#164 in Thriller
The Lion's Game
- 710
- Pages
- about 13 h
- Reading time
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About the book
The Lion's Game is a 2000 novel by American author Nelson DeMille. It is the second of DeMille's novels to feature the detective John Corey, now working as a contractor for the fictional FBI Anti-Terrorist Task Force in New York City. It is a sequel to Plum Island and is followed by the 2004 book Night Fall. The book also briefly mentions events from other DeMille novels like The Charm School and The Gold Coast, that are not strictly part of the Corey-universe.
Reading order · John Corey
Full order & progress →- Plum IslandStart here
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.0 across 50 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 25% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Thriller average of 7.6. That is how 7.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 6.7 | 6 | 12% |
| Hardcover | 8.2 | 44 | 88% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Lion's Game?
It has 710 pages — longer than 96% of the ranked books in Thriller.
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