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1 New York Times bestselling author Nelson DeMille returns with a genuinely thrilling The New York Times suspense novel featuring his most popular character former NYPD homicide detective John Corey called out of retirement to investigate a string of grisly murdersinspired by the actual Gilgo Beach murders

In his 1 New York Times bestseller Plum Island Nelson DeMille introduced readers to NYPD Homicide Detective John Corey who we first met on the back porch of his uncles waterfront mansion on Long Island recovering from wounds incurred in the line of duty

Six novels later The Maze finds Corey on the same porch having survived new law enforcement roles and romantic relationshipswiser and more sarcastic than ever Corey is restless and looking for action so when his former lover Detective Beth Penrose appears with a job offer Corey has to once again make some decisions about his careerand about reuniting with Beth

Inspired by the reallife Gilgo Beach murders The Maze takes us on a dangerous hunt for an apparent serial killer who has murdered nineand maybe moresex workers and hidden their bodies in the thick undergrowth on a lonely stretch of beach

As Corey digs deeper into this case he comes to suspect that the failure of the local police to solve this sensational mystery may not be a result of their incompetenceit may be something else Something more sinister

Featuring John Coreys politically incorrect humor and brilliant unorthodox investigative skills The Maze finally gives DeMilles readers the John Corey fix theyve been craving along with the shocking plot twists that are the trademark of the bestselling author Nelson DeMille the master of smart entertaining suspense Bookreporter