Preston, Douglas J.,
The scorpion's tail Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child. - First edition. - New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2021. - 401 pages ; 24 cm. - A Nora Kelly novel Book 2 .
Sequel to: Old bones. Series information from Goodreads.com
In the latest masterwork of adventure and suspense from the celebrated #1 bestselling authors, the discovery of a mummified corpse in a legendary ghost town sets off a treasure hunt that will expose a shocking secret that reshapes history itself. A mummified corpse, over half a century old, is found in the cellar of an abandoned building in a remote New Mexico ghost town. Junior FBI Agent Corrie Swanson is assigned what seems to her a throwaway case: to ID the body and determine cause of death. She brings in archaeologist Nora Kelly to excavate the body and lend her expertise to the investigation, and together they uncover something unexpected and shocking: the deceased apparently died in agony, in a fetal position, skin coming off in sheets, a rictus of horror frozen on his face. Hidden on the corpse lies a sixteenth century Spanish gold cross of immense value. When they at last identify the body - and the bizarre cause of death - Corrie and Nora open a door into a terrifying, secret world of ancient treasure and modern obsession: a world centered on one of the most defining, frightening, and transformative moments in American history. --
9781538747278 1538747278 9781538720059 1538720051
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation --Officials and employees--Fiction.
Kelly, Nora --Fiction.
Archaeologists--Fiction.
Mummies--Fiction.
Museum curators--Fiction.
Cold cases (Criminal investigation)--Fiction.--Thrillers--Suspense.--Mystery & Detective--Women Sleuths.--Historical.
Employees.
Museum curators.
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation--Officials and employees
New Mexico
PS3566.R3982 / S36 2021
Pre 2
The scorpion's tail Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child. - First edition. - New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2021. - 401 pages ; 24 cm. - A Nora Kelly novel Book 2 .
Sequel to: Old bones. Series information from Goodreads.com
In the latest masterwork of adventure and suspense from the celebrated #1 bestselling authors, the discovery of a mummified corpse in a legendary ghost town sets off a treasure hunt that will expose a shocking secret that reshapes history itself. A mummified corpse, over half a century old, is found in the cellar of an abandoned building in a remote New Mexico ghost town. Junior FBI Agent Corrie Swanson is assigned what seems to her a throwaway case: to ID the body and determine cause of death. She brings in archaeologist Nora Kelly to excavate the body and lend her expertise to the investigation, and together they uncover something unexpected and shocking: the deceased apparently died in agony, in a fetal position, skin coming off in sheets, a rictus of horror frozen on his face. Hidden on the corpse lies a sixteenth century Spanish gold cross of immense value. When they at last identify the body - and the bizarre cause of death - Corrie and Nora open a door into a terrifying, secret world of ancient treasure and modern obsession: a world centered on one of the most defining, frightening, and transformative moments in American history. --
9781538747278 1538747278 9781538720059 1538720051
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation --Officials and employees--Fiction.
Kelly, Nora --Fiction.
Archaeologists--Fiction.
Mummies--Fiction.
Museum curators--Fiction.
Cold cases (Criminal investigation)--Fiction.--Thrillers--Suspense.--Mystery & Detective--Women Sleuths.--Historical.
Employees.
Museum curators.
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation--Officials and employees
New Mexico
PS3566.R3982 / S36 2021
Pre 2