The Deserter

By Alex DeMille and Nelson DeMille

Book Overview

This instant New York Times bestseller and "outstanding" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) thriller features a brilliant and unorthodox Army investigator, his enigmatic female partner, and their hunt for the Army's most notorious--and dangerous--deserter.

When Captain Kyle Mercer of the Army's elite Delta Force disappeared from his post in Afghanistan, a video released by his Taliban captors made international headlines. But circumstances were murky: did Mercer desert before he was captured? Then a second video sent to Mercer's Army commanders leaves no doubt: the trained assassin and keeper of classified Army intelligence has disappeared.

When Mercer is spotted a year later in Caracas, Venezuela, top military brass task Scott Brodie and Maggie Taylor of the Criminal Investigation Division to bring Mercer back to America--preferably alive. Brodie knows this is a difficult mission, made more difficult by his new partner's inexperience, by their undeniable chemistry, and by Brodie's suspicion that Maggie Taylor is reporting to the CIA.

With ripped-from-the-headlines appeal, an exotic and dangerous locale, and the hairpin twists and inimitable humor that are signature DeMille, The Deserter is the first in a timely and thrilling new series from an unbeatable team of True Masters: the #1 New York Times bestseller Nelson DeMille and his son, award-winning screenwriter Alex DeMille.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501101765
• ISBN13: 9781501101762
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Length: 656 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 4.3" x 7.6"

Customer Reviews

the deserter should stay lost

The book is 100 pages to long, drags in the middle, and very military which is only of interest to some, the ending also was very disappointing, over all way to wordy,

Great read!

Great read! But I was disappointed in the ending. I think it needed more work. I feel sad for the decay of Caracas once one of the safest cities in Latin America. DeMille does a excellent job of describing the way the city is today and the dangers. Up to the final page I think it is good no el to read and highly recommended.