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3.9/5 Barnes & Noble Language English Pages 528 Originally published 6 November 2006 Preceded by Night Fall Page count 528 | 4/5 Goodreads Country United States Publication date November 6, 2006 ISBN 978-0446617772 Followed by The Lion Genre Fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Publisher Grand Central Publishing Similar Nelson DeMille books, John Corey Series books, Fiction books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 City. The novel is the sequel to Night Fall and takes place approximately one year later. Wild Fire is followed by DeMille’s 2010 novel, The Lion.
Plot
Welcome to the Custer Hill Club—a men’s club set in a luxurious Adirondack hunting lodge whose members include some of America’s most powerful business leaders, military men, and government officials. Ostensibly, the club is a place to relax with old friends. But one fall weekend, the club’s Executive Board gathers to talk about the tragedy of 9/11—and finalize a retaliation plan, known only by its codename: Wild Fire.
That same weekend, a member of the Federal Anti-Terrorist Task Force is found dead. Soon it’s up to Detective John Corey and his wife, FBI Agent Kate Mayfield to unravel a terrifying plot that starts with the Custer Hill Club and ends with American cities locked in the crosshairs of a nuclear device. Corey and Mayfield are the only ones who can stop the button from being pushed, and global chaos from being unleashed...