The Scorpion's Tail The Scorpion's Tail
Book 2 - Nora Kelly

The Scorpion's Tail

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Publisher Description

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.

GENRE
Mysteries & Thrillers
RELEASED
2021
January 12
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
416
Pages
PUBLISHER
Grand Central Publishing
SELLER
Hachette Digital, Inc.
SIZE
2.3
MB

Customer Reviews

Magick666 ,

Treasure aplenty

Great fast paced read complete with fabled antiquities but an abrupt ending that left much unfinished. Bring on the next chapter.

MR TREVINO ,

SCORPION’S TAIL

it was a good book

Tish's Tunes ,

A good Book

It’s very engaging with unexpected twists in the story line. However there are numerous extraneous tangents adding little or nothing to the plot other than to demonstrate extraneous knowledge the authors chose to insert throughout.

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