The Maze

#1 New York Times bestselling author Nelson DeMille returns with a blistering thriller featuring his most popular series character,former NYPD homicide detective John Coreycalled out of retirement to investigate a string of grisly murders much too close to home. In his dazzling #1 bestsellerPlum IslandNelson DeMille introduced readers to NYPD Homicide Detective John Coreywho we first meet sitting on the back porch of his uncle’s waterfront estate on Long Islandconvalescing from wounds incurred in the line of duty. A visit from the local Chief of Police results in the legendary Detective Corey becoming involved in the investigation of the murders of a married couple who were scientists at the top-secret biological research facility on Plum Island. Fast forward through six more bestselling John Corey novels and The Maze opens with Corey on the same porchbut now in forced retirement from his last job as a Federal Agent with the Diplomatic Surveillance Group. Corey is restless and looking for actionso when his former loverDetective Beth Penroseappears with a job offerCorey has to once again make some decisions about his career–and about reuniting with Beth Penrose. Inspired byand based on the actual and still unsolved Gilgo Beach murdersThe Maze takes the reader on a dangerous hunt for an apparent serial killer who has murdered nine–and maybe more–prostitutes and hidden their bodies in the thick undergrowth on a lonely stretch of beach. As Corey digs deeper into this casewhich has made national newshe comes to suspect that the failure of the local police to solve this sensational case may not be a result of their inexperience and incompetence–it may be something else. Something more sinister. The Maze features John Corey’s politically incorrect humormatched by his brilliant and unorthodox investigative skills along with the surprising and shocking plot twists that are the trademark of the #1 New York Times bestselling authorNelson DeMille.