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Journal Entry 2 by TheWhiteLion from London , Greater London United Kingdom on Friday, January 20, 2006
 Have to start off my review by saing that this is the first one of Nelson DeMille's books I've read, and it definitely won't be the last.
"The General's Daughter" is a classic murder mystery. There is a closed-off, military community that is rocked when the daughter of the base commander is killed and apparently sexually assaulted. Sex is a predominant theme in the crime, and the detectives find many of the characters have a grave weakness for illicit sex as the investigation into the murder of Captain Ann Campbell proceeds.
The story moves quickly and I found I couldn't put the book down, and continuously had to resist the urge to read ahead (I failed miserably!).
DeMille works the reader's libido, creating an edgy, lusty portrait much like Sharon Stone did on screen in "Basic Instinct," the same year of this book's publication. Yet the more you read of her, the sorrier you feel. I enjoyed Paul Brenner, the CID investigator, with his sarcastic-and-dry sense of humour.
The writing is simple and straightforward. It's a fun and easy-to-follow story, but you won't put it down after the final page to contemplate the writer's talent or the story's intensity.
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The General's Daughter
