Name: The Lost Tomb: And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder
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Author: Douglas Preston
ISBN: 9781538741238

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The Lost Tomb: And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder

Type

Physical Book

Author

Douglas Preston

Preface by

David Grann

Publisher

Grand Central Publishing

Language

English

Pages

320

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.3 x 13.3 x 2.0 cm

ISBN13

9781538741238

Synopsis "The Lost Tomb: And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder"

Douglas Preston, the #1 bestselling author of The Lost City of the Monkey God, presents the jaw-dropping discovery of a vast Egyptian tomb containing dozens of sealed burial chambers, as well as recounting tales of pirate treasure, mysterious deaths, archaeological mysteries, and more, now in paperback. What's it like to be the first to enter an Egyptian burial chamber that's been sealed for thousands of years? Where might a blocked doorway or newly excavated corridor lead? And what might this stupendous tomb reveal about the most powerful pharaoh in Egyptian history? From the jungles of Honduras to macabre archaeological sites in the American Southwest, Douglas Preston's journalistic explorations have taken him across the globe. He broke the story of an extraordinary mass grave of animals killed by the asteroid impact that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs, he explored what lay hidden in the booby-trapped Money Pit on Oak Island, and he roamed the haunted hills of Italy in search of the Monster of Florence. When he hasn't been co-authoring bestselling thrillers featuring FBI Agent Pendergast, Preston has been writing about some of the world's strangest and most dramatic mysteries. The Lost Tomb brings together an astonishing and compelling collection of true stories about buried treasure, enigmatic murders, lost tombs, bizarre crimes, and other fascinating tales of the past and present.

Douglas Preston

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Douglas Preston is an American writer and journalist born on May 26, 1956, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He is known for his suspense and techno-thriller novels, many of which are co-written with Lincoln Child. Before turning to writing, he worked as an editor at the American Museum of Natural History in New York and taught non-fiction writing at Princeton University. Additionally, he has contributed articles on archaeology and anthropology for The New Yorker magazine.

Among his most notable works are "The Lost Idol" (1995) and "The Relic" (1997), both co-written with Lincoln Child and belonging to the suspense genre. He is also the author of "The Lost City of the Monkey God" (2017), a non-fiction work that narrates the search for a legendary city in Honduras. Several of his novels have been bestsellers in The New York Times, solidifying his reputation in the literature of mystery and adventure.

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David Grann

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David Grann (New York, 1967) is a writer and journalist at The New Yorker. His stories have appeared in various anthologies, including The Best American Crime Writing of 2004, 2005, and 2009; and The Best American Sports Writing of 2003 and 2006. A finalist in 2005 for the Michael Kelly Award for his "courageous pursuit and expression of the truth", Grann has also contributed to The New York Times Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, and The New Republic, among other publications. His first novel, Z, the lost city (Literatura Random House, 2017) was a number one bestseller according to The New York Times, has been translated into more than 25 languages, and has been made into a major film. Literatura Random House has also published The Old Man and the Gun, which was adapted into a film starring Robert Redford.

His latest book, Killers of the Flower Moon, has been a bestseller by The New York Times and considered by the American press as one of the best books of 2017. It has also been awarded the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Fact Crime, and was a finalist for the National Book Award. Martin Scorsese and Leonardo Di Caprio are preparing its film adaptation.

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