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The Scorpion s Tail

Release on 2021-01-12 | by Douglas Preston

Author: Douglas Preston
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 9781538747292
Category: Fiction
Page: 416
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The Scorpion s Tail

From #1 bestselling authors Preston & Child comes a thrilling novel following archaeologist Nora Kelly and FBI Agent Corrie Swanson as they work together to solve a twisted crime that reaches far beyond any of their worst fears. Following the acclaimed debut of Old Bones, this second "happily anticipated" new thriller in Preston & Child's series features Nora Kelly, archaeologist at the Santa Fe Archeological Institute, and rookie FBI Agent Corrie Swanson, as they team up to solve a mystery that quickly escalates into nightmare (Booklist). A mummified corpse, over half a century old, is found in the cellar of an abandoned building in a remote New Mexico ghost town. Corrie is assigned what seems to her a throwaway case: to ID the body and determine cause of death. She brings 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, with a rictus of horror frozen on his face. Hidden on the corpse lies a 16th 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 arguably the most defining, frightening, and transformative moment in American history.

Language: en
Pages: 416

The Scorpion's Tail

Authors: Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

Categories: Fiction

Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-01-12 - Publisher: Hachette UK

Language: en
Pages: 256

The Scorpion's Tail

Authors: Zahid Hussain

Categories: Political Science

Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-11-16 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

The war in Afghanistan has raged on longer than any war in U.S. history, and far from suppressing the insurgency being waged by radical Islamic militants, it has led to stronger alliances among al Qaeda, the Taliban, and a host of once-autonomous militant groups and has inspired a flood of

Language: en
Pages: 268

The Scorpion's Tail

Authors: Sylvia Torti

Categories: Fiction

Type: BOOK - Published: 2005 - Publisher:

The Scorpion's Tail explores struggles of indigenous people in Southern Mexico during the Zapatista uprising. This suspense-filled novel encompasses both the point of view of Amy, a young U.S. biologist inadvertently caught up in the rebellion, and that of Chan Nah K'in, an insurgent woman guerilla. It explores the dilemma

Language: en
Pages: 19

A Scorpion's Tail

Authors: Debbie Lacy

Categories: Fiction

Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-04-28 - Publisher: BookRix

Chorale was a loving, beautiful young lady who took on the domestic responsibilities of managing the ranch. Together she and her brother Trent were accountable for caring for their paraplegic Grandpa shortly after their mother died. Their Grandpa owned the ranch and employed six hired hands to take care of

Language: en
Pages:

Three Enigmas attempted to be explained. (1. The Import of the Twelve Signs. 2. The Cause of Ovid's Banishment. 3. The Eleusinian Secret.).

Authors: John Frank NEWTON

Categories: Fiction

Type: BOOK - Published: 1821 - Publisher:

Books about Three Enigmas attempted to be explained. (1. The Import of the Twelve Signs. 2. The Cause of Ovid's Banishment. 3. The Eleusinian Secret.).