Spencerville is a 1994 bestselling romantic thriller and suspense novel written by acclaimed author Nelson DeMille. Set in the immediate aftermath of the Cold War, the book explores themes of small-town corruption, obsession, and the lengths a man will go to protect the woman he loves.
The story follows Keith Landry, an elite U.S. Army Colonel and deep-cover intelligence operative who is forced into early retirement after the Cold War ends. Searching for peace and wanting to put a lifetime of violence behind him, Keith decides to return to his quiet hometown of Spencerville, Ohio.
