At a top-secret Army training facility in the Mojave Desert, Special Agents Scott Brodie and Maggie Taylor plunge into a deadly web of military suspense, AI technology, and robot soldiers as they unravel the shocking murder of a senior scientist in this gripping thriller from New York Times bestselling authors Nelson DeMille and Alex DeMille.'A page-turning extravaganza of suspense and action.' Harlan CobenArmy CID Special Agents Scott Brodie and Maggie Taylor team up for their toughest assignment yet as they are dispatched to Camp Hayden to investigate the death of Major Roger Ames, the chief scientist in charge of the top-secret war games being conducted between a platoon of Army Rangers and a fleet of "lethal autonomous weapons." Brodie and Taylor find themselves at ground zero of the next generation of warfare, and must untangle the complex web of alliances, animosities, and secret agendas among the men and women of the isolated facility.
In a place cut off from the world and exposed to the harsh desert elements, everyone is a suspect - from the zealous camp commander who pushes his men to the limit, to the Rangers slipping into madness due to isolation, grueling training, and rampant abuse of performance-enhancing drugs, to the late Major Ames's own research colleagues. Brodie and Taylor must uncover layers of deception to find the hidden hand behind the murder of Major Ames, and the real purpose of the activities at Camp Hayden and its terrifying arsenal of next-generation weapons.
About the Author
Nelson DeMille was the
New York Times bestselling author of twenty-three novels, seven of which were #1
New York Times bestsellers, with sales of over 55 million copies in 24 languages. With his son Alex DeMille, he cowrote
The Deserter, Blood Lines, and
The Tin Men. Nelson DeMille was a combat-decorated US Army veteran, a member of Mensa, Poets & Writers, and the Authors Guild, and past president of the Mystery Writers of America. He was also a member of the International Thriller Writers, who honoured him as 2015 ThrillerMaster of the Year. Nelson DeMille passed away in 2024.
Industry Reviews
Big, compelling and furiously paced, it screams to a terrific climax - Daily Mail (on A Quiet End)
DeMille's strengths are legend. His plots are tremendous - Sun
If you like your thrillers fast-paced, intelligent, tough and good to the last drop,
The Deserter is right up your alley. An unrelenting edge-of-your-seat ride from America's foremost storyteller, and son - New York Journal of Books
[An] outstanding thriller . . . DeMille and son provide it all in this rumble through the jungle-authentic detail, lively dialogue, a vividly drawn setting, and an exhilarating plot - Publishers Weekly (on the Deserter)
