Nelson DeMille was born in New York City in 1943. He grew up on Long Island, and graduated from Hofstra University with a degree in Political Science and History. DeMille served as an infantry officer in Vietnam, then worked as a journalist and short story writer, before writing his first major novel, ‘By the Rivers of Babylon’. His other novels ... Read moreinclude ‘Cathedral’, ‘The Talbot Odyssey’, ‘Word of Honour’, ‘The Charm School’, ‘Gold Coast’, ‘The General’s Daughter’ and ‘Spencerville’. Show Less