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Nelson demille, 69, a former infantry officer who served in vietnam, also infuses the thriller with a good bit of information about the state of terrorism today. The book case by nelson demille is a short mystery in which john corey, a nypd detective who appears in multiple demille novels, is called to the scene of a death of a bookstore owner caused by a falling. Nelson richard demille was born in new york city on august 23, 1943 to huron and antonia panzera demille, then moved with his parents to long island. Nelson richard demille born august 23, 1943 is an american author of action adventure and suspense novels.
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