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Reliquary is the smash hit second book in the Pendergast series, from New York Times bestselling authors Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child<BR><BR>Hidden deep beneath Manhattan lies a warren of tunnels, sewers, and galleries, mostly forgotten by those who walk the streets above. There lies the ultimate secret of the Museum Beast. When two grotesquely deformed skeletons are found deep in the mud off the Manhattan shoreline, museum curator Margo Green is called in to aid the investigation. Margo must once again team up with police lieutenant D'Agosta and FBI agent Pendergast, as well as the brilliant Dr. Frock, to try and solve the puzzle. The trail soon leads deep underground, where they will face the awakening of a slumbering nightmare... in Reliquary, from bestselling coauthors Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.

'Will leave you breathless' Lee Child on Preston and Child<BR>'Get ready for the ride of your life' David Baldacci on Preston and Child<BR>'Simply brilliant' Lisa Gardner on Preston and Child<BR><BR>Are you ready to enter the darkness? Discover the origins of Agent Pendergast...<BR><BR>FBI Special Agent Dwight Chambers has lost everything. His partner, his wife, and his footing at the Bureau. Now, he's been assigned to mentor a new recruit who just might be the final nail in his coffin.<BR><BR>A.X.L. Pendergast is an enigmatic young agent with a complicated past. His recklessness soon drags Chambers into chaos and gets them both suspended.<BR><BR>For Pendergast, this is a chance to investigate a peculiar murder in Mississippi. With Chambers grudgingly in tow, the two agents discover a string of grisly, ritualistic killings that defy any known pattern. <BR><BR>Thanks to Pendergast's unorthodox brilliance, they manage to find the killer. <BR><BR>Then the true horror begins.<BR><BR>Whether you're a long-time fan or yet to discover the series, this chilling, gothic thriller about Pendergast's strange and shocking first case is perfect for fans of True Detective, Michael Crichton, John Connolly, and A.G. Riddle.

Was geschah 1947 wirklich in Roswell? Ein hochbrisanter Mord inmitten eines der größten Mysterien der amerikanischen Geschichte: Actiongeladene Spannung von den Bestseller-Autoren Preston & ChildEndlich soll eines der bestgehüteten Geheimnisse der amerikanischen Geschichte gelüftet werden: Was hat es mit dem angeblichen Absturz eines UFOs bei Roswell auf sich? Im 3. Teil der Thriller-Reihe 'Old Bones'verschlägt es Archäologin Nora Kelly und FBI-Agentin Corrie Swanson an einen der geheimnisumwittertsten Orte der USA. An der Stelle, an der die Trümmer des UFOs gefunden worden sein sollen, werden sorgfältige wissenschaftliche Ausgrabungen vorgenommen - geleitet von Archäologin Nora Kelly und finanziert vom ebenso reichen wie exzentrischen Lucas Tappan, dem Gründer eines privaten Raumfahrt-Unternehmens. Doch statt Beweisen für die Existenz von Aliens findet Nora zwei sehr menschliche Mord-Opfer.Weder Nora noch FBI-Agentin Corrie Swanson, die mit dem Fall betraut wird, können ahnen, dass die Entdeckung der Toten eine Büchse der Pandora öffnet, die schon bald ihr eigenes Leben in große Gefahr bringt.Geschickt verweben die Bestseller-Autoren Douglas Preston und Lincoln Child Mythen und Legenden um UFOs, Aliens und den Roswell-Zwischenfall mit einem hochbrisanten Mord und jeder Menge cooler Sprüche zu einem actiongeladenen Thriller.Archäologin Nora Kelly und FBI-Agentin Corrie Swanson sind Fans auch aus den Pendergast-Thrillern bekannt. Die Thriller-Bestseller aus den USA sind in folgender Reihenfolge erschienen:- Old Bones - Tote lügen nie- Old Bones - Das Gift der Mumie- Old Bones - Die Toten von Roswell- Old Bones - Das neunte Opfer

Preston & Child continue their #1 bestselling series featuring FBI Special Agent Pendergast and Constance Greene, as they cross paths with New York’s deadliest serial killer ...Pendergast’s own ancestor ... and now his greatest foe.<BR><BR>AN INCREDIBLE JOURNEY <BR> Astoundingly, Constance has found a way back to the place of her origins: New York City in the late 1800s. She leaps at the chance to return … although it means leaving the present forever.<BR><BR>A DESPERATE OPPORTUNITY <BR> Constance sets off on a quest to prevent the events that lead to the deaths of her sister and brother. But along the road to redemption, Manhattan’s most infamous serial killer, Dr. Enoch Leng, lies in wait, ready to strike at the slightest provocation.<BR><BR>UNIMAGINABLE ODDS <BR> Meanwhile, in contemporary New York, Pendergast feverishly searches for a way to reunite with Constance—but will he discover a way back to her before it’s too late?

Nach dem Tod seiner geliebten Frau Helen hat Aloysius Pendergasts Leben jeglichen Sinn verloren. Einsam und vor Trauer ganz krank, verweigert er jeden Kontakt zur Außenwelt. Erst als in New York ein perfider Killer Pendergast eine geheime Nachricht zukommen lässt, wendet sich dieser wieder dem Leben zu und ermittelt mit unerbittlicher Härte.

