02807cam a2200493 i 4500 zminfo b349734 MeVbMML 20250109162034.0 t|| 20210020s2021 nyu d 0 0 eng 9781538747278 9781538747285 eng rda UtOrBLW AJM n-us--- PS3566.R3982 S36 2021 813/.54 FIC PRE Preston, Douglas J. / author. aut 3021 The Scorpion's Tail / by Douglas J. Preston and Lincoln Child. First edition. New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2021. 434 pages. 24 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Nora Kelly # 21 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. provided by publisher. Suspense fiction. 3015 Detective and mystery stories. 3067 Mystery and detective stories. 1604 Robbers and outlaws Fiction. 19222 Women archaeologists Fiction. 11839 Mummies Fiction. 18354 Cold cases (Criminal investigation) Fiction. 6481 Police New Mexico Fiction. 11509 Crosses Fiction. 19223 Relics Fiction. 19224 Thieves Fiction. 11478 New Mexico Fiction. 6958 United States Federal Bureau of Investigation Officials and employees Fiction. 19225 Child, Lincoln , author. 19226 .b180673440 ddc BOOK 30368 30368 ddc 0 0 ABELJ ABELJ AF 2025-01-09 16.99 4 PRES 40106 2025-10-28 2025-10-16 2025-01-09 BOOK 1