The scorpion's tail / Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child.

By:

Preston, Douglas J

Contributor(s):

Child, Lincoln

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Nora Kelly series ; [2]Publication details: New York, NY : Grand Central Publishing Large Print, 2021.Edition: Large print edDescription: 578 p. (large print) ; 24 cmISBN:

9781538719060 (hardcover)

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Thrillers (Fiction)

DDC classification:

[Fic] 23

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Adult LP Fiction	West Grey Durham Branch Shelves	Fiction	LP FIC PRE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		33321003187979

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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.

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