Club (Short Story) ( By: Loren D. Estleman) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 13 | What's in a Name? (Short Story) ( By: Thomas H. Cook) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 14 | It's in the Book (Short Story) ( By: Max Allan Collins, Mickey Spillane) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 15 | The Nature of My Inheritance (Short Story) ( By: Bradford Morrow) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 16 | Remaindered (Short Story) ( By: Peter Lovesey) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 17 | The Compendium of Srem (Short Story) ( By: F. Paul Wilson) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 18 | The Gospel of Sheba (Short Story) ( By: Lyndsay Faye) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 19 | The Sequel (Short Story) ( By: R.L. Stine) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 20 | The Book of the Lion (Short Story) ( By: Thomas Perry) | 2015 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 21 | The Little Men (Short Story) ( By: Megan Abbott) | 2015 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 22 | From the Queen (Short Story) ( By: Carolyn Hart) | 2015 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 23 | Every Seven Years (Short Story) ( By: Denise Mina) | 2015 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 24 | Condor in the Stacks (Short Story) ( By: James Grady) | 2015 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 25 | Mystery, Inc. (Short Story) ( By: Joyce Carol Oates) | 2015 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 26 | Citadel (Short Story) ( By: Stephen Hunter) | 2016 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 27 | The Travelling Companion ( By: Ian Rankin) | 2016 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 28 | The Haze (Short Story) ( By: James W. Hall) | 2016 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 29 | Dead Dames Don't Sing (Short Story) ( By: John Harvey) | 2016 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 30 | Reconciliation Day (Short Story) ( By: Christopher Fowler) | 2016 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 31 | Hoodoo Harry (Short Story) ( By: Joe R. Lansdale) | 2017 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 32 | Seven Years (Short Story) ( By: Peter Robinson) | 2018 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 33 | The Pretty Little Box (Short Story) ( By: Charles Todd) | 2018 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 34 | The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository ( By: John Connolly) | 2018 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 35 | The Hemingway Valise ( By: Robert Olen Butler) | 2018 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 36 | The Last Honest Horse Thief ( By: Michael Koryta) | 2018 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 37 | The Girl Who Did Say No (Short Story) ( By: David Handler) | 2020 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 38 | The Traitor (Short Story) ( By: Martin Edwards) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 39 | The Dark Door ( By: Lisa Unger) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 40 | The Honeymoon Trap (Short Story) ( By: Peter Swanson) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honor & ... ( By: C.J. Box, Sandra Brown) | 2017 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Deserves to Be Dead (Short Story) ( By: John Sandford, Lisa Jackson) | 2017 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | Getaway (Short Story) ( With: Lisa Scottoline) | 2017 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | Midnight Flame (Short Story) ( By: Christopher Rice, Lara Adrian) | 2018 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 5 | Short Story (Short Story) ( By: Karin Slaughter, Michael Koryta) | 2019 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 6 | Past Prologue (Short Story) ( By: Diana Gabaldon, Steve Berry) | 2019 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 7 | Faking a Murderer ( By: Lee Child, Kathy Reichs) | 2019 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 8 | Dig Here (Short Story) ( By: Charlaine Harris, Andrew Gross) | 2019 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 9 | Taking the Veil (Short Story) ( By: J.A. Jance, Eric Van Lustbader) | 2019 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 10 | Rambo on Their Minds (Short Story) ( By: Gayle Lynds, David Morrell) | 2019 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 11 | Footloose (Short Story) ( By: Val McDermid, Peter James) | 2019 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Nelson DeMille Anthologies
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | Tales of Terror | 1986 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | The Plot Thickens | 1997 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | A Poison That Leaves No Trace: With Mystery Jigsaw Puzzle | 2002 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | In the Shadow of the Master | 2003 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 5 | The Best American Mystery Stories 2004 | 2004 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 6 | The Rich and the Dead | 2011 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 7 | MatchUp | 2017 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
About the Author
American writer (1943–2024)