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The lion : a novel

Title:

The lion : a novel

Author:

DeMille, Nelson, author.

Series:

John Corey ;

Series Number:

Summary:

John Corey fears his allotment of good luck may have run out when he signs on as a contract agent with the federal government's Anti-Terrorist Task Force and is assigned to apprehend an alleged Libyan terrorist known as "The Lion."

Audience:

Adult Follett Library Resources

Edition:

1st ed.

Physical Description:

437 p. ; 24 cm.

Genre:

Spy fiction.

Thrillers (Fiction)

Subject Term:

Corey, John (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.

Ex-police officers -- Fiction.

Terrorism -- Prevention -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction.

Publisher:

Grand Central Pub.,

Publication Date:

2010

ISBN:

9780446580830

Publication Information:

New York : Grand Central Pub., 2010.

Call Number:

DEMILLE

Holds: Copies:

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Summary

Resurfaced terrorist Asad Khalil forces special agent John Corey to reckon with a threat from his past as he races to stop the vengeful killer's rampage where neither man will back down, and this time, Corey intends to finish the job.

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.

Author Notes

Nelson DeMille was born in New York City on August 23, 1943. He attended Hofstra University for three years, then joined the Army and went to Officer Candidate School. He was commissioned a First Lieutenant and served in Vietnam as an infantry platoon leader with the First Calvary Division. He received the Air Medal, Bronze Star, and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry while in the service. He eventually returned to Hofstra University and received a degree in political science and history.

His first writings were NYPD detective novels, but his first major novel, By the Rivers of Babylon, was published in 1978. His other works include Cathedral, The Talbot Odyssey, Word of Honor, The Gold Coast, The General's Daughter, Spencerville, Plum Island, The Lion's Game, Up Country, Night Fall, Wild Fire, and The Quest. His New York Times bestsellers include Radient Angel and The Cuban Affair.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Asad Khalil (aka "The Lion"), the ruthless Libyan terrorist who menaced ex-NYPD cop John Corey in The Lion's Game (2000), returns to the U.S. 18 months after 9/11, bent on finishing old business in DeMille's fast-paced fifth John Corey thriller (after Wild Fire). In Los Angeles, Khalil dispatches the last of the eight American pilots who dropped the bombs that killed Khalil's family in the historic 1986 raid on Tripoli. In New York City, a daring encounter with Corey, a member of the federal Anti-Terrorist Task Force, and Corey's FBI agent wife, Kate Mayfield, who's also a member of the ATTF, sets the stage for the mano a mano struggle both Corey and Khalil crave. DeMille splices gripping action scenes with accounts of Khalil's horrifically inventive attacks and the ATTF's futile countermeasures. While Corey isn't much more appealing than his foe, those who enjoy starkly black-and-white battles between good and evil will be satisfied. (June) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

Library Journal Review

The antiterrorist team of John Corey and Kate Mayfield return to do battle with the murderous terrorist Asad Khalil, aka the Lion (The Lion's Game). Khalil has come back to wreak vengeance on those responsible for the bombing raid in Libya that killed his family. He also targets John and Kate for their efforts in thwarting his diabolical and sadistic plans. Set shortly after 9/11, the action picks up quickly and doesn't slow down in this superbly written thriller. Corey is his usual irreverent self and has to match wits with the Lion after Kate is badly injured. While the Lion murders his way across the country, Corey and the others rightly suspect that he is being funded by al-Qaeda, and his masters want him not only to exact his personal revenge but to commit an atrocity on a par with the World Trade Center attacks. Thus, the chase is on. Verdict DeMille's latest is a fast-paced grabber of a thriller. Highly recommended. [See Prepub Alert, LJ 2/1/10.]-Robert Conroy, Warren, MI (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.