Cathedral [Hardcover]

Nelson De Mille (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 575 pages
• Publisher: Delcorte Press; Unknown edition (1981)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 073940105X
• ISBN-13: 978-0739401057
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.8 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,913,177 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I was born in New York City in 1943. My father was a Canadian, serving at that time with the American Navy, and my mother was a Brooklyn native, trying to figure out how to grow a Victory Garden for the war effort.

My family moved to Elmont, Long Island, New York in 1947 where my father was a house builder, and my mother was a homemaker raising four boys.
I attended Elmont public schools, played football, ran track, and was on the wrestling team. I graduated Elmont Memorial High School in 1962 and spent the summer at the beach.

I attended Hofstra University, but left before graduation to join the Army in 1966. I served three years in the United States Army as an infantry lieutenant and spent one year in Vietnam as a platoon leader with the First Cavalry Division. You'll see that I used this experience in my novels "Word of Honor" and "Up Country."

After the end of my military service, I returned to Hofstra where I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and History. I married and had two children, Lauren and Alex, and eventually divorced.

I held a series of good and bad jobs between 1970 and 1974, and in that year, for some reason I can't remember, I decided to be a writer. My first books were paperback originals, New York City police detective novels, thankfully all out of print and hard to find.

In 1978, I published my first major novel, "By the Rivers of Babylon," which was a commercial and critical success. Since then, I've written fourteen other novels and had a good time creating my characters John Corey, Ben Tyson (played by Don Johnson in the TNT movie of "Word of Honor"), foxy Emma Whitestone, Paul Brenner (played by John Travolta in the Paramount movie of "The General's Daughter"), sexy Susan Sutter, the never-say-die CIA officer Ted Nash, and my favorite villain, Asad Khalil, a misunderstood Libyan terrorist with unresolved childhood issues.

I am a member of The Authors Guild, the Mystery Writers of America (past President), American Mensa (thank God I don't have to retake that test), and I hold three honorary doctorate degrees (thank God I didn't have to study for them) from Hofstra University, Long Island University, and Dowling College.
I'm married to the love of my life, Sandy Dillingham, whom I met while I was on a publicity tour in Denver. We have a son, James, two years old, and he's keeping me young.

There's more about me on my website. Thanks for reading about me here, and I hope you enjoy my novels.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cathedral by Nelson DeMille, January 18, 2010

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IU Leatherneck (Springfield, VA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Cathedral (Hardcover)

Another DeMille thriller. This one starting from page one. As I have experienced with "Up Country", Plum Island", Spencerville", and "The Charm School", I was so drawn into the plot, geographical and timeframe setting, there was somewhat of a let down when it ended....wanting it to continue. Having been to St Patrick's in NYC several times drew my interest into following locations I was familiar with. I did think the finale was somewhat drawn out.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great read, but dated, June 21, 2006

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Van Gogh "Van Gogh" (Maryland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cathedral (Hardcover)

This is a great page-turner. Typical Demille... interesting story, great dialogue not to mention a twist at the end. Only knock is that reading it now, it deals with some dated issues (the IRA), but that aside it is a really good book.