{"id":1711,"date":"2019-10-22T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/the-deserter\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T16:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T16:23:09","slug":"the-deserter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/the-deserter\/","title":{"rendered":"The Deserter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mvqztbz5-5ded1b7311d6d3528c6c165af7fdb3f6\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mvqztbz5-5ded1b7311d6d3528c6c165af7fdb3f6{\npadding-bottom:10px;\nfont-size:50px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mvqztbz5-5ded1b7311d6d3528c6c165af7fdb3f6 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mvqztbz5-5ded1b7311d6d3528c6c165af7fdb3f6 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:50px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mvqztbz5-5ded1b7311d6d3528c6c165af7fdb3f6 .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-mvqztbz5-5ded1b7311d6d3528c6c165af7fdb3f6 .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-mvqztbz5-5ded1b7311d6d3528c6c165af7fdb3f6 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mvqztbz5-5ded1b7311d6d3528c6c165af7fdb3f6 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 Deserter<\/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-1712 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1712 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/deserter-trade-463x705.jpg\" alt='' title='deserter-trade'  height=\"705\" width=\"463\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/deserter-trade-463x705.jpg 463w, https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/deserter-trade-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/deserter-trade-677x1030.jpg 677w, https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/deserter-trade-768x1169.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/deserter-trade-1009x1536.jpg 1009w, https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/deserter-trade-985x1500.jpg 985w, https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/deserter-trade.jpg 1248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/><\/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 October 22, 2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"book-details\">\n<div class=\"book-description\">\n<p><em>Debuted on The New York Times Best Sellers list!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>When Captain Kyle Mercer of the Army\u2019s elite Delta Force disappeared from his post in Afghanistan, a video released by his Taliban captors made international headlines. But circumstances were murky: Did Mercer desert before he was captured? Then a second video sent to Mercer\u2019s Army commanders leaves no doubt: the trained assassin and keeper of classified Army intelligence has willfully disappeared.<\/p>\n<p>When Mercer is spotted a year later in Caracas, Venezuela by an old army buddy, top military brass task Scott Brodie and Maggie Taylor of the Criminal Investigation Division to fly to Venezuela and bring Mercer back to America\u2014dead or alive. Brodie knows this is a difficult mission, made more difficult by his new partner\u2019s inexperience and by his suspicion that Maggie Taylor is reporting to the CIA.<\/p>\n<p>With ripped-from-the-headlines appeal, an exotic and dangerous locale, and the hairpin twists and inimitable humor that are signature DeMille, <em>The Deserter<\/em> is the first in a timely and thrilling new series from an unbeatable team of True Masters: the #1 <em>New York Times<\/em> bestseller Nelson DeMille and his son, award-winning screenwriter Alex DeMille.<\/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-b014bba60f608650feb12147853be3cf\">\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-mvqzfin2-b014bba60f608650feb12147853be3cf{\nmargin-bottom:5px;\nmargin-right:5px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<a href='https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1501101757\/nelsondemille-20'  class='avia-button av-mvqzfin2-b014bba60f608650feb12147853be3cf 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":1712,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-books","category-scott-brodie-maggie-taylor-series"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Deserter - Nelson DeMille<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/the-deserter\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Deserter - Nelson DeMille\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/the-deserter\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nelson DeMille\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-10-22T12:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-11-03T16:23:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/deserter-trade.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1248\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1900\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"11 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/alexdemille.com\\\/nelson\\\/the-deserter\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/alexdemille.com\\\/nelson\\\/the-deserter\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/alexdemille.com\\\/nelson\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/28ba3a7c9b0e5d6b04f3753debfd4d8d\"},\"headline\":\"The Deserter\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-10-22T12:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-11-03T16:23:09+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/alexdemille.com\\\/nelson\\\/the-deserter\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1590,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/alexdemille.com\\\/nelson\\\/the-deserter\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/alexdemille.com\\\/nelson\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/deserter-trade.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Books\",\"Scott Brodie &amp; 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