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A “RARE BREED OF SUSPENSE NOVEL”: FIRST EDITION OF PLUM ISLAND, SIGNED BY DEMILLE
DEMILLE, Nelson. Plum Island. (New York): Warner, (1997). Octavo, original black paper-covered boards, pictorial endpapers, original dust jacket.
First edition, boldly signed by DeMille in his trademark black felt pen on the title page.
A Long Island native, Nelson DeMille introduced his popular hero John Corey, a retired New York City detective, in this thriller centered on Long Island’s own Plum Island, and Corey would return in DeMille’s Lion’s Game (2000) and Night Fall (2004). Newsday praised the work as a “rare breed of suspense novel” and the bestseller won further acclaim for its “fascinating” story that “expertly melds medical mystery, police procedural and nautical adventure” (Publishers Weekly). A fine signed copy.