{"id":1957,"date":"2018-05-01T01:44:13","date_gmt":"2018-05-01T01:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-05-18\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T17:41:29","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T17:41:29","slug":"newsletter-05-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-05-18\/","title":{"rendered":"May 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"nl-banner\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/a-note-from-nelson-banner.jpg\" alt=\"A Note from Nelson\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/mayday\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px solid #000000; margin: 0px; float: right;\" src=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/mayday-215x327-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"153\" height=\"233\" align=\"right\" \/><\/a>May 1 is May Day, a holiday in much of the world. It is also the name of my book which I co-authored with my childhood friend, Tom Block, retired US Airways captain. This would be a good time to buy a copy of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/mayday\/\" style=\"font-style: italic;\">Mayday<\/a><\/em>, which has been called \u201c. . . a novel for the true connoisseur of disaster novels\u201d by the <em>New York Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of the <em>New York Times<\/em>, a former <em>Times<\/em> writer, novelist Alex Berenson, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/12\/08\/books\/review\/ken-follett-column-of-fire.html\">wrote a very bad review<\/a> of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/the-cuban-affair\/\">The Cuban Affair<\/a> <\/em>in the <em>Times<\/em>. This was the only bad review of my book, so I returned the favor in my <a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletters\/\">A<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletters\/\">pril Newsletter<\/a>, and gave his book a bad review. A lot of my readers were surprised or upset that I would trash a fellow author, which I\u2019ve never done before, but as I used to say to my teachers in grade school when they were breaking up a fight in the playground, \u201cHe started it!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On that note, let me recommend some good summer reading: First, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1948338025\/nelsondemille-20\" style=\"font-style: italic;\">Runner in Red<\/a> by my friend Tom Murphy. Tom\u2019s wife Barb was a marathon runner who died of lung cancer and the proceeds of all book sales go to the Barb\u2019s Beer Foundation. <a href=\"http:\/\/barbsbeer.org\/\">Her<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/barbsbeer.org\/\">e\u2019s a link to learn more<\/a> about Tom\u2019s mission to promote lung cancer research. Please buy this book \u2013 it\u2019s a great read for a great cause.<\/p>\n<p>Another friend of mine, Cristina Alger, has written a novel titled <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0735218455\/nelsondemille-20\" style=\"font-syle: italic;\">The Banker\u2019s Wife<\/a><\/em>, which comes out on July 3. I\u2019ve read the advance copy and loved it. This is an international thriller that will keep you in suspense and truly grab hold of you from the first page until the last. Cristina has also written <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1501103768\/nelsondemille-20\" style=\"font-syle: italic;\">This Was Not the Plan<\/a><\/em> and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0143122754\/nelsondemille-20\" style=\"font-syle: italic;\">The Darlings<\/a><\/em>. Check these books out on Amazon or B&amp;N.com, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0735218455\/nelsondemille-20\">pre-order <\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0735218455\/nelsondemille-20\" style=\"font-syle: italic;\">The Banker\u2019s Wife<\/a><\/em> now. Or, of course, go to your favorite bookstore.<\/p>\n<p>Let me also recommend <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1681443015\/nelsondemille-20\" style=\"font-syle: italic;\">Skyjack: A Kidnap-and-Ransom Thriller<\/a> <\/em>by K.J. Howe, another friend and fellow member of International Thriller Writers. Ms. Howe\u2019s protagonist is Thea Paris, an international kidnap expert who kicks bad guy butt. You\u2019ll love this one as I did and learn a lot from her amazing research. Check it out online or get it at your bookstore.<\/p>\n<p>And, last but not least, I highly recommend <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1501118021\/nelsondemille-20\" style=\"font-syle: italic;\">Big Guns<\/a> <\/em>by my pal Steve Israel, former congressman from my neck of the woods on Long Island. Steve quit his day job to write novels and his debut novel, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/147677224X\/nelsondemille-20\" style=\"font-syle: italic;\">The Global War on Morris<\/a><\/em>, was very well-received. Big Guns is a satire of the gun lobby and it\u2019s sure to annoy the pro and anti-gun people equally, and to entertain everyone else. Big Guns was released on April 17. Buy this book and help keep Steve from returning to Congress.<\/p>\n<p>A reminder: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/the-cuban-affair\/\" style=\"font-syle: italic;\">The Cuban Affair<\/a> <\/em>will come out in trade paperback on June 5. Just in time for Father\u2019s Day. Online pre-orders have been overwhelming and my publisher is scrambling to buy more paper and ink to keep up with the printing presses which are rolling 24\/7. Don\u2019t get left out in the cold. Pre-order now online or at your local bookstore. Thanks.<\/p>\n<p>And do not forget \u2013 Sunday, May 13, is Mother\u2019s Day. Mom would like breakfast in bed or dinner in a restaurant. And flowers. And a good book. And probably a few Bloody Mary\u2019s to get through the day. Don\u2019t forget the card. If you get her one of my books, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vjbooks.com\/Nelson-DeMille-s\/86.htm\" style=\"font-syle: italic;\">g<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vjbooks.com\/Nelson-DeMille-s\/86.htm\" style=\"font-syle: italic;\">et her an autographed copy<\/a>, or just sign my name. Sample below.<\/p>\n<p>I got an email from my friend John Corey that began, \u201cDear Brutus. . .\u201d He went on to say he\u2019d read my last Newsletter and was disappointed to learn that he would not star in my next book. He reminded me that he\u2019d made me famous (forgetting that I made him famous) and he felt betrayed \u2013 which I figured out from \u201cDear Brutus.\u201d He said he liked <em>The Cuban Affair<\/em> (though I saw his snarky review on Amazon), but he felt I was pushing my luck by introducing new lead characters and I should remember who my real friend is. He also offered to come to my office to rearrange my face.<\/p>\n<p>So, I\u2019m wondering how you, my readers, feel. Should my next book be another John Corey? Or should I write the book I announced in my <a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletters\/\">April Newsletter<\/a>? Shoot me an email and let me know your thoughts. Meanwhile, I\u2019m not going to the office for a while.<\/p>\n<p>Last but not least, Monday, May 28 is Memorial Day, the day we remember those men and women who made the supreme sacrifice in times of war. Take a moment from your three-day weekend to reflect on our fallen heroes. We mourn their loss and celebrate their lives. They were not surrounded by family when they died, but they were in the company of their brothers.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s it for May. See you in June.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nl-signature\">Sincerely,<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/nelson-demille-signature.png\" alt=\"Nelson DeMille signature\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 1 is May Day, a holiday in much of the world. It is also the name of my book which I co-authored with my childhood friend, Tom Block, retired US Airways captain. 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