{"id":1713,"date":"2022-10-11T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/the-maze\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T16:23:08","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T16:23:08","slug":"the-maze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/the-maze\/","title":{"rendered":"The Maze"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mvqztbz5-97cc6dd04685f92419039fdf977d913d\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mvqztbz5-97cc6dd04685f92419039fdf977d913d{\npadding-bottom:10px;\nfont-size:50px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mvqztbz5-97cc6dd04685f92419039fdf977d913d .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mvqztbz5-97cc6dd04685f92419039fdf977d913d .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:50px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mvqztbz5-97cc6dd04685f92419039fdf977d913d .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mvqztbz5-97cc6dd04685f92419039fdf977d913d .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mvqztbz5-97cc6dd04685f92419039fdf977d913d .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mvqztbz5-97cc6dd04685f92419039fdf977d913d av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  av-inherit-size'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >The Maze<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-44p97d-9aa854937422823d8926f7c01c11c1c4 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_two_third  first flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mvqzdgcr-35a3d0965de89bc9172e71dfb084c8b8\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mvqzdgcr-35a3d0965de89bc9172e71dfb084c8b8 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mvqzdgcr-35a3d0965de89bc9172e71dfb084c8b8 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mvqzdgcr-35a3d0965de89bc9172e71dfb084c8b8 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-2  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-1714 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1714 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-maze-hp-464x705.jpg\" alt='' title='the-maze-hp'  height=\"705\" width=\"464\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-maze-hp-464x705.jpg 464w, https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-maze-hp-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-maze-hp.jpg 625w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-2bsku1-6ee072fff5d0039dca070881322e318f av_two_third  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mvqzd3f1-e94786e2be8380d26aeace1bcde7eb2e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"book-header\">\n<p class=\"book-date\">Published on October 11, 2022<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"book-details\">\n<div class=\"book-description\">\n<p>In his dazzling #1 bestseller, <em>Plum Island<\/em>, Nelson DeMille introduced readers to NYPD Homicide Detective John Corey, who we first meet sitting on the back porch of his uncle\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>Fast forward through six more bestselling John Corey novels and <em>The Maze<\/em> 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\u2014and about reuniting with Beth Penrose.<\/p>\n<p>Inspired by, and based on the actual and still unsolved Gilgo Beach murders, <em>The Maze<\/em> takes the reader on a dangerous hunt for an apparent serial killer who has murdered nine\u2014and maybe more\u2014prostitutes and hidden their bodies in the thick undergrowth on a lonely stretch of beach.<\/p>\n<p>As 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\u2014it may be something else. Something more sinister.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Maze<\/em> features John Corey\u2019s 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 <em>New York Times<\/em> bestselling author, Nelson DeMille.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mvqzid7i-3448fb2ca4eadfa52215c6d30ab50c59\">\n.avia-buttonrow-wrap.av-mvqzid7i-3448fb2ca4eadfa52215c6d30ab50c59 .avia-button{\npadding:15px 15px 15px 15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-buttonrow-wrap av-mvqzid7i-3448fb2ca4eadfa52215c6d30ab50c59 avia-buttonrow-left  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last '>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mvqzfin2-a132c656c7d1b334f6b557a4c8710d69\">\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-mvqzfin2-a132c656c7d1b334f6b557a4c8710d69{\nmargin-bottom:5px;\nmargin-right:5px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<a href='https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1501101781\/nelsondemille-20'  class='avia-button av-mvqzfin2-a132c656c7d1b334f6b557a4c8710d69 avia-icon_select-no avia-size-small avia-color-theme-color'  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"  aria-label=\"Buy Now\"><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >Buy Now<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1714,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-books","category-john-corey-series"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - 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