Scorpion's Tail

Grand Central Publishing · 2021 · 480pp · Book

Following the acclaimed debut of OLD BONES, this second 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. A mummified corpse, over half a century old, is found in the cellar of an abandoned building in a remote New Mexico ghost town. When Corrie and Nora identify the body and uncover a bizarre cause of death along with a 16th century Spanish gold cross of immense value, they open a door into a terrifying, secret world of ancient treasure and modern obsession.