The scorpion's tail : a Nora Kelly novel

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Author:

Preston, Douglas J. author

Child, Lincoln author

OCLC:

1228349954

ISBN:

9781538747278

Personal Author:

Preston, Douglas J. author

Edition:

First edition.

Publication Information:

New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2021.

Physical Description:

401 pages ; 24 cm

Local Note:

OVERLAY REPORT: 2021-01-05

Corporate Subject:

United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation -- Officials and employees -- Fiction.

Subject Term:

Archaeologists -- Fiction

Mummies -- Fiction

Genre:

THRILLERS (FICTION)

Added Author:

Child, Lincoln

Publisher:

Grand Central Publishing,

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The scorpion's tail : a Nora Kelly novel

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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.

Author Notes

Douglas Jerome Preston was born on May 20, 1956 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He received a B.A. in English literature from Pomona College in 1978. His career began at the American Museum of Natural History, where he worked as an editor and writer from 1978 to 1985. He also was a lecturer in English at Princeton University.

He became a full-time writer of both fiction and nonfiction books in 1986. Many of his fiction works are co-written with Lincoln Child including Relic, Riptide, Thunderhead, The Wheel of Darkness, Cemetery Dance, and Gideon's Corpse. His nonfiction works include Dinosaurs in the Attic; Cities of Gold: A Journey Across the American Southwest in Pursuit of Coronado; Talking to the Ground; and The Royal Road. He has written for numerous magazines including The New Yorker; Natural History; Harper's; Smithsonian; National Geographic; and Travel and Leisure. He became a New York Times Best Selling author with his titles Two Graves and Crimson Shores which he co-wrote with Lincoln Child, and his titles White Fire, The Lost Island Blue Labyrinth and The Lost City of the Monkey God.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (4)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Bestsellers Preston and Child's enjoyable sequel to 2019's Old Bones takes FBI special agent Corrie Swanson, who studied forensic anthropology, to New Mexico after a mummified male corpse is found in a ghost town on federal land--and a trespasser shot at the sheriff investigating the scene. When Swanson arrives, she decides to ask Nora Kelly, a senior curator at the Santa Fe Archaeological Institute, for help unearthing the remains, which are in an unusual fetal position, so that any evidence of the man's death having been caused by foul play remains intact. Kelly reluctantly agrees to assist, and finds a solid gold, jewel-encrusted cross on the body, dating to the Spanish colonial period. That discovery suggests a connection between the dead man, who appears to have perished in the 1940s, and recurrent legends of a treasure trove of riches hidden somewhere in the area. The authors do their usual solid job of maintaining suspense throughout. Their two capable female leads are well-suited to sustain a long series. Agent: Eric Simonoff, WME. (Jan.)

Kirkus Review

Past and present collide on a trail of death in the second in the authors' Nora Kelly series, begun with Old Bones (2019). When a local sheriff investigates the illegal activity of relic hunters in an abandoned, middle-of-nowhere New Mexico gold-mining town called High Lonesome, he discovers a mummified corpse and a fabulous cross of gold. The discovery is on federal land, so the FBI gets involved. Special Agent Corrie Swanson would have liked a juicier assignment than checking out some old bones in the high desert, but she has a degree in forensic anthropology, and she's a rookie. She persuades a reluctant Dr. Nora Kelly, senior curator at the Santa Fe Archaeological Institute, to help puzzle out what happened to the man, as it's unclear whether a crime has been committed. Forensics determine that the gold is slightly radioactive, and there's a pack animal skull with a bullet hole. And by the looks of the decades-old corpse, the poor man suffered a horrible death. High Lonesome is on the Jornada del Muerto, or Dead Man's Journey, the bleak and dismal trail that connected Mexico City and Santa Fe during Spanish colonial rule. The authors are expert plotters and storytellers with smart, engaging characters--Kelly is an experienced pro who thinks Swanson "looked very much the rookie." Newbie Swanson had barely passed her firearms qualification, and being a lousy shot may bring tragic consequences and a guilty conscience. Luckily, Sheriff Watts has practiced his quick draw since he was a preschooler. Meanwhile, some of those relic hunters are dangerous men searching for an object--not the gold--unknown to Kelly and Swanson. To a descendant of the dead man, "most people would have thought his precious item fit only to line a henhouse with." Expect nice twists, hairy danger, and good old-fashioned gunplay. This one's an attention grabber. Get a copy. Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Booklist Review

In Old Bones (2019), Preston and Child teamed up supporting characters from other books, FBI agent Corrie Swanson and archaeologist Nora Kelly. Their first case was a little rocky--thanks to personality conflicts between the sleuths--and this new outing shows every sign of continuing that trend. After a near-fatal incident during a hostage situation, Swanson, who's still only eight months out of the academy, is assigned what should be a straightforward case: human remains have been found at a New Mexico ghost town, and she simply needs to determine whether homicide was involved. She turns to Kelly, a senior curator at the Santa Fe Archaeological Institute. Reluctantly, Kelly agrees to help out, not knowing she is putting her life at risk (again). The authors bring the same rigorous plotting and deft characterizations to this novel as they do with their Special Agent Pendergast books (happily, Pendergast makes an appearance here), and the Kelly and Swanson pairing is certainly engaging. It seems the duo might be settling in for a good, long run.

Library Journal Review

On their second outing (after Old Bones), Nora Kelly, an archaeologist at the Santa Fe Archaeological Institute, and rookie FBI Agent Corrie Swanson are tasked with investigating when a half-century-old mummy is found in a New Mexico ghost town. The victim's golden cross and clearly horrific death--as indicated by his terrible grimace and layers of skin that have peeled off the body--leads them to a crucial moment in New World history. With a 250,000-copy first printing.

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