The General’s Daughter by Nelson DeMille

The General’s Daughter is the second DeMille book I’ve read and it’s on a par with Word of Honour though somewhat different. Told in the first person it’s a military criminal thriller with some excellent dialogue. There is a film version which was enjoyable enough, but it couldn’t capture this writing style.

At it’s heart, this is a simple whodunnit. Facts are revealed in the twisty plot as the easily-read chapters go by. There’s even space in the background for a rather amusing romantic entanglement between the two lead investigators which generates some of the best snippets of writing.

It does get a little convoluted with the vast numbers of characters and suspects, but the pace doesn’t let up as a deadline is introduced to the case early on.

I think I enjoyed Word of Honour more, but the writing here did make me laugh at times. I’ve got another DeMille on my pile which I’m still looking forward to.