Wild Fire by Nelson DeMille Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Wild Fire
Book Review: A Throughly Entertaining Read!
Summary: 5 Stars
John Corey is back, and as sarcastically funny as ever!
For those of you who have already encountered Mr. Corey in other Nelson DeMille books, you'll be pleased to know John has not lost his edge. For those of you who are new to John Corey, be prepared for a man who tells you exactly what he thinks, consequences be darned.
I'll admit that John could not get away with his behavior in the real world. But he does say and do the things everyone sometimes wants to say or do. His often hilarious thoughts and comments make the book. Who cares if he can be a little over-the-top? I'm reading fiction, and I want to be entertained!
As for the story, I fear that there are more elements of truth than I want to believe. Sadly, I could envision a world where such "clubs" exist. To brush this book aside with a "this is unbelievable" mindset is to bury your head in the sand. The book is fast-paced, and easy to read. It is well written, and keeps the reader's attention.
I can't wait for the next installment!
Book Review: A Waste of Time and a Real Disappointment
Summary: 1 Stars
When I realized early on the time I would waste on this assemblage of leftover quips packaged around a absurd concept, I resolved that I would alert other readers.
Generally I enjoy this author's works and anticipated this latest tome. I was surprised and dissappointed to find a lengthy novel which did nothing to disguise it's clues or probable developments. Everything was telegraphed and nothing was original. The conclusion was so lame that I was shocked that there was no effort to build suspense or intrigue.
My advice is to skip this one and wait for the reviews on his next.
Book Review: A Wild Ride All The Way To The End
Summary: 5 Stars
Another good DeMille. He doesn't disappoint. I love the John Corey character and Harry Muller came out of the same mold. I've read everything of DeMille's and this is another good one. Not his best, but, even his worst are worth reading. He is a very consistent story and character developer.Book Review: A frighteningly plausible story of the escalation of global terrorism!
Summary: 4 Stars
To paraphrase Nelson DeMille's own words about "Wild Fire" ... if this novel doesn't frighten you, it certainly should!
On one level, "Wild Fire" is a well-crafted, enjoyable but relatively routine police procedural which details John Corey's doggedly skilled but definitely off-the-wall and well outside the boundaries investigation of fellow agent Harry Muller's disappearance and murder. As a character starring in his fourth outing (Plum Island, Lion's Game and Night Fall were the first three novels), Corey comes as a package with no surprises. He's brash, vulgar, earthy, outrageously opinionated, self-righteous and arrogant, in your face, sarcastic to a fault and oversexed. Yet he can also be witty, humorous, kind, warm, loving and even self-effacing on the odd occasion when his beautiful wife Kate Mayfield slaps him upside the head and brings him down to earth a little! While his personal version of teamwork is somewhat lacking, there can be no question of his loyalty to the people he believes are on that team.
On a second level, "Wild Fire" is a terrifying tale of the escalation of global terrorism in the aftermath of 9/11 and the destruction of New York's World Trade Center. A 21st century version of the 1960's Cold War MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction), "Wild Fire" is a plan to reduce the Middle East to a radioactive glassy parking plot in response to any Islamic terrorist nuclear attack on an American city. The plan, set to operate entirely automatically with a feather light hair trigger, would kill hundreds of millions of practicing Moslems and, of course, eliminate the Islamic faith in the blink of an eye. That "Wild Fire" is presented in such a fashion as to appear entirely reasoned and plausible is chilling and thought-provoking enough. That a US right wing plot to trigger "Wild Fire" by the suitcase nuke bombing of San Francisco and Los Angeles is presented as a realistic possibility given the existence of such a plan is positively terrifying!
Those who love suspense thrillers and members of John Corey's fan club will eat this one up. Highly recommended!
Paul Weiss
Book Review: A good demille read
Summary: 5 Stars
I enjoyed this book as I have enjoyed all of the books with the character John Corey (Plum Island, The Lion's Game and Night Fall). However in this book Corey goes a little crazy. The character who is supposed to be the heroine can get really annoying. I think this made me actually want to read more since I didn't like Corey as much since he is a recluse that plays on his own terms and intentionally disagrees with any form of authority.
The plot starts with a long meeting. It was a little long, but I found it interesting. It was made more interesting by the thought that something like this could be true. Demille wrote a book that is totally believable like all of his other books. We then see John Corey and his wife gallavanting about the Adirondacks in chase of a mystery that the reader already knows the answer too. It is fun that way since most books don't start by telling the reader what is going on, but this one does. It is fun to watch Corey discover what the reader already knows.
The end of the book is a high pace thriller. It is a bit cliche, but it is a fun read to see how things fit together. With a Demille novel, you never know if things will work out in the end nicely well or will end in devastation or end in mystery making the reader think. This book does some of each, but it lets the reader think about what the idea of attacking the Muslim World in Wild Fire is all about.
I think it is a great read, but if you are new to Demille, you should start with Plum Island, which is a great book that features the same main character, but he is a little bit less renegade then. With each book, Corey becomes more reckless. I can't wait for Demille's next book!