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The scorpion's tail : a Nora Kelly novel  Cover Image Book Book

The scorpion's tail : a Nora Kelly novel / Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child.

Preston, Douglas J., (author.). Child, Lincoln, (author.).

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781538747278
  • ISBN: 1538747278
  • ISBN: 9781538720059
  • ISBN: 1538720051
  • Physical Description: 401 pages ; 24 cm.
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2021.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Series numeration from Fantastic Fiction.
Editions may vary.
Subject: United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation > Officials and employees > Fiction.
Kelly, Nora (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Archaeologists > Fiction.
Mummies > Fiction.
Museum curators > Fiction.
Cold cases (Criminal investigation) > Fiction.
New Mexico > Fiction.
Genre: Thrillers (Fiction)
Thrillers (Fiction)
Detective and mystery fiction.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 14 of 14 copies available at Sage Library System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 14 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Arlington Public Library FIC PRE (Text) 37812000189931 Adult Fiction Available -
Baker Huntington Branch PRESTON (Douglas) - Nora Kelly BK 02 (Text) 37814003337814 LARGE PRINT - NEW FICTION Available -
Echo Public Library HB FIC PRE (Text) 37826000228218 Adult Fiction Available -
Enterprise Public Library FIC Preston (Text) 30001000322760 Adult Fiction Available -
Grant County Library AF PRESTON (Text) 37845000561758 Adult Fiction Available -
Hood River County Library FIC PRESTON (Text) 33892100717223 Adult Fiction Available -
Lake County Main Library - Lakeview FIC PRESTON (Text) 37620000963472 Adult Fiction Available -
Milton-Freewater Public Library MYS Prest (Text) 37862000471219 Mystery Available -
Ontario Community Library PRESTON, Douglas (Text) 33330004563195 Adult Fiction Available -
Pilot Rock Public Library McN F PRE (Text) 37868000146750 McNaughton Collection Available -


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