Wild Fire (novel)
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Wild Fire is a 2006 novel
by American author
Nelson DeMille
. It is the fourth of DeMille's novels to feature Detective John Corey
, now working as a contractor for the fictional FBI Anti-Terrorist Task Force in New York
.
The book follows Corey and his wife Kate Mayfield
as they attempt to stop the Custer Hill Club members, especially Bain Madox from nuking American cities in order to force the Wild Fire protocol to be initiated. Throughout the book it is assumed that Wild Fire was created as the counterpart of Mutual Assured Destruction
for Islamic terrorism
.
John Corey
is known for his annoying, sarcastic, and sometimes even ambivalent nature towards his job and his social life. However underneath it all John Corey loves his job and works intensely hard at it.
The novel is a sequel to Night Fall
and takes place approximately one year later and includes John Corey
, one of DeMille's recurring characters. Also included are Kate Mayfield
, Corey's supervisor and wife, introduced in The Lion's Game
and Ted Nash a CIA spook introduced in Plum Island
. The Lion, the 5th John Corey novel published in 2010, brings John Corey back against Asad Khalil, continuing the storyline from The Lion's Game.
Novel
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by American author
Author
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Nelson DeMille
Nelson DeMille
Nelson Richard DeMille is an American author of thriller novels. His works include Word of Honor , The Charm School, The Gold Coast, Plum Island, and The General's Daughter .DeMille has also written under the pen names Jack Cannon, Kurt...
. It is the fourth of DeMille's novels to feature Detective John Corey
John Corey
John Aloysius Corey is a fictitious recurring character in Nelson DeMille novels. He is quick-witted and cocky, but would be considered by most to be a brilliant detective.-Fictitious character biography:...
, now working as a contractor for the fictional FBI Anti-Terrorist Task Force in New York
New York
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The book follows Corey and his wife Kate Mayfield
Kate Mayfield
Kate Mayfield is a recurring fictional character in Nelson DeMille novels. She is an FBI agent working in New York City. She is described by her husband, John Corey, as a "Wendy Wasp from Wichita"....
as they attempt to stop the Custer Hill Club members, especially Bain Madox from nuking American cities in order to force the Wild Fire protocol to be initiated. Throughout the book it is assumed that Wild Fire was created as the counterpart of Mutual Assured Destruction
Mutual assured destruction
Mutual Assured Destruction, or mutually assured destruction , is a doctrine of military strategy and national security policy in which a full-scale use of high-yield weapons of mass destruction by two opposing sides would effectively result in the complete, utter and irrevocable annihilation of...
for Islamic terrorism
Terrorism
Terrorism is the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. In the international community, however, terrorism has no universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition...
.
John Corey
John Corey
John Aloysius Corey is a fictitious recurring character in Nelson DeMille novels. He is quick-witted and cocky, but would be considered by most to be a brilliant detective.-Fictitious character biography:...
is known for his annoying, sarcastic, and sometimes even ambivalent nature towards his job and his social life. However underneath it all John Corey loves his job and works intensely hard at it.
The novel is a sequel to Night Fall
Night Fall
Night Fall is a 2004 novel by American author Nelson DeMille.The story begins with the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800 off Long Island, New York...
and takes place approximately one year later and includes John Corey
John Corey
John Aloysius Corey is a fictitious recurring character in Nelson DeMille novels. He is quick-witted and cocky, but would be considered by most to be a brilliant detective.-Fictitious character biography:...
, one of DeMille's recurring characters. Also included are Kate Mayfield
Kate Mayfield
Kate Mayfield is a recurring fictional character in Nelson DeMille novels. She is an FBI agent working in New York City. She is described by her husband, John Corey, as a "Wendy Wasp from Wichita"....
, Corey's supervisor and wife, introduced in The Lion's Game
The Lion's Game
The Lion's Game is a 2000 novel by American author Nelson DeMille. It is the second of DeMille's novels to feature the detective John Corey, now working as a contractor for the fictional FBI Anti-Terrorist Task Force in New York. The 2004 novel Night Fall is a sequel to The Lion's Game and takes...
and Ted Nash a CIA spook introduced in Plum Island
Plum Island (novel)
Plum Island is a 1997 novel by American author Nelson DeMille. It introduces NYPD detective John Corey, convalescing on the North Fork of Long Island from gunshot wounds sustained in the line of duty...
. The Lion, the 5th John Corey novel published in 2010, brings John Corey back against Asad Khalil, continuing the storyline from The Lion's Game.