Night Fall by Nelson DeMille Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Night Fall
Book Review: Applause for Nelson DeMille
Summary: 5 Stars
Nelson DeMille has done it again. Like UP COUNTRY, he has written an important book for the simple reason that he attempts to deal with what really happened. The problem he had as a writer was to deal with the conflicting stories about the downing of Flight 800. Was it caused by a missile or was it simply a spark that ignited an empty gas tank located in the center of the ship? NIGHT FALL screams along at a rapid pace. At about three quarters through the work, something magical happens, the book seems to unfold on its own as the story collides with bin Laden's wicked design. There are three amazing things that stand out for this reader. The first is DeMille's bold decision to pull no punches regarding the official accounting of what supposedly took place. The second is his remarkable description of Yemen. And the third is to be respectful to the families who lost loved ones while at the same time raise important questions that are true to the real story and yet are also satisfactorily answered for the reader. Perhaps for his next book his protagonist John Corey could turn his attention to other blatant contradictions, such as why the exit polls in the last election in a number of key states favored John Kerry, while official government tallies gave the final vote to George W. Bush.
Reviewer: Marc J. Seifer, Ph.D., Author of Wizard: The Life & Times of Nikola Tesla and Staretz Encounter: A Psi-Fi Thriller
Book Review: Argh! The ending!
Summary: 4 Stars
Cop banter and wise cracks are top-flight. More of a police procedural than a thriller. Very unsatisfying ending. If you like DeMille you'll like this...if he's new to you start with something else, like The General's Daughter or Plum Island, both of which are better.Book Review: Based on a real life event
Summary: 5 Stars
The plot of NIGHT FALL revolves around the real life incident of the midair explosion of TWA Flight 800 over Long Island Sound. John Corey, a contract agent with the Federal Anti-Terrorist Task Force attends the five-year memorial service for the victims of the tragedy. His wife and task force partner, Kate Mayfield worked on the initial investigation of the explosion, but was pulled off the case. Shortly thereafter, explosion was deemed an accident. Kate unsatisfied by the outcome and still haunted by the tragedy persuades John to reopen the investigation off the clock.
John Corey the protagonist from both THE LION'S GAME and PLUM ISLAND is back and he is as sardonic and sarcastic as ever. He and Kate make an interesting and strong team. After a slightly slow start with the description of the initial investigation, the plot really takes off and becomes a real page-turner. While I might not rate this Nelson Demille's best work, he is such a brilliant writer that it would take a lot to make his books less than a five-star rating in my opinion.
Book Review: Best cover-up novel in years
Summary: 5 Stars
It's always gratifying to find someone willing to question the official version of events. When that someone is Nelson DeMille, the result is a well reasoned page-turner. Was the TWA flight to Paris shot down? The answer is here. Bravo! The best cover-up novel since NOMAD/Y. Read it now.Book Review: Beware of the Big Tease - Look Elswhere for the Real Thing
Summary: 1 Stars
Let me begin by stating that Night Fall is the first and last Nelson DeMille novel I will ever read. The best way to describe this novel is by saying that it is one big tease. The experience is similar to eyeing a beautiful drop dead gorgeous stripper, getting excited, tipping her and then having her suddenly turn her back and walk away. This is what DeMille does to the reader. He weaves the incident of TWA Flight 800 into the plot, reveals a conspiracy and just when you think there is a resolution it abruptly ends in the ashes of the World Trade Center on 911. I don't want you to walk away from this review thinking there is a cliff-hanger. There is no hanging here. This plot literally falls off the cliff. It is similar to a car racing at 100 mph and hitting a brick wall and that is end of the story. What is really sad is that this novel had tremendous potential. For more than ¾ of the novel, you will find yourself getting into the storyline and that is why it is so painful at the end. As with the stripper you paid and who abruptly walked away, the reader will feel cheated. In this reviewer's case, it wasn't the money lost but the time that was wasted reading it.