The Charm School, Nelson DeMille
The Charm School, Nelson DeMille
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The Charm School

Author: Nelson DeMille

Narrator: Scott Brick

Unabridged: 24 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/06/2009

Synopsis

A chilling, relentlessly suspenseful story of international intrigue and high-voltage political tension set in contemporary Russia, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The General's Daughter."Highly engaging super-suspense." —Kirkus Reviews On a dark road deep inside Russia, a young American tourist picks up a most unusual passenger a U.S. POW on the run with an incredible secret to reveal to an unsuspecting world. The secret concerns "The Charm School," a vast and astounding KGB conspiracy that stands poised against the very heartland of America. Arrayed against this renegade power of the Soviet state are three Americans: an Air Force officer, who will fly one last covert mission into the center of a mad experiment; an embassy liaison, who will have her hopes for a saner superpower balance brutally tested; and the chief of the CIA's Moscow station, who will find his intricate dance of destiny and death reaching its devastating conclusion.

About Nelson DeMille

Born in New York City, author Nelson Richard DeMille moved with his parents out to Long Island, where his journey to becoming an accomplished author all began. He graduated from Elmont Memorial High School, and attended three years at Hofstra University. In 1966-69 he was a commissioned officer........Lieutenant in the United States Army. He was an infantry platoon leader in Vietnam, being decorated with the Air Medal, Bronze Star, and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry.

After his tour in Vietnam, he returned to Hofstra University where he earned a bachelor's degree in Political Science and History. His first major novel, By the Rivers of Babylon, was published in 1978, and is still in print today. After that first novel, he has had numerous others. A few of them are Cathedral, The Talbot Odyssey, Word of Honor, and many others. DeMille has received several literary awards, with being selected as Thriller Master of the Year in 2015. He holds three Honorary Doctorates from Hofstra University, Long Island University, and Dowling College.

DeMille has three children, and he and his wife reside in Garden City, New York.

Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Cody Flesch on 2018-06-10 19:42:30

Excellent read. Exciting, with a great blend of action, drama and surprises. Highly recommended.

Goodreads review by Cautious on August 29, 2013

This book is one of those that you wish could be made into a good movie. Oh wait a second… have you see a new TV series The Americans? I bet the idea for The Americans came from The Charm School. You know… the idea of Russian spies infiltrating the US, pretending to be Americans? Scared already? By......more

Goodreads review by Corey on March 10, 2022

Nelson DeMille strikes again. The guy never lets me down, ever. The Charm School is a Cold War thriller about a training camp in the Russian countryside that is using American POWs from Vietnam to train young KGB agents to essentially become Americans. The book follows Mark Hollis, a spy working out......more

Goodreads review by Barry on September 05, 2021

I always enjoy a Nelson DeMille novel and this one sucked me in from the very beginning and didn’t let go until the last page!! This is a definite all-time favorite!!......more

Goodreads review by Chipper on November 23, 2018

A spy-mystery from Demille, when Demille was a younger writer still developing his sarcastic wit. Even then, he could make a seemingly improbable story believable and highly entertaining. For anyone over 40 who remembers the tail-end of the long and mistrust-filled Cold War, this book will resonate.......more

Goodreads review by Ioana on July 02, 2015

2.5 but deserves to be rounded down to 2 rather than up to 3; my first DeMille book and convinced me to NEVER read him again. This is a harsh rating for a relatively well written book; for pulp, the use of language and research doesn't get much better than this. However, the author (and his self impo......more

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