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The Lost Tomb

And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder

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By Douglas Preston

Foreword by David Grann

Read by Will Collyer

Formats and Prices

On Sale
Dec 5, 2023
Publisher
Hachette Audio
ISBN-13
9781668627310

Price

$31.99

Format

Format:

  1. Audiobook Download (Unabridged) $31.99
  2. ebook $14.99 $19.99 CAD
  3. Trade Paperback $19.99 $25.99 CAD

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From the #1 bestselling author of The Lost City of the Monkey God, a jaw-dropping discovery of an Egyptian tomb opens up a slew of archaeological mysteries and deadly tales.

What’s it like to be the first to enter an Egyptian burial chamber that’s been sealed for thousands of years? 

From the jungles of Honduras to macabre archaeological sites in the American Southwest, Douglas Preston’s explorations have taken him across the globe. The Lost Tomb brings together a compelling collection of true stories about buried treasure, enigmatic murders, lost tombs, bizarre crimes, and other fascinating tales of the past and present.

  • "Buffs of buried-treasure and long-ago true-crime tales will enjoy Preston’s expertly woven tales."
    Kirkus
  • Praise for The Lost City of the Monkey God

    "Memoirs of jungle adventures too often devolve into lurid catalogs of hardships [but] Preston proves too thoughtful an observer and too skilled a storyteller to settle for churning out danger porn. He has instead created something nuanced and sublime: a warm and geeky paean to the revelatory power of archaeology...Few other writers possess such heartfelt appreciation for the ways in which artifacts can yield the stories of who we are."
    The New York Times Book Review
  • "A well-documented and engaging read...The author's narrative is rife with jungle derring-do and the myriad dangers of the chase."
    USA Today
  • "Deadly snakes, flesh-eating parasites, and some of the most forbidding jungle terrain on earth were not enough to deter Douglas Preston from a great story."
    The Boston Globe
  • "Breezy, colloquial and sometimes very funny...A very entertaining book."
    The Wall Street Journal
  • "This modern-day archeological adventure and medical mystery reads as rapidly as a well-paced novel, but is a heart-pounding true story."
    Shelf Awareness (Starred Review)

Douglas Preston

About the Author

The thrillers of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child “stand head and shoulders above their rivals” (Publishers Weekly). Preston and Child’s Relic and The Cabinet of Curiosities were chosen by readers in a National Public Radio poll as being among the one hundred greatest thrillers ever written, and Relic was made into a number‑one box office hit movie. They are coauthors of the famed Pendergast series, and their recent novels include The Cabinet of Dr. Leng, Diablo Mesa, Bloodless, The Scorpion’s Tail, and Crooked River. In addition to his novels, Preston is the author of the award-winning nonfiction book The Lost City of the Monkey God. Child is a Florida resident and former book editor who has published eight novels of his own, including such bestsellers as Chrysalis and Deep Storm.

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