{"id":1673,"date":"2011-11-01T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-11-01T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/the-book-case\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T16:23:29","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T16:23:29","slug":"the-book-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/the-book-case\/","title":{"rendered":"The Book Case"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mvqztbz5-f5e8743798b62df21d2933de36597243\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mvqztbz5-f5e8743798b62df21d2933de36597243{\npadding-bottom:10px;\nfont-size:50px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mvqztbz5-f5e8743798b62df21d2933de36597243 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mvqztbz5-f5e8743798b62df21d2933de36597243 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:50px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mvqztbz5-f5e8743798b62df21d2933de36597243 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mvqztbz5-f5e8743798b62df21d2933de36597243 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mvqztbz5-f5e8743798b62df21d2933de36597243 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mvqztbz5-f5e8743798b62df21d2933de36597243 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  av-inherit-size'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >The Book Case<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-44p97d-9aa854937422823d8926f7c01c11c1c4 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_two_third  first flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mvqzdgcr-35a3d0965de89bc9172e71dfb084c8b8\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mvqzdgcr-35a3d0965de89bc9172e71dfb084c8b8 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mvqzdgcr-35a3d0965de89bc9172e71dfb084c8b8 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mvqzdgcr-35a3d0965de89bc9172e71dfb084c8b8 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-2  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-1674 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1674 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-book-case-464x705.png\" alt='' title='the-book-case'  height=\"705\" width=\"464\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-book-case-464x705.png 464w, https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-book-case-197x300.png 197w, https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-book-case.png 625w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-2bsku1-6ee072fff5d0039dca070881322e318f av_two_third  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mvqzd3f1-e94786e2be8380d26aeace1bcde7eb2e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"book-header\">\n<p class=\"book-date\">Published on November 1, 2011<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"book-details\">\n<div class=\"book-description\">\n<p><em>This is a short story featuring Detective John Corey is his earlier years in the NYPD and is available in the &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/nelsondemille.net\/books\/bibliomysteries-stories-of-crime-in-the-world-of-books-and-bookstores\/\">Bibliomysteries<\/a>&#8221; anthology<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In this compact and delightful murder mystery, <i>New York Times<\/i> bestselling suspense novelist Nelson DeMille returns to one of his most beloved characters\u2014the hard-boiled NYPD Detective John Corey. New York City bookstore owner Otis Parker is dead, killed by a falling bookcase. A tragic accident? Corey isn\u2019t so sure. With deadpan humor and skeptical eye, the determined detective is on the case, and everyone who has the misfortune to be connected to Parker is a suspect\u2014the failing mystery writer in town to sign books; the beautiful young wife, and the bookstore employee who appears to be more nervous than aggrieved. DeMille deftly maneuvers through the twists and turns of this fast-moving story, delivering his legion of fans yet another gripping read.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mvqzid7i-3448fb2ca4eadfa52215c6d30ab50c59\">\n.avia-buttonrow-wrap.av-mvqzid7i-3448fb2ca4eadfa52215c6d30ab50c59 .avia-button{\npadding:15px 15px 15px 15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-buttonrow-wrap av-mvqzid7i-3448fb2ca4eadfa52215c6d30ab50c59 avia-buttonrow-left  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last '>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mvqzfin2-932fc2efc17e688fe3e642193ec99d5e\">\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-mvqzfin2-932fc2efc17e688fe3e642193ec99d5e{\nmargin-bottom:5px;\nmargin-right:5px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<a href='http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B007GBTB0Q\/nelsondemille-20'  class='avia-button av-mvqzfin2-932fc2efc17e688fe3e642193ec99d5e avia-icon_select-no avia-size-small avia-color-theme-color'  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"  aria-label=\"Buy Now\"><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >Buy Now<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1674,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-books","category-john-corey-series"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - 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