Preston, Douglas J. creator author. aut Child, Lincoln , author. text dictionary nyu First edition. monographic eng

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434 pages. 24 cm. 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. by Douglas J. Preston and Lincoln Child. n-us--- Suspense fiction Detective and mystery stories Mystery and detective stories Robbers and outlaws Fiction Women archaeologists Fiction Mummies Fiction Cold cases (Criminal investigation) Fiction Police New Mexico Fiction Crosses Fiction Relics Fiction Thieves Fiction New Mexico Fiction United States Federal Bureau of Investigation Officials and employees Fiction PS3566.R3982 S36 2021 813/.54 9781538747278 9781538747285 202100 20250109162034.0 zminfo b349734 eng