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The Maze (John Corey Book 8) by [Nelson DeMille]

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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 series character, former NYPD homicide detective John Corey, called out of retirement to investigate a string of grisly murders much too close to home.

Nelson DeMille introduced readers to NYPD Homicide Detective John Corey in Plum Island, who we first meet sitting on the back porch of his uncle’s waterfront estate on Long Island, recovering from wounds incurred in the line of duty.

Six novels later, The Maze opens with Corey on the same porch, having survived new law enforcement roles and romantic relationships—wiser 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 career—and about reuniting with Beth.

Inspired by and based on the actual and still-unsolved Gilgo Beach murders, The Maze takes us on a dangerous hunt for an apparent serial killer who has murdered nine—and maybe more—sex 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 incompetence—it may be something else. Something more sinister.

The Maze features John Corey’s politically incorrect humor, matched by his brilliant and unorthodox investigative skills, along with the shocking plot twists that are the trademark of the bestselling author Nelson DeMille, “the master of smart, entertaining suspense” (Bookreporter).

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"Genuinely thrilling." —The New York Times

“A tough, unsolved murder case with interlocking crimes and suspects that ends in a fiery finish. . . . A well-done crime yarn.” —Kirkus Reviews

"The Maze finally gives DeMille’s readers the John Corey fix they’ve been craving. There’s no other character in modern literature like him. . . . kudos to Nelson DeMille, the master of smart, entertaining suspense." —Book Reporter

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Nelson DeMille is the New York Times bestselling author of twenty-two novels, seven of which were #1 New York Times bestsellers. His novels include The Maze, The Deserter (written with Alex DeMille), The Cuban Affair, Word of Honor, Plum Island, The Charm School, The Gold Coast, and The General’s Daughter, which was made into a major motion picture, starring John Travolta and Madeleine Stowe. He has written short stories, book reviews, and articles for magazines and newspapers. Nelson DeMille is a combat-decorated US Army veteran, a member of Mensa, Poets & Writers, and the Authors Guild, and past president of the Mystery Writers of America. He is also a member of the International Thriller Writers, who honored him as 2015 ThrillerMaster of the Year. He lives on Long Island with his family.

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Chapter 1 CHAPTER 1
You can’t drink all day unless you start in the morning.

It was 11 A.M. on a sunny June day, and I was sitting with a cold Bud in a deep wicker chair on the back porch of my uncle Harry’s big Victorian house overlooking the Great Peconic Bay. The uniform of the day—every day—was shorts and T-shirt. My bare feet were propped on the porch rail, and on my lap were a pair of old binoculars and the New York Times crossword puzzle.

I’d been chilling here for about three weeks, and as I’d said the last time I was borrowing Harry’s summer house, the problem with doing nothing is not knowing when you’re finished.

I put my beer down on a side table next to my 9mm Glock.

It was a cool day with a nice salty breeze coming off the water. I’m a city boy, but I can get used to nature in small doses. I focused my binocs on a cabin cruiser out in the bay, a few hundred feet from shore. The boat was not running, but neither was it at anchor. It was drifting, and the incoming tide and wind were taking it toward the rocky beach at the end of the sloping lawn. No one was visible in the wheelhouse or on deck. Odd. I put the Glock on my lap.

If they were coming for me, they’d probably come at night. But a surprise daytime attack was also possible. For all I knew, the hit team was already inside the empty house, in cell phone contact with the boat, which had fixed my position. My cell phone, unfortunately, was sitting on the kitchen counter, charging.

My only escape would be to grab my gun, vault over the porch rail, and sprint across the lawn to the bay, then start swimming along the shoreline, where the water was too shallow for the cabin cruiser to get close. The hit team in my kitchen would not have anticipated my dash to the sea, and they’d be frantically trying to figure out what to do as they charged out of the house onto the porch and saw me swimming, then coming ashore and disappearing into the thick bulrushes.

And then what? Make my way to safety? Or execute a flanking maneuver to come around their rear and take them out one by one? They wouldn’t expect that. But they should know that John Corey does the unexpected.

After the hit team were all dead on the back lawn, I’d flip the bird to their backup team on the boat, then go in the house and call the police and the town dump. Why the dump? Because, as we used to say in the NYPD: A single death is a tragedy; multiple deaths are a sanitation problem.

