Book excerpt: A Stranger on Ghost Beach By: Michelle Tangen Twelve years ago, Corey Banks lost his girlfriend and nine other classmates during their high school senior class field trip. Now a police detective in his Maine hometown, he is still haunted by his memories of Julie. When two high school girls fail to return home from a shopping trip, Corey and his partner are assigned to the case. With the anniversary of Julie’s passing approaching, the disappearance weighs heavy on Corey’s mind, bringing back painful memories of that fateful day. But this new case might just hold a link to his past – and, quite possibly, the key to his future.