A John Corey Novel: Plum Island (Series #1) (Paperback)

from effacina

John Corey, N.Y. Detective recuperating from wounds at Uncle's home on eastern end of Long Island. 2 friends are shot at their nearby waterfront home. Since they work on "Plum Island" - a government, animal disease research facility - there is fear of terrorist plot involving germ warfare. Corey ...

from quiBee

Detective John Corey is convalescing in a small seaside community after being badly wounded in NYC. He is asked to investigate the murder of two people who worked on a top secret research facility and who might possibly be involved in the sale of bio-hazards. Corey, who knew the murder victims, i...

from Jiraiya

Plum island, truth be told, exceeded my expectations. Except in the humor department. The latter isn't the one thing I look forward to in a thriller anyway. Any book can be written in any style. There's one style, a bleak, grim and unapologetic style that I flee from like a vampire from the sun. ...

from GWTyson

This is another successful effort by Nelson DeMille, although I don't think that it measures up to "The Gold Coast" (which I've also reviewed). Frankly, it lacks the richness of plotting and characters of that earlier work. It also lacks some of the irony and sly humor that helped to make "The Go...

from jmoncton

Fast paced mystery featuring John Corey, a wise-assed homicide cop, recuperating from a bullet wound on Plum Island. Scott Brick does a perfect job narrating this book, giving Corey just the right amount of sarcasm and wit. Although the book is long, I raced through it to solve the mystery!