Clearly, I was going nuts. In fact, people often ask me, “Are you crazy?” I was glad there was still some doubt.

Anyway, as I said, I’m John Corey, former NYPD Homicide detective. After I left the job on a line-of-duty three-quarter disability—the result of three bullet wounds—I took a job as a contract agent with the Federal Anti-Terrorist Task Force. I left the ATTF under unusual circumstances and landed another Federal gig, this one with the Diplomatic Surveillance Group, which terminated last month—also under unusual circumstances. I was also once an adjunct professor at JJC—John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Manhattan. Now I am NYU—New York Unemployed.

I put my Glock back on the side table, took a swig of beer, and glanced at the newspaper on my lap. Today was June 21, the summer solstice and the longest day of the year. The sun was still in the eastern sky and the migrating birds were mostly settled in, as were the odd ducks from the city who had weekend homes around here.

I noticed the cabin cruiser was now at anchor, and two couples were fishing. That’s what assassins do before they strike.

I’m not totally nuts, by the way, or unreasonably paranoid. I have acquired a number of enemies over the years, including my former FBI bosses in the ATTF, and also my former colleagues in the CIA. Most recently, I have pissed off my superiors in the Diplomatic Surveillance Group. Going way back, I guess I also pissed off some of my NYPD bosses. But I didn’t think any of those people actually wanted me dead… well, maybe the CIA did. I know too much.

Aside from my former colleagues, I have some real enemies, starting with the perps who I’d put behind bars in my NYPD days. Then there were the Islamic terrorists whose pals I had capped or captured when I was with ATTF. Those A-holes definitely wanted my head separated from my body. But perps and terrorists are mostly stupid, and I didn’t lose any sleep worrying about them. The real pros were the guys I tangled with when I was with the Diplomatic Surveillance Group—the guys from SVR, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, the equivalent of our CIA, and the successors of the Soviet KGB. Those bastards are tough and they’re good at what they do. And what they do is kill people. Which a few of them tried to do to yours truly. I’m still here. They’re not. The SVR would like to settle that score. And I’d like to see them try it.

Also on my enemies list are two unknown gentlemen who pumped fourteen or fifteen rounds at me on West 102nd Street seven years ago, when I was an NYPD detective working a homicide case. Those myopic A-holes managed only three hits at thirty feet and would not have qualified at the Police Academy pistol range. Not that I’m complaining. Anyway, I spent a month at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital and a few weeks at my Manhattan condo before I accepted Uncle Harry’s kind offer to convalesce here at his waterfront summer house, which he rarely uses. And here I am again, not convalescing this time but decompressing, which is a lot better than decomposing.

In the category of my frenemies are my ex-wife, Robin, and my future ex-wife, Kate Mayfield.

Robin, a successful criminal defense attorney, came to visit me when I was at Columbia-Pres, even though we were then separated. She once stepped on my oxygen hose, but I’m sure that was an accident. The second time I’m not so sure. FYI, Robin has reclaimed her maiden name, which is Paine, and which is so her. Robin has never remarried, but every time I run into her in New York, she has a new guy, making me think she’s had more fresh mounts than a Pony Express rider.

As for FBI Special Agent Kate Mayfield, my estranged wife, I haven’t seen her since last October, when she transferred from the Anti-Terrorist Task Force office at 26 Federal Plaza in New York to FBI Headquarters in DC. But we keep in touch by text and e-mail, and even phone now and then. Neither of us has actually filed for divorce, meaning, I guess, that a reconciliation is possible, though not probable, given that she’s probably fucking Tom Walsh, our former FBI boss at ATTF, who has also conveniently transferred to DC.

I should have had Walsh brought up on misconduct charges, but that would have hurt Kate’s career, so I didn’t. I will, however, settle with Mr. Walsh at the first opportunity. Or should I thank him?

Also regarding my love life, there is Tess Faraday, who was my partner when I was working what turned out to be my last assignment with the Diplomatic Surveillance Group: the case of the killer Russians. Tess, who was undercover for State Department Intel, got under the covers for John Corey, but unfortunately, our relationship has transitioned from romantic to platonic. Not sure how that happened, but it happens, though she sometimes hints that benefits are still available if I were divorced or in the process thereof. Meanwhile, I haven’t had sex in so long I can’t remember who brings the handcuffs.

