Nelson DeMille is a former U.S. Army lieutenant who served in Vietnam and is the author of nineteen acclaimed novels, including the #1 New York Times bestsellers Night Fall, Plum Island, The Gate House, The Lion, The Panther and Radiant Angel. His other New York Times bestsellers include The Charm School, Word of Honor, The Gold Coast, Spencerville, The Lion's Game, Up Country, Wild Fire, and The General's Daughter, the last of which was a major motion picture. For more information, you can visit NelsonDeMille.net.
Nelson DeMille is at the absolute peak of his powers in "The Quest"
(Center Street, 464 pages, $26) an epic tale that's broad in both
scope and vision, harkening back to his earlier masterworks such as
"The Charm School" and "By the Rivers of Babylon" as it brings the
action in Africa of the mid-1970s. That's where an old priest named
Father Armando emerges from a bombed-out prison after decades in
captivity with the location of nothing less than the Holy Grail
tucked in his mind. From there, staged against the backdrop of the
endless Ethiopian civil war, the quest of the title begins in
search of it, undertaken by a trio of intrepid journalists (well,
two plus a photographer), including the hard-bitten and
hard-driving Frank Purcell, who's standing in for DeMille's
redoubtable John Corey this time out. Purcell becomes our Robert
Langdon as the book takes on the texture and feel of Dan Brown at
his level best, chock full of mysticism, murderous monks, deadly
assassins, and vengeful natives all on a quest to either find the
Grail or make sure its secrets remain hidden forever. This is
adventure on the grandest of scales and richest of tapestries,
Wilbur Smith and Fredrick Forsythe rolled into one with some Indian
Jones tossed in for good measure. A masterpiece fashioned by a
storyteller who simply has no rival.--Providence Sunday Journal
Nelson DeMille wrote THE QUEST nearly 40 years ago. It has been
fully rewritten, showcasing this masterful author's historical
knowledge, understanding of the human psyche, and matchless
entertainment skills. The novel crosses genres with its
spiritualism, wit, adventure and romance, not to mention gripping
action. Full of DeMille's characteristic --- and unparalleled ---
humor and intelligence, THE QUEST delivers. Boy, does it
deliver.
--Bookreporter.com
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