<p>Nelson DeMille&nbsp;wrote several novels&nbsp;set on his native Long Island.</p>


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Nelson DeMille, bestselling author, Long Islander, dies at 81

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Nelson DeMille's bestsellers included 'The Gold Coast' and 'Plum Island'

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Nelson DeMille wrote several novels set on his native Long Island.

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His children said "The Gold Coast," a book DeMille wrote about the ultrarich on Long Island's North Shore, was his favorite.

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