I worked on the Times crossword awhile—a seven-letter word starting with “u” that means ointment… “Up yours”? No, “unguent.” I finished my beer and contemplated lunch. Or did I just drink lunch?

I looked south, out at the bay, sparkling in the sunlight. Uncle Harry’s summer house is located in the hamlet of Mattituck, Town of Southold, which is on the North Fork of Long Island, about a hundred road miles east of Manhattan. Across the bay is the South Fork, the trendy Hamptons, populated every summer by A-listers, many of whom are actually A-holes. Here on the North Fork, the full-time residents are fairly normal people—farmers, fishermen, butchers, bakers, and candlestick makers. Also, in recent years, vineyards have sprung up on what were once potato farms. The wineries attract tourists who like to talk about wine. I mean, do I talk about beer? It’s beer. Drink it and shut up.

Anyway, property values have skyrocketed here, so Uncle Harry’s house and land are worth about a million bucks. Harry had actually sold this place after my convalescent stay here, but the deal fell through, and he took that as a sign that he should keep the house. Good move. It’s now worth double what it was then. He keeps offering to sell it to me, like I have a million bucks. He wants to “keep it in the family.” Wrong family, Harry.

Harry lives in the city, Upper East Side, not far from my condo. If you ask him what he does for a living, he says, “I’m in organized crime,” then adds, “Wall Street.” Gets a laugh every time.

When I was a kid, Uncle Harry, who is my mother’s brother, and Harry’s late wife, June, would invite his poor city relatives out here for two weeks every summer—me, my parents, and my brother and sister. This was a nice break from our tenement on the Lower East Side. I have a lot of good memories here, and lots of great photos of those summers with my cousins, Harry Jr. and Barbara. As for me buying this place, I recall what the local Southold police chief, Sylvester Maxwell, once advised: “If it flies, floats, or fucks, rent it.”

Max, as he’s called by his friends, gave me this good advice right here on this back porch when I was convalescing from my gunshot wounds. He’d stopped by to see if the legendary John Corey was interested in helping him on a double homicide that had just landed in his lap. I wasn’t. But the victims were Tom and Judy Gordon, an attractive married couple who I knew and liked. The Gordons were PhDs, biologists who worked at nearby Plum Island, a.k.a. Anthrax Island, where the Department of Agriculture does research on animal diseases. It’s also a place where people say that biological warfare research is on the secret agenda. So that got my attention.

Anyway, I had agreed to go with Chief Maxwell to the Gordons’ house, which was the scene of the crime. And before I knew it, I was up to my Glock in some strange and dangerous stuff. No good deed goes unpunished. But, on the plus side, the Plum Island case gave me the opportunity to meet two nice women—Emma Whitestone, a local girl, and Detective Beth Penrose of the Suffolk County Homicide Squad. But that’s another story. A complicated story.

Flash-forward seven years and Uncle Harry had just informed me that he’d rented this house to another Wall Street guy and his wife for July and August—for sixty large. I would have liked to stay for the summer, but I couldn’t match that offer, so it was time to move on. Maybe back to my condo on East 72nd. Summer in the city.

Now I had to make an important decision. Should I get up and grab another beer? Or sit here until I have to pee?

The decision was made for me when I heard a noise through the open kitchen window behind me. I grabbed my Glock as I stood and faced the door, my butt on the porch rail in case I had to do a backflip into the rosebushes and come up firing. My adrenaline pump kicked in and I was ready for action.
--This text refers to the hardcover edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08LFTRTNX
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Scribner (October 11, 2022)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 11, 2022
Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Nelson Richard DeMille was born in New York City on August 23, 1943 to Huron and Antonia (Panzera) DeMille, then moved with his parents to Long Island. He graduated from Elmont Memorial High School, where he played football and ran track.

DeMille spent three years at Hofstra University, then joined the Army where he attended Officer Candidate School and was commissioned a Lieutenant in the United States Army (1966-69). He saw action in Vietnam as an infantry platoon leader with the First Cavalry Division and was decorated with the Air Medal, Bronze Star, and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry.

