Nelson DeMille - to meet him you’d think of him as the prototypical grandfatherly guy, mild-of-manner with a gentle soul. And you’d be right. It would be most unlikely that you’d also spot him as a guy who has written dozens of murder mysteries, spy novels and thrillers that have gained him a devoted audience. He has devised lots of ways to bump off his characters. You must watch out for those grandfatherly types. With 23 books in circulation and over 50 million sold, DeMille still debuts on the bestseller list with each release, and his latest, The Maze, was no exception. The bookstore this week is also an American institution: The Faulkner House Bookstore in New Orleans. The store sells all kinds of books in a space that also happens to be a Faulkner landmark.

Books mentioned in this podcast: 

• The Maze by Nelson DeMille
• The Gate House by Nelson DeMille
• The Gold Coast by Nelson DeMille
• The Panther by Nelson DeMille
• The General’s Daughter by Nelson DeMille
• The Charm School by Nelson DeMille
• The Quest by Nelson DeMille
• Night Fall by Nelson DeMille
• Plum Island by Nelson DeMille
• The Lion’s Game by Nelson DeMille
• The Lion by Nelson DeMille
• The Deserter by Nelson and Alex DeMille
• Radiant Angel by Nelson DeMille
• Wild Fire by Nelson DeMille
• The Sniper by Nelson DeMille
• The Hammer of God by Nelson DeMille
• Spencerville by Nelson DeMille
• Cathedral by Nelson DeMille
• By the Rivers of Babylon by Nelson DeMille
• The Cuban Affair by Nelson DeMille
• Mayday by Nelson DeMille and Thomas Block
• Superfudge by Judy Blume
• Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
• The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
• Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
• Ashton Hall by Lauren Belfer
• As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
• Absalom, Absalom! By William Faulkner
• The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
• Some Go Home by Odie Lindsey
• Welcome to our Senses by Odie Lindsey
• Collected Stories by William Faulkner

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