Night Fall by Nelson DeMille Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Night Fall
Book Review: Mundane plot with a disappointing ending
Summary: 1 Stars
This book is pathetic. It begins with an interesting concept, but as the story develops (or fails to), I was left asking "is this as all there is to this story?" I expected much more. Yes, there are some funny lines from the dry-witted humor of the main character, but his dialogue quickly became stale and obnoxoius. Way too many pages were spent on trivail details, resulting in a slow moving story with a shallow plot. After reading the disappointing ending, I felt like tossing the book out the window.Book Review: Night Fall
Summary: 5 Stars
I enjoyed this book thououghly. It was a very fast read for me and a big page-turner. I liked all of Nelson DeMille's books, but this one is my favorite.Book Review: Night Fall
Summary: 5 Stars
This was absolutely spellbinding. It held my attention through the whole book. The characters were charismatic and interesting.Book Review: One of DeMille's BEST
Summary: 5 Stars
Other reviewers gave a great summary of this book, so I won't add to that. I'm a huge fan of DeMille's writing. I devoured this book. I'm pretty good at predicting endings but he always keeps me on my toes! Terrific Book! I can't decide which one I liked more, Wild Fire or Night Fall! Mr. Demille if you are reading this...bring us more John Corey!!!!Book Review: Powered by John Corey
Summary: 3 Stars
John Corey is the Dirty Harry of our generation, an unconventially brilliant investigator whose commitment to solving cases leaves zero tolerance for bureaucracy or political correctness. He's also funny as hell, having made an art form of macho banter and alpha-male swagger. And it's the sheer strength of Corey's character that manages to offset some serious shortcomings in the pacing and plotting of this novel.
"Night Fall" has a great premise, pitting the ingenuity of Corey against the enigma of the TWA 800 crash and using real facts from the investigation to tease out the various possible crash scenarios. Spurred on by his wife to reopen the case on its five-year anniversary, Corey doggedly pursues his off-duty investigation, risking his career and incurring the wrath of an alphabetical soup of government agencies.
But for some major plot problems, this could have been a great thriller. First off, DeMille's opening chapter gives too much away, leaving little in the way of mystery for the reader to solve alongside Corey. Second, as observed by many reviewers, the ending relies purely on a tidal wave of Coincidence to wash away all of the debris. Third, I found the pacing uneven, particularly in the beginning and middle of the novel.
Despite these mistakes, which are out of character for a master like DeMille, I am such a fan of his protagonist that I'll no doubt check out the next installment. This Corey guy's just too much fun.