Nelson & Alex DeMille

Books & Books and The Miami Book Fair is thrilled to announce that we will be hosting #1 New York Times bestselling author Nelson DeMille, and for the first time with his son, award-winning screenwriter Alex DeMille on Wednesday, November 6, 8pm. The Deserter (Simon & Schuster, $28.99) is a blistering new thriller featuring a brilliant and unorthodox Army investigator, his sharp but troubling new partner, and their hunt for the Army’s most notorious—and dangerous—deserter hiding out in Caracas, Venezuela.

When Captain Kyle Mercer of the Army’s elite Delta Force disappeared from his post in Afghanistan, a video released by his Taliban captors made international headlines. But circumstances were murky: Did Mercer desert before he was captured? Then a second video sent to Mercer’s Army commanders leaves no doubt: the trained assassin and keeper of classified Army intelligence has willfully disappeared.

When, a year later, Mercer is spotted in Caracas, Venezuela by an old army buddy, top military brass task Scott Brodie and Maggie Taylor of the Criminal Investigation Division to fly to Venezuela and bring Mercer back to America—preferably alive. It’s a difficult and dangerous mission, and their partnership isn’t easy—Maggie can’t stand Scott’s bravado, and Scott suspects Maggie is surreptitiously reporting to the CIA. It’s made more difficult by their undeniable romantic chemistry, shady dealings between intelligence agencies, and a desperate city in which no one is safe.

Loosely inspired by the Bowe Bergdahl scandal, The Deserter takes readers inside one of the most dangerous places in the world—only the second setting in Nelson’s twenty-one book career that was too dangerous for him to research in person. And it introduces a brilliant cast of new characters whose intelligence, romantic tension, and biting humor showcase Nelson at his best and signal an exciting breakout talent in Alex. It’s the first in a timely and thrilling new series from an unbeatable team of true masters.

In conversation with PATRICK ALEXANDER

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About the Authors:

 Nelson DeMille is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty one novels, including his most recent #1 New York Times bestseller, The Cuban Affair. Two of his novels, Mayday and Word of Honor, were made into TV movies, and The General’s Daughter was made into a major motion picture starring John Travolta and Madeleine Stowe. He has written short stories, book reviews, and articles for magazines and newspapers. Nelson DeMille is a combat-decorated U.S. Army veteran, a member of Mensa, Poets & Writers, and the Authors Guild, and a member and past president of the Mystery Writers of America. He is also a member of the International Thriller Writers, who honored him as 2015 Thriller Master of the Year. He lives on Long Island with his family.

Alex DeMille is a writer, director, and film editor. He grew up on Long Island and received a BA from Yale University and an MFA in film directing from UCLA. His films and screenplays have won multiple awards and fellowships, including his film The Absence, which was awarded Best Film at Comic-Con in 2012. He has edited numerous commercials, shorts, and independent feature films, among them My Nephew Emmett, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short in 2018. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and daughter. The Deserter is his debut novel.

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