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Best-Selling Author Nelson DeMille to Discuss, Sign New Book 'The Maze' at Adelphi

Garden City, NY (10/19/2022) — Adelphi University will host an evening with best-selling author Nelson DeMille on Thursday, November 10 at Adelphi's Ruth S. Harley University Center in the Thomas Dixon Lovely Ballroom. DeMille will discuss and sign his new book, "The Maze," which brings back DeMille's beloved detective John Corey and is based on the actual and still unsolved Gilgo Beach murders. The event is free and open to the public.

DeMille is known for his action adventure, thriller and suspense novels. His novels "Plum Island" and "The Gold Coast," take place in Nassau and Suffolk counties and feature locales Long Islanders will recognize.

The evening will begin at 6 p.m. with a cocktail reception, followed by the discussion at 7 p.m. and book signing at 8 p.m. Copies of "The Maze" will be available for purchase at the event.

This event, part of Adelphi's Great Books, Great Conversations series, will be hosted by Jacqueline Jones LaMon, JD, MFA, professor, writer, and vice president of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging at Adelphi.

About "The Maze"

In his dazzling #1 bestseller, Plum Island, 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.

Fast forward through six more bestselling John Corey novels and The Maze 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.

Inspired by, and based on the actual and still unsolved Gilgo Beach murders, The Maze takes the reader on a dangerous hunt for an apparent serial killer who has murdered nine-and maybe more-women and hidden their bodies in the thick undergrowth on a lonely stretch of beach.

To learn more and register, please visit adelphi.edu/nelson-demille

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Adelphi University, New York, is a highly awarded, nationally ranked, powerfully connected doctoral research university dedicated to transforming students' lives through small classes with world-class faculty, hands-on learning and innovative ways to support academic and career success. Adelphi offers exceptional liberal arts and sciences programs and professional training, with particular strength in our Core Four: Arts and Humanities, STEM and Social Sciences, the Business and Education Professions, and Health and Wellness.

Recognized as a Best College by U.S. News & World Report, Adelphi is Long Island's oldest private coeducational university. It serves more than 7,500 students at its beautiful main campus in Garden City, New York -- just 23 miles from New York City's cultural and internship opportunities -- and at dynamic learning hubs in Manhattan, the Hudson Valley and Suffolk County, as well as online.

More than 118,000 Adelphi graduates have gained the skills to thrive professionally as active, engaged citizens, making their mark on the University, their communities and the world.

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