Abandoning this book. I just don't have time in my life right now for this kind of detail. I think this is the kind of book that can appeal to people who watch 12 episode miniseries on Elizabethan England, except it's nominally a 'thriller,' so to be honest, I'm not sure who the target population is. People who are really, really good at waiting for a payoff, I suppose. My mom enjoyed it, but she's recently retired and was having trouble filling her time, so that's another possible population (w...

Having recently finished reading I am Pilgrim, the superb thriller by Terry Hayes, I was looking around for something in the same style. Well, I already had this loaded on my Kindle and I’m a long-term fan of DeMille and his wisecracking hero, John Corey. Job done.A few chapters in & I was already laughing at the constant stream of brilliant one-liners but I was also convinced I was re-reading the aforementioned Hayes tale. I mean, there were certainly differences but there were many more simila...

I liked the book however, to be honest, I had high expectations from it which did not live up to it. The book is about two FBI agents on the trail of a Libyan terrorist, who is on a plot to avenge the 1986 bombing of Libya, massacring Americans along the way. The book is interesting at places where it plots the terrorist's movements and at places it becomes a drag. However, the highlight of the narrative is the dry humour and the one-liners the author uses liberally in this story.Strictly for De...

Second in the John Corey series. So much more than the first, Plum Island, but less satisfying. The magic of DeMille is his protagonist, Corey, who is pure New York sarcasm, snark, and condescension. He's on the joint-terrorism task force now, which means he gets to needle FBI and CIA all over the place. What makes this book less enjoyable than Plum is its ridiculous length (700 pages) and its surprising plot structure: we start with a crazy, brutal, horrific terror attack by the Lion, and then

I'm a little surprised at how much I like this book. While the first in the Corey seriesPlum Island was good, it didn't inspire me to run right out and grab this one up. I must say this one drew me in more and held my interest.The book is of necessity a little dated as it was written before 9-11 and deals with Middle East Terrorists. It's built (partly) around the 1986 bombing raid on Libya. There are plots and counter-plots there is the (insistently) New York cop John Corey who we met earlier.....

A very interesting forward read by the author eight years after the publication in 2000. It gave me goosebumps. The novel started with a Boeing 747-700 flight 175 from Paris to NY. Even though the aircraft was approaching JFK along its flight plan there's no radio contact with the tower. Is it possible that it's been hijacked?The author didn't plan to make John Corey a series so after he's done with NYPD in the first book, Corey had to do something else so the author had the character joined Ant...

Fantastic!! A great follow up to the first book Plum Island. In this book, John Corey has joined at elite task force comprised of FBI, CIA, ex-NYPD, current NYPD some lawyers, accountants, and whoever else they could think of to throw into the mix. Their job, anti-terrorism with a fixation on Mid-Eastern issues. John has his eyes set on the IRA division, and puts in a request to be moved because everyone knows that the IRA is inactive which will provide John with nothing to do. However, his requ...

A guy’s book, I really enjoyed this book about trying to figure out why a Libyan terrorist was in the US. A large page count but kept me interested and Corey’s wiseass commentary cracked me up. Took away a star for the initial flying scenario. He needed a better aviation consultant or else something didn’t get explained correctly. 4 Stars

3.5 to 4 StarsThis book did not age well, but it is not the book’s fault.Published in 2000, it deals a lot with how quiet things had been in America since the 1980’s in regards to extremist terrorism except for the bombing of the parking garage of the World Trade Center in the mid-90s. There are many mentions of the country being somewhat lax in its concerns over terrorism making it ripe for another attack. There are also many discussions of the World Trade Center and characters looking at it an...

No one is more shocked at my rating of The Lion's Game than I am. I've had plenty of time to think about John Corey's second outing, and my final judgment is: I enjoyed the fuck outta this book. While the issues I had with the previous book in this series, Plum Island, popped up this go around as well, they were well balanced against the second narrative. While Plum Island was a strict first person POV inside John Corey's cock-oriented caveman mind, The Lion's Game offers many different third-pe...

I enjoyed this book but I think I didn't take is as seriously as many others. I enjoy the humor, but the story kept it interesting. I don't know if I would have enjoyed it as much if it wasn't an audiobook, though. As an audiobook, I listen while I'm doing other things, so if it gets boring, it's not such a big deal as I'm doing something else anyway, and I don't worry about missing anything.The terrorist in this story wasn't all bad. He killed a lot of people, for revenge and his religion. He w...

”If you tell us who sent you here, and where he is now, you will go free. If you don’t tell us quickly, I will pour gasoline all over you and set you on fire.” This, of course, was not a physical threat, but only an idiomatic expression that shouldn’t be taken literally. “Who sent you here?”Mr. Rahman remained silent. I rephrased my question in the form of a suggestion to Mr. Rahman and said, “I think you should tell me who sent you, and where he is.” I should mention that I had my glock out

John Corey joins an anti-terrorist group just before 9/11.A plane lands itself with everyone on board dead...well almost everyone. A Libyan terrorist has chosen this method to get into the country, and John and Company have to find the guy before he can complete his scheme, but nobody else even thinks there is a scheme.Better than the first. John isn't as big a jerk in this one.

Excellent dialogue, love Corey ' s eat shit sarcasm. Long book but a page turner. Solid.

4 ½ stars. Excellent suspense thriller. I didn’t want to stop reading.It’s a long book. I had a hard time putting it down. Lots of suspense. Many times I was saying come on, come on - eager to find out what was going to happen next. John Corey is a smartalecky, arrogant cop working for the FBI. He has many entertaining one-liners and jokes. I liked his humor, but humor is subjective and some readers may not like it. There were a few surprises along the way. Some parts were a little slow, but the...

What sorted out this thriller from others of its heft is the dedication of the author to assiduously make every sentence count. Where I used to peg stuff as filler, I counted now as suspense. The most unexpected part was the end. The last chapter negated all the expectations I had regarding who would live and die. I don't want to spoil, so let us say that such and such gal doesn't die even after the hero proposes something to her. One thing I noticed was that when Arabic or Latin words were cit

Loved it! I’ve read all but the last book in this series, unfortunately not in order. A few years ago I read The Lion and loved it. Couldn’t wait to read this highly recommended book that set things in motion. It’s exciting, with many twists and turns, and lots of laughs. I’ve never read a series that is both thrilling and hilarious at the same time. It is, however, not for the feminist reader. Now, I have to reread The Lion because I can’t remember what happens. I know I will enjoy it even more...

really enjoyed this book

I have a special place in my heart for sarcastic characters and John Corey, the main character in The Lion's Game, an international thriller, is a one of those guys you just love to read about. There's always a great one-liner waiting on every page. If I were to go back and highlight each time Mr. Demille's writing made me laugh, the book would look like a freshmen year chemistry book.The Lion's Game is the squeal to Plumb Island, which was also a joy to read specifically because John Corey was

Just finished The Lion's Game by Nelson DeMille (audio) and it has me wondering, can a thriller be over-researched? I finished this pre-9/11 story of a dogged NYPD cop on the trail of a Libyan terrorist, and definitely had moments of frustration as DeMille paused to observe the scenery, sit in on a bureaucratic meeting, or watch cops shag.The protagonist, John Corey, is a likable enough example of the species, but I found his wisecracking dialogue creaky (downright colorless when compared to, sa...