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The Lost Tomb
- Author
- Douglas Preston
- Narrator
- Will Collyer
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio
- Publish Date
- 5 December 2023
- Run Time
- 12 hours 2 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A GOODREADS READER'S CHOICE AWARD FINALIST
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.
"Nuanced and sublime." —The New York Times Book Review
What’s it like to be the first to enter an Egyptian burial chamber that’s been sealed for thousands of years? What horrifying secret was found among the prehistoric ruins of the American Southwest? Who really was the infamous the Monster of Florence? 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.
Critics Review
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"Buffs of buried-treasure and long-ago true-crime tales will enjoy Preston’s expertly woven tales."—Kirkus
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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
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"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
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"Breezy, colloquial and sometimes very funny...A very entertaining book."—The Wall Street Journal
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"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)
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Details
- Author
- Douglas Preston
- Narrator
- Will Collyer
- Duration
- 12 hours 2 minutes
- Release Date
- 5 December 2023
- ISBN
- 9781668627310
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio
- Genre
- True crime, General and world history, Geographical discovery and exploration, Archaeology, Palaeontology
Synopsis
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A GOODREADS READER'S CHOICE AWARD FINALISTFrom 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. "Nuanced and sublime." —The New York Times Book Review What’s it like to be the first to enter an Egyptian burial chamber that’s been sealed for thousands of years? What horrifying secret was found among the prehistoric ruins of the American Southwest? Who really was the infamous the Monster of Florence? 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.
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