The Resource The scorpion's tail : a Nora Kelly novel, Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
The scorpion's tail : a Nora Kelly novel, Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
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- Summary
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- A sequel to "Old Bones" finds FBI agent Corrie Swanson and Santa Fe archaeologist Nora Kelly investigating the mummified corpse of a long-dead victim who died in agony while holding a mysterious sixteenth-century gold cross
- A mummified corpse, over half a century old, is found in the cellar of an abandoned building in a remote New Mexico ghost town. Junior FBI Agent Corrie Swanson needs to ID the body, and determine cause of death. When archaeologist Nora Kelly lends her expertise to the investigation, they uncover that the deceased died in a fetal position, skin coming off in sheets, a rictus of horror frozen on his face. And hidden on the corpse is a sixteenth century Spanish gold cross of immense value. -- adapted from jacket
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 401 pages
- Note
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- Sequel to: Old bones
- Series information from Goodreads.com
- Isbn
- 9781538747278
- Label
- The scorpion's tail : a Nora Kelly novel
- Title
- The scorpion's tail
- Title remainder
- a Nora Kelly novel
- Statement of responsibility
- Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- A sequel to "Old Bones" finds FBI agent Corrie Swanson and Santa Fe archaeologist Nora Kelly investigating the mummified corpse of a long-dead victim who died in agony while holding a mysterious sixteenth-century gold cross
- A mummified corpse, over half a century old, is found in the cellar of an abandoned building in a remote New Mexico ghost town. Junior FBI Agent Corrie Swanson needs to ID the body, and determine cause of death. When archaeologist Nora Kelly lends her expertise to the investigation, they uncover that the deceased died in a fetal position, skin coming off in sheets, a rictus of horror frozen on his face. And hidden on the corpse is a sixteenth century Spanish gold cross of immense value. -- adapted from jacket
- Cataloging source
- NjBwBT
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Preston, Douglas J
- Dewey number
- 813/.54
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS3566.R3982
- LC item number
- S36 2021
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Child, Lincoln
- Series statement
- Nora Kelly
- Series volume
- 2
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Kelly, Nora (Fictitious character)
- United States
- Archaeologists
- Mummies
- Museum curators
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The scorpion's tail : a Nora Kelly novel, Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
- Note
-
- Sequel to: Old bones
- Series information from Goodreads.com
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1228349954
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 401 pages
- Isbn
- 9781538747278
- Lccn
- bl2020071864
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1228349954
- Label
- The scorpion's tail : a Nora Kelly novel, Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
- Note
-
- Sequel to: Old bones
- Series information from Goodreads.com
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1228349954
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 401 pages
- Isbn
- 9781538747278
- Lccn
- bl2020071864
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1228349954
Subject
- Mummies -- Fiction
- Museum curators -- Fiction
- Novels
- Thrillers (Fiction)
- United States, Federal Bureau of Investigation -- Officials and employees -- Fiction
- Archaeologists -- Fiction
- Kelly, Nora (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
- Detective and mystery fiction
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- trueThe New York Times Best Sellers - Combined Print & E-Book Fiction
- trueThe New York Times Best Sellers - Audio Fiction
- trueThe New York Times Best Sellers - Hardcover Fiction
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