The #1 New York Times bestselling authors return with a scintillating supernatural-themed thriller. Nora Kelly and Corrie Swanson investigate bizarre deaths in the New Mexico desert, but awaken an ancient evil.<BR><BR>In the New Mexico desert badlands, a woman's skeleton is found with two rare artefacts clutched in her hands: lightning stones used by the ancient Chaco people to summon the gods.<BR><BR>Was it suicide... or sacrifice?<BR><BR>FBI Special Agent Corrie Swanson brings in archaeologist Nora Kelly to investigate. When a second body is found in identical circumstances, they realise the case runs deeper than they imagined.<BR><BR>As Corrie and Nora pursue their investigation into remote canyons, haunted ruins, and long-lost rituals, they find themselves confronting a dark power that, disturbed from its long slumber, threatens to exact an unspeakable price.<BR><BR>Reviews for Preston and Child<BR><BR>'Get ready for the ride of your life' David Baldacci<BR>'Preston and Child know how to craft compelling stories that are both baffling and surprising.' Associated Press

The latest pulse-pounding thriller from New York Times bestsellers Preston & Child. <BR>Nora Kelly, a young curator at the Santa Fe Institute of Archaeology, is approached by historian Clive Benton with a once-in-a-lifetime proposal: to lead a team in search of the so-called 'Lost Camp' of the tragic Donner Party. This was a group of pioneers who earned a terrible place in American history when they became snow-bound in the California mountains in 1847, their fate unknown until the first skeletonized survivors stumbled out of the wilderness, raving about starvation, murder-and cannibalism. <BR><BR>Benton tells Kelly he has stumbled upon an amazing find: the long-sought diary of one of the victims, which has an enigmatic description of the Lost Camp. Nora agrees to lead an expedition to locate and excavate it - to reveal its long-buried secrets. <BR><BR>Once in the mountains, however, they learn that discovering the camp is only the first step in a mounting journey of fear. For as they uncover old bones, they expose the real truth of what happened, one that is far more shocking and bizarre than mere cannibalism. And when those ancient horrors lead to present-day violence on a grand scale, rookie FBI agent Corrie Swanson is assigned the case... only to find that her first investigation might very well be her last.

In one of NPR's 100 Best Thrillers Ever, FBI agent Pendergast discovers thirty-six murdered bodies in a New York City charnel house . . . and now, more than a century later, a killer strikes again.<BR><BR> In an ancient tunnel underneath New York City, a charnel house is discovered.<BR><BR> Inside are thirty-six bodies—all murdered and mutilated more than a century ago.<BR><BR> While FBI agent Pendergast investigates the old crimes, identical killings start to terrorize the city.<BR><BR> The nightmare has begun.<BR><BR> Again.<BR>  

Preston & Child continue their #1 bestselling series featuring FBI Special Agent Pendergast and Constance Greene, as they cross paths with New York’s deadliest serial killer ...Pendergast’s own ancestor ... and now his greatest foe.<BR><BR>AN INCREDIBLE JOURNEY <BR> Astoundingly, Constance has found a way back to the place of her origins: New York City in the late 1800s. She leaps at the chance to return … although it means leaving the present forever.<BR><BR>A DESPERATE OPPORTUNITY <BR> Constance sets off on a quest to prevent the events that lead to the deaths of her sister and brother. But along the road to redemption, Manhattan’s most infamous serial killer, Dr. Enoch Leng, lies in wait, ready to strike at the slightest provocation.<BR><BR>UNIMAGINABLE ODDS <BR> Meanwhile, in contemporary New York, Pendergast feverishly searches for a way to reunite with Constance—but will he discover a way back to her before it’s too late?

Don't miss the this exciting, New York Times bestselling adventure from Preston & Child, in which the secrets of a mysterious ancient tablet may point the way to untold treasure--or unspeakable danger.<BR>"I just want to be crystal clear about this: if it has value, we're gonna steal it. Are you with me?"Effective Engineering Solutions has been inexplicably shut down and the head of the company, Eli Glinn, has all but vanished. Fresh off a diagnosis that gives him only months to live, Gideon Crew is contacted by one of his coworkers at EES, Manuel Garza, who tells him the two have mere hours to collect their belongings before the office closes forever. After years of dedicated service and several high-risk missions, theirs seems like the most ignoble of terminations-until Gideon and Garza happen upon an incredible discovery.After centuries of silence, a code-breaking machine at EES has cracked the long-awaited translation of a centuries-old stone tablet, the Phaistos Disc, that dates back to an otherwise completely unknown, ancient civilization. The mysteries of the message itself hint at incredible treasures, and perhaps even a world-altering secret. No one remains at EES to take on this most remarkable mission but Gideon and Garza. The two agree to solve the mystery of the disc's message and split the spoils: the perfect parting gift their employer doesn't know he has given.What lies at the end of the trail may save Gideon's life-or bring it to a sudden, shocking close. As Gideon and Garza soon discover, some missions are more dangerous than others. But as Gideon has proved again and again, there's no such thing as too great a risk when you're living on borrowed time.