Writing as: Nelson DeMille
www.nelsondemille.net
Born in New York City, Nelson DeMille's family moved to Long Island when he was young and he grew up there. He attended Hofstra for a while before joining the Army and becoming an officer via OCS. He saw a good deal of action in Vietnam as a platoon leader in the infantry. Returning to the States and to Hofstra to finish his degree, he stayed on Long Island to raise a family and took up writing, a very profitable decision.