{"product_id":"the-maze-9781501101786","title":"The Maze","description":"\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Nelson DeMille returns with a blistering thriller featuring his most popular series character, former NYPD homicide detective John Corey, called out of retirement to investigate a string of grisly murders much too close to home.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his dazzling #1 bestseller, \u003ci\u003ePlum Island\u003c\/i\u003e, Nelson DeMille introduced readers to NYPD Homicide Detective John Corey, who we first meet sitting on the back porch of his uncle's waterfront estate on Long Island, convalescing 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Fast forward through six more bestselling John Corey novels and \u003ci\u003eThe Maze\u003c\/i\u003e opens with Corey on the same porch, but now in forced retirement from his last job as a Federal Agent with the Diplomatic Surveillance Group. 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 career--and about reuniting with Beth Penrose. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Inspired by, and based on the actual and still unsolved Gilgo Beach murders, \u003ci\u003eThe Maze\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Corey digs deeper into this case, which has made national news, he 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Maze\u003c\/i\u003e features John Corey's politically incorrect humor, matched by his brilliant and unorthodox investigative skills along with the surprising and shocking plot twists that are the trademark of the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author, Nelson DeMille.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/11\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501101786\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2022 pg. 50\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nelson DeMille","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42334566547637,"sku":"9781501101786","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_519b6ab4-9ce6-4030-8cf0-770d35356d37.jpg?v=1660629289","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-maze-9781501101786","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}