The General's Daughter

RESOUNDING ACCLAIM FOR

BESTSELLING AUTHOR

NELSON DEMILLE AND

THE GENERAL’S

DAUGHTER

“A PAGE-TURNER THAT DISTURBS, PROVOKES, AND MAKES YOU THINK LONG AFTER YOU’VE PUT IT DOWN… sophisticated and compassionate…. Pointed dialogue and gritty humor make THE GENERAL’S DAUGHTER a fast read.”

—Washington Post Book World

“A FURIOUSLY FAST READ, GENUINELY PERPLEXING, INVOLVING MYSTERY AND AN IMMENSELY LIKABLE ANTIHERO. THANK YOU, MR. DEMILLE.”

—New York Daily News

“DEMILLE IS A MASTER OF THE UNEXPECTED…. With THE GENERAL’S DAUGHTER, DeMille continues to prove himself an accomplished and incredibly versatile storyteller.”

—Cleveland Plain Dealer

“DEMILLE’S NARRATIVE ENERGY IS UNFLAGGING.”

—Boston Globe

“HIS NOVELS ARE TIMELY, AUTHENTIC, AND FILLED WITH CONVINCING CHARACTERS. Nelson DeMille is one of the few writers who consistently takes chances and consistently succeeds. Each thriller is different in scope and texture.”

—Baltimore Sun

“COMPELLING… INTENSE… it’s a pleasure to read a novel that speaks about important issues while holding us in thrall. Nelson DeMille is an intelligent and accomplished storyteller who’s written a good book.”

—Miami Herald

“A KNOCKOUT. DeMille’s done it again… immensely skilled… a deductive novel of unwavering excellence.”

—Kirkus Reviews

“A SPELLBINDING STORY… a superlative murder mystery that combines the plotting brilliance of a P. D. James whodunit with the disturbing overtones of a Ruth Rendell psychological thriller… The characterizations are splendid.”

—Buffalo News

“A FAST-PACED PROCEDURAL MYSTERY…. DeMille is a great storyteller, and this one is filled with intrigue. He also creates very believable characters and has thought up a convincing—and very strange—plot.”

—The Veteran

“TERRIFIC… this book is a real page-turner but the style and language elevate it to literature.”

—Los Angeles Features Syndicate

“WRITTEN WITH AUTHORITYAND ASSURANCE.”

—Chattanooga News-Free Press

“A PAGE-TURNER…. Once again, DeMille jolts readers with a story of murder…. He also creates a fascinating set of characters.”

—Ocala Star-Banner

“DEMILLE’S PLOTTING IS SOPHISTICATED, BUT THE PARTICULAR JOY OF THE GENERAL’S DAUGHTER IS ITS DIALOGUE. Brenner is a man of honor as well as a cynic’s delight and a reader’s joy. DeMille, who found his fans with The Gold Coast, will keep them happy with this one.”

—New York Daily News

“RAISES THE READER’S ADRENALINE LEVEL…. DeMille is a very gifted author who keeps his readers fascinated and guessing until the very end. Even then the conclusion is a shocker.”

—Riverside Press-Enterprise (CA)

“GRIPPING… will have you biting your nails down to the quick… you won’t be able to put it down.”

—The Magazine, Baton Rouge

“A CAREFULLY CRAFTED NOVEL OF SUSPENSE…. Full of characters with depth and imagination, and the story is a great one.”

—Wisconsin State-Journal

“A SUPER OUTSTANDING BOOK… a convincing and impressive novel…. You’re in for a suspense shock.”

—Macon Beacon

“HITS THE MARK…. DeMille sustains our interest as he deviously weaves a web of suspicion around the many characters before revealing the killer in the smashing climax.”

—Florida Times-Union

Books by Nelson DeMille

BY THE RIVERS OF BABYLON

CATHEDRAL

THE TALBOT ODYSSEY

WORD OF HONOR

THE CHARM SCHOOL

THE GOLD COAST

THE GENERAL’S DAUGHTER

SPENCERVILLE

PLUM ISLAND

Published by

WARNER BOOKS

THE GENERAL’S DAUGHTER. Copyright © 1992 by Nelson DeMille. Foreword copyright © 1999 by Nelson DeMille.

For Mom and Dad, Dennis

and Lillian, Lance and Joanie

Many thanks to my consiglieri,

Dave Westermann, Mike Tryon,

Len Ridini, Tom Eschmann,

Steve Astor, John Betz,

and Nick Ellison.

Mille grazie.