Title:
The scorpion's tail / Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child.
ISBN:
9781538747278
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2021.
©2021
Physical Description:
401 pages ; 24 cm.
General Note:
Sequel to: Old bones.
Series information from Goodreads.com
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.
Personal Subject:
Added Author:
Series Title:
Series Sequence:
OCLC Number:
on1228349954
Availability:
Lakeville - Heritage~1
Apple Valley - Galaxie~1
Burnsville - Burnhaven~2
Rosemount - Robert Trail~1
South St. Paul - Kaposia~1
Eagan - Wescott~1
Farmington~1