pstrongemBeneath the Maizeem is a sci-fi crime mystery with a tantalizing mix of magical realism, fantasy, and Native American folklore.strongppbrpp6527965279It is the summer of 1999. A little girl mysteriously vanishes in a Wisconsin cornfield during a friendly game of hide-and-seek. Over the next sixteen years, the list of missing persons in Sheboygan County only grows. GMO corn, giant mushrooms, crop circles, sinkholes, Native American folklore...could there be a connectionpp ppLuke Kramer, a young, aspiring news reporter, teams up with UW Madison botanist Aiyanna-Nez Black Bear, a Sheboygan County sheriff's detective Dan Meyers, and his rookie deputy Sam Riley, to find the answer.ppbrppAiyanna, of Ho-Chunk Winnebago Native American descent, introduces Luke to the traditions and legends of her people. But the situation rapidly devolves into turmoil and chaos as Luke and Aiyanna must deal with forces beyond their control from the depths of Underworld realms grounded in Ho-Chuck myth