Night Fall

By: Nelson DeMille

Narrated by: Scott Brick

New York Times bestselling author Nelson DeMille does it again with Elite Anti-terrorist Task Force Agents John Corey and Kate Mayfield discovering corruption deep in the FBI and they set out to find the truth.

On a Long Island beach at dusk, Bob Mitchell and JanetWhitney conduct their illicit love affair in front of a video camera, set to record each steamy moment. Suddenly a terrible explosion lights up the sky. Grabbing the camera, the couple flees as approaching police cars speed toward the scene. Five years later, the crash of Flight 800 has been attributed to a mechanical mal-function.

But for John Corey and Kate Mayfield, both members of the Elite Anti-terrorist Task Force, the case is not closed. Suspecting a cover-up at the highest levels and disobeying orders, they set out to find the one piece of evidence that will prove the truth about what really happened to Flight 800-the videotape that shows a couple making love on the beach and the last moments of the doomed airliner.

Ending lost this book a star

The interview with DeMille at the end of this book reveals that the author didn't know how he was going to end it and finally followed a suggestion offered by his 24-year-old son, Alex. Next time, don't ask. First of all I find it hard to believe that an ending that I was hoping wouldn't happen and needed some setup wasn't planned in the first place. I kept saying to myself, "Geez, I hope DeMille doesn't take this story where I think he's taking it." He was. With the ending aside, the rest of the book was excellent. Jill Winslow was a well-developed character and one that most readers will warm up to. Kate and Corey played off each other extremely well and Corey's baiting and dislike of authority figures was at its very best. I thought this one was better than the Lion's Game. With a better ending it would have been magnificent.

Night Fall

Great listen. DeMille hits all the right notes. His characters are multi dimensional and very entertaining. One of his best. The ending was incredible.

Couldn't Be Better!

Take a little bit of truth and weave a fantastic fiction out of it. How great!! Bringing back two characters I enjoyed from the Lion's Game and one of my favorite narrator's makes for an unbeatable combination. I never expected the ending and was really curious how he was going to pull it all off. DeMille did a wonderful job!!

Awesome as usual

Still not sure I love the ending - but what's fantastic witty well performed story

Highly recommended

Picks up

First 10 minutes, very exciting. Then 4 hours of endless recaps and investigative interviews about the plane crash. Get past that and the story picks up and characters develop. By the end, you "forget" about the tedious first 4 hours. I enjoy the Corey character. Very sarcastic, but likeable. Read Lion's Game before Nightfall for character reference.