Lion

Nelson DeMille was born in New York City in 1943. He grew up on Long Island and graduated from Hofstra University with a degree of Political Science and History. After serving as an infantry officer in Vietnam, where he was decorated three times, DeMille worked as a journalist and short story writer. He wrote his first major novel, By the Rivers of Babylon, in 1978 and has gone on to write many other international bestsellers, with sales of over 55 million copies in 24 languages. He lives on Long Island.

Written with a neat wry humour, it's full-on and fast-paced Daily Mail DeMille's characters are rounded and appealing...his writing is fluid and accessible and his plots are tremendous Sun 'DeMille's combination of character and action are fun to read Denver Post Nelson DeMille really delivers with this eagerly awaited follow-up to The Lion's Game, which might be his best page-turner to date...The Lion is not only fun, it is also essential reading Bookreporter.com