After his discharge, DeMille returned to Hofstra University where he received his bachelor’s degree in Political Science and History. He has three children, Lauren, Alexander, and James, and resides on Long Island.

DeMille's first major novel was By the Rivers of Babylon, published in 1978, and is still in print as are all his succeeding novels. He is a member of American Mensa, The Authors Guild, and is past president of the Mystery Writers of America. He is also a member of International Thriller Writers and was chosen as ThrillerMaster of the Year 2015. He holds three honorary doctorates: Doctor of Humane Letters from Hofstra University, Doctor of Literature from Long Island University, and Doctor of Humane Letters from Dowling College.

Nelson DeMille is the author of: By the Rivers of Babylon, Cathedral, The Talbot Odyssey, Word of Honor, The Charm School, The Gold Coast, The General's Daughter, Spencerville, Plum Island, The Lion's Game, Up Country, Night Fall, Wild Fire, The Gate House, The Lion, The Panther, The Quest, Radiant Angel, The Cuban Affair and The Deserter. He also co-authored Mayday with Thomas Block and has contributed short stories to anthologies, and book reviews and articles to magazines and newspapers.

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Mike 27

Rounded up from a conflicted 3 1/2 stars...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 24, 2023

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I look forward to any Nelson Demille book as I have enjoyed most of his books in the past. Years ago I read "The Charm School" (5 stars) which sent me looking for other books by the author. I found "Word of Honor" (5+ stars) and "Up Country" (also 5+ stars) and I became a major DeMille fan...
I am also a a fan of "John Corey" and enjoy his sarcastic wit in every story he is in. With "The Maze" I was rewarded with a good healthy dose of his wit and wisdom. The first two thirds of "The Maze" was very good and really entertaining. But, I had issues with "Corey's" plan/solution from the start so the last third, while entertaining, was to me too predictable. Don't let this stop you from reading this book. It is vintage DeMille/John Corey and I would read another without hesitation.

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John Corey is back!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 7, 2023

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This is better than his last two (The Quest & The Cuban Affair), but hardly up to his best as some of the reviewers have pointed out. The problem is the first 175 pages was all talk & some sex & a lot of rehashing about his past exploits, wives & girlfriends. The next 70 or so pages was more talk, but at least sets the scene for what is coming & why. Then the action is fast & furious & typical Corey. One problem is the title, "The Maze," which means one need not guess where the end will occur.
Probably deserves three stars rather than four but at least it's a John Corey novel

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Howard Anger

John strikes again.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 6, 2023

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A little too long and wordy, but exciting as usual. John is getting a old for some of the action portrayed in the book.

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Probably should have been a short story

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I got the feeling as I plowed through the first half of this book that I was reading mostly fill. Entertaining fill, yes, but fill nonetheless. Entertaining because John Corey with his sarcastic, cynical mind and somewhat hedonistic attitude, kept me entertained. The other most important character in the story, homicide detective Beth Penrose, also worked in keeping my attention, although in a much different way. I was never quite sure of her motives as she balanced love, lust and her duties as a cop and got the impression she shared some of my uncertainty. This is much more of a relationship story, of how John and Beth work and play together, than a mystery. The other characters are mostly stereotypes of ex-cops who run a crooked private detective agency, other crooked cops and crooked politicians. We never find out for sure what the bad guys game is. All we know is it involves hookers, somehow generates a lot of cash and people get murdered. The maze of the title, is a contrived vehicle DeMille uses to end the story to give the one action scene a more interesting venue.

If you love a good mystery, this is not it. If you enjoy eavesdropping on the thoughts of a smart ass character who says a lot of funny things to himself and to others as well as puts himself into dangerous situations and relationships you will enjoy this book.

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Jeffrey R. Schwager

DeMille is always a good read but book took awhile getting there and too raunchy at times.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 20, 2023

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Nelson DeMille is one of my favorite writers and John Corey, the wisecracking lead character, adds a dark comedic bent to his stories. While the over arching story and the mixture of relationships made for a good story, there was a lot of repetition and no action in the first 2/3 of this book. Plus the sexual innuendos and live action became too raunchy for me at times.

