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