John Corey - Trivia

Trivia

• Corey was never meant to be a recurring character, and DeMille's foreword in the newest edition of Plum Island (novel) indicates that Corey was only brought back by popular demand. DeMille stated in the same foreword that he deliberately wrote Corey as the most 'un-PC' character possible as many authors became more politically correct.
• Was once married to a defense attorney, and good friends with Beth Penrose.
• As many of DeMille's characters, Corey frequently dates or marries much younger women (Mayfield, for instance, is 14 years his junior).
• Teaches at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
• Prefers beer over other beverages to the extent that he was "forced" to masquerade beer as champagne during a haute garden party in Plum Island and to use red wine as a washing solution for his windshield (he has also been known to drink scotch, as do many of DeMille's other male protagonists). He is also exceptionally fond of pigs in a blanket with deli mustard and asked that they be prepared by a French chef in a $1,200 per night hotel in Wild Fire.
• Gave up smoking after being shot three times in the events prior to Plum Island. In The Lion's Game Corey does in fact hold a lit cigarette but assures the reader he does not inhale. However, in Night Fall he does have a cigarette when interviewing the Doctoral Student at the University of Pennsylvania.
• In Wild Fire he reveals his middle name is Aloysius.
• Is irrationally fearful of bears, and frequently mentions his fear while in upstate New York in Wild Fire.