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Erin Easton

Can't get enough of this series

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 31, 2023

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I really enjoy the stories about John Corey!. I have read everything to date and I can say w
Without a doubt thus has been one of the best series I've ever read!

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I have to say Mr. DeMille continues to write a great adventure/mystery but less so than in the past. We’ve loved John Corey since Plum Island- the droll sarcasm that bounces around inside John’s head has led to enjoyable snickers along the way.

I will suggest that the Maze seemed to sink lower than in the past falling for the idea that sex sells best. I enjoy the “little grey cells” being challenged with mystery and plot a whole lot more than depending on cheap attempts to stimulate the smaller so called brain. This was a definite disappointment.

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Patrick S.

Another Hit for DrMille

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 30, 2023

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John Corey strikes again. In his usual wise cracking, humorous manner Detective John Corey again goes into the lions den of danger and comes out whole if slightly damaged.
Another great read!

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Peter

Getting rather formulaic

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 30, 2022

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I have read all the John Corey books, and have until recently enjoyed them a lot; but they have been tailing off. The previous book, "A Quiet End" should have been allowed to be just that. This tale of local police corruption was a good idea and could have been a good story, but was rather wasted by a number of problems.
The now middle-aged Corey never changes or develops. He still has a juvenile obsession with casual sex, which makes the book far too emotionally light. What was funny is now getting irritating.
The motivation of his supporters, especially his new girlfriend, is vague and unbelievable.
For someone who has been in an elite anti-terrorist unit, his casual attitude to security, and his lack of ability to convince the enemy that he is one of them, is a huge problem. We don't find it plausible, and so are not surprised when they don't.
The final glitch in his plans should have been seen by him a mile off, because his readers surely did.
The 'twist' at the end was a surprise to no-one but him, and if the book had been fairer he should have been killed. For someone of his experience to survive through a deus ex machine was too cheap and easy.
De Mille generally writes well, and I did read to the end; but I found myself giving the book move than it deserved (including 3 stars) out of respect for his previous books, not this one.

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M. Hadfield

I won't be waiting for any more.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 26, 2023

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I’ve read most of Nelson DeMille’s books, thoroughly enjoyed most of them, and read them more than once. When I noticed there was a new John Corey novel out I was really looking forward to getting started on it. I have no problem abandoning a book if I’m not enjoying it, but favourite authors get a lot more leeway and I will struggle on with the expectation that it’s bound to get better soon. According to my Kindle I was 60% into the book before it started to get a little more interesting. At 68% I’ve abandoned it. It is tedious and predictable. Predictable I don’t mind so much, tedious is tricky when there is more interesting stuff waiting to be read. I’m guessing that having established a huge readership and John Corey fan base, any old thing thing cobbled together will get published and generate significant income. If you’ve enjoyed John Corey in the past I’d give this one a miss and hang on to the good memories.

willread

An enjoyable read.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 11, 2022

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I enjoyed this book based on the further adventures of John Corey, one of Nelson Demille's favourite heroes, and I have to admit, mine as well. As usual with one of this author's novels there was plenty to get your teeth into with an engaging story with some good characters in the mix. There was a good helping of humour and romance to go along with the drama which travelled along at a good pace. Although the ending did bring things to a satisfactory conclusion, in my opinion i felt the finale to be rather rushed and not as satisfying as his other novels. Whilst not quite hitting the heights of some of his other novels, I still rate this book very highly and give it my recommendation.

T. J. Davis

A Boring Read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 25, 2023

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Years ago I read a DeMille novel and wasn't impressed with it, but I took a chance and bought The Maze. The infantile jokes about sex pepper this book on every page and if these aren't enough the dialogue between John Corey and Beth and Max is tedious, poorly written and seemingly never ending.

The only plus point is that the characters are drawn quite well.

P. Octo

Longwinded and so predictable

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 25, 2022

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I am a fan of DeMille, but, this one has a sluggish narrative, an exhausted style with so many repetitions padding the first half of the book that I almost felt like thumbing through the rest to see when the plot would come alive. Everything that happens to John Corey is so signposted that it's embarrassing. Chapters end flatly, no cliffhangers here.
Too bad, his hero deserved better.

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