Wednesday, November 5, Alex DeMille will appear for a virtual event at The Poisoned Pen at 5 PM MST. DeMille will discuss The Tin Man, written with his father, Nelson DeMille. There are signed copies of the book available through the Webstore. https://bit.ly/47Ow5E2. This is Nelson DeMille’s final novel. Fortunately, Oline Cogdill also reviewed the book. Cogdill shares her review, published in the South Florida Sun Sentinel.
Book review: ‘The Tin Men’ is a fitting tribute to late co-author & a new chapter for his son
‘The Tin Men’ by Nelson and Alex DeMille; Simon & Schuster; 384 pages; $29
Despite the highly entertaining plot and the rip-roaring action, “The Tin Men,” by the father-and-son duo of Nelson and Alex DeMille, comes with sadness. During the writing of this military thriller, Nelson DeMille passed away on Sept. 17, 2024, at age 81, leaving his son to finish the manuscript they had been working on.
As is fitting, Alex DeMille leads off “The Tin Men” recounting how he worked with his father on their series about Army criminal investigators Scott Brodie and Maggie Taylor and how this third novel was concluded.
“The Tin Men” is a fitting tribute to Nelson DeMille’s rich career, which was filled with gripping bestsellers that captivated even those readers not always drawn to thrillers. “The Tin Men” moves briskly and is seamlessly punctuated by believable characters and elaborate-but-realistic military craft, while showing how artificial intelligence can be useful or manipulated to be diabolical.
The intelligent, unrelenting team of Scott and Maggie often are called to take on the tough assignments. The two arrive in the Mojave Desert to investigate the malfunction of D-17s — killer robots called “tin men.” During military testing, “tin men” killed an Army computer scientist. The robots’ speed and capabilities outmatch those of the human soldiers, putting an Army ranger regiment in danger. Scott and Maggie need to find out who is manipulating the robots’ software.
The authors keep the action on full speed as Scott and Maggie go through numerous physical and emotional trials. The DeMilles are careful to keep the story believable — the duo knows how to make smart, quick decisions.
“The Tin Men” is an apt legacy for the late Nelson DeMille and a new path for Alex DeMille.