Nelson DeMille was the author of twenty-four novels, seven of which were #1 New York Times bestsellers. His novels include The Maze, The Cuban Affair, Word of Honor, Plum Island, The Charm School, The Gold Coast, and The General's Daughter, which was made into a major motion picture starring John Travolta and Madeleine Stowe. With his son Alex DeMille, he cowrote The Deserter, Blood Lines, and The Tin Men. Nelson DeMille was a combat-decorated US Army veteran; a member of Mensa, Poets & Writers, and the Authors Guild; and a past president of the Mystery Writers of America. He was also a member of the International Thriller Writers, which honored him as 2015 ThrillerMaster of the Year. He passed away in 2024.

Alex DeMille is a filmmaker and novelist. He grew up on Long Island and received a BA from Yale University and an MFA in film directing from UCLA. His films have played to acclaim at festivals worldwide, and he has been awarded a number of fellowships for his screenplays. The Deserter and Blood Lines, his first two novels cowritten with his father, Nelson DeMille, were instant New York Times bestsellers. He lives in Brooklyn with his family.

"[A] wonderful . . . excellent novel, guaranteed to be a hit with DeMille's many fans." --Booklist

"The DeMilles kick the action into high gear early on and don't let up until they arrive at an exhilarating clash between a 60-robot contingent and terrified human forces. This is liable to keep readers up all night." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"The Tin Men is both a very urgent meditation on the future of warfare and a page-turning extravaganza of suspense and action. Nelson (rest in peace) and Alex DeMille have done it again!" --Harlan Coben

"Nelson and Alex DeMille's The Tin Men is an electrifying read and a chillingly timely one, both a master-class in suspense and a haunting exploration of the dangers and costs of a surrender to technology, an abandonment of the human." --Megan Abbott, New York Times bestselling author of The Turnout

"Robots may be the future of warfare in this final father-son DeMille collaboration. . . . plenty goes haywire in this enjoyable yarn. It feels a bit too believable for comfort, and that's to the DeMilles' credit as storytellers. . . . . Fast-moving and disturbingly plausible." --Kirkus Reviews

"Wow! The Tin Men is everything a thriller ought to be--smart, relentless, cinematic, unnervingly timely. A soldier is killed by a battle-trained robot--one that has begun to act on its own. The stakes rise fast and the questions cut deep. It's all delivered with the DeMilles' unique blend of intelligence, biting wit, and grand style." --Susan Isaacs, author of Compromising Positions and Bad, Bad Seymour Brown

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Pub date: 2026-10-27

Length: 384 pages