The scorpion's tail
โ Scribed by United States Federal Bureau of Investigation;Child, Lincoln;Preston, Douglas J
- Publisher
- Grand Central Publishing Large Print
- Year
- 2021
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 246 KB
- Series
- Nora Kelly 2
- Edition
- First edition
- Category
- Fiction
- City
- New Mexico
- ISBN
- 1538704110
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โฆ Synopsis
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.
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**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...
โฆ Subjects
New Mexico -- Fiction
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