“The Panther” by Nelson DeMille – The Elusive Bomber

I've already written a review on a novel which followed the life of John Corey, The Lion’s Game. That book was published over ten years ago. Fast forward to today, and John Corey is still kicking, along with his wife Kate Mayfield, who is an FBI agent while John is part of an anti-terrorist task force. 

In John Corey’s latest adventure, he and his wife are sent to Yemen in hopes of tracking a high-ranking Al Qaeda operative, known as The Panther, held responsible for the bombing on the USS Cole. Needless to say, he needs to be brought down at any cost, and that cost turns out to be a deadly game of chess and cat-and-mouse.

Even though this book may have been written ten years later by Nelson Demille, The Panther is still as fast-paced as any John Corey novel ever was, always keeping you on the edge of… whatever you are sitting or lying on.

It is not only extremely interesting to observe how the FBI operates in order to take down the kind of threat they haven’t seen before, a true mastermind of terrorism. What’s more interesting though is to see how The Panther operates, how the brain of one man outsmarts the entire government of a nation hell bent on destroying him. It’s truly one of the most brilliant battles of wits put on paper, at least these days.

The Panther by Nelson DeMille (Book cover)
Apart from that, I have to say that the way Sana’a, Yemen is depicted in this book is truly breathtaking. There are countless details that help to form an image and breathe life into a dangerous and treacherous land. 

Above all though, the novel raises questions pertaining to loyalty, what drives human beings, and whether or not you can ever truly know who your enemies and allies are. A riveting read that I would recommend to pretty much anyone who enjoys terror-related plots, or, of course, John Corey.


Nelson DeMille (Author)

Nelson DeMille


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Nelson DeMille is an author of American origin who pumped out countless thriller novels during his heyday. Also known as Jack Cannon, Kurt Ladner and Brad Matthews, DeMille has published many bestsellers such as Plum Island and The Lion’s Game.



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