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\"TheAs many of you may know, I lost my wife last September after a long and very brave fight with cancer, so I haven\u2019t been writing any Newsletters for about a year. But I didn\u2019t want to let the summer pass without reaching out to my readers, many of whom have sent me condolences, for which I thank you.<\/p>\n

The first thing I want to share is that I just completed a novel that I co-authored with my son Alex. The title is The Deserter<\/a><\/em>, and it will be published October 22 by Simon & Schuster. So let\u2019s kick off this news with a giveaway of a signed advance reading copy. Submit the name of your favorite DeMille book on my Newsletter page<\/a><\/em> and you will be entered to win<\/p>\n

The Deserter<\/a><\/em> was inspired by the Bowe Bergdahl case. You may remember that Bergdahl deserted from the Army while stationed in Afghanistan, then was captured by the Taliban and held for a number of years until he was released in exchange for five Taliban commanders that the U.S. had imprisoned. The Deserter<\/a><\/em> has a different storyline, but Bergdahl\u2019s desertion and capture gave me the idea for this story.<\/p>\n

The Deserter<\/a><\/em> introduces two new characters\u2014Chief Warrant Officer Scott Brodie and his partner Warrant Officer Maggie Taylor who are investigators for the Army\u2019s Criminal Investigation Division\u2014the CID. The deserter in the story is a Delta Force Captain named Kyle Mercer who has escaped his Taliban captors and is spotted a year later in Caracas, Venezuela by an old Army buddy. Our heroes, Brodie and Taylor, are tasked with going to Caracas to pick up the trail. Why did Captain Mercer, a decorated war hero, desert? And why is he in Venezuela? All this and more will be revealed in 500 fast-moving pages.<\/p>\n

You can check out The Deserter<\/a> <\/em>on my website now, and if you push the correct button you can pre-order it now.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, I\u2019ll post one or two chapters on my website before the October publication. Hope you enjoy it.<\/p>\n

So why did I choose to co-author a book, The Deserter<\/a><\/em>, with my son? And how did that work out? Well, we\u2019re still speaking to each other and the publisher is thrilled with the finished product, so it worked out fine. In fact, we\u2019re going to continue with Scott Brodie and Maggie Taylor as a series, and Alex is setting their next adventure in Berlin.<\/p>\n

To find out more about my new co-author, please visit his website www.alexdemille.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

My 12-year-old son now wants to co-author a book with me about a superhero who plays computer games all day and saves the world from an alien invasion. I\u2019ll think about that.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, my new work in progress is a John Corey book\u2014the eighth in the series. The book, tentatively titled The Maze<\/em>, returns John to the North Fork of Long Island where he first made his appearance in Plum Island<\/a><\/em>.\u00a0 In a way, John has come full circle in The Maze<\/em> which opens where Plum Island<\/a><\/em> did\u2014on the back porch of his uncle\u2019s house overlooking Peconic Bay. And, as usual, John is about to get himself into trouble. Publication of The Maze<\/em> will be\u2014hopefully\u2014fall of 2020.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll keep in touch with at least one more Newsletter before The Deserter<\/a><\/em> is published in October. Enjoy the summer and live life to the fullest.<\/p>\n

Sincerely,
\"Nelson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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