The scorpion's tail
(Book)
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Published
New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2021.
Edition
First edition.
Status
Audley Branch - Adult
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Main Branch - Adult
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McLean Branch - Adult
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Cold cases (Criminal investigation) -- Fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Kelly, Nora -- (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
Mummies -- Fiction.
New Mexico -- Fiction.
Thrillers (Fiction)
United States. -- Federal Bureau of Investigation -- Officials and employees -- Fiction.
Women archaeologists -- Fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Kelly, Nora -- (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
Mummies -- Fiction.
New Mexico -- Fiction.
Thrillers (Fiction)
United States. -- Federal Bureau of Investigation -- Officials and employees -- Fiction.
Women archaeologists -- Fiction.
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Published
New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2021.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
401 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Description
A mummified corpse, over half a century old, is found in the cellar of an abandoned building in a remote New Mexico ghost town. Corrie is assigned what seems to her a throwaway case: to ID the body and determine cause of death. She brings archaeologist Nora Kelly to excavate the body and lend her expertise to the investigation, and together they uncover something unexpected and shocking: the deceased apparently died in agony, in a fetal position, skin coming off in sheets, with a rictus of horror frozen on his face. Hidden on the corpse lies a 16th century Spanish gold cross of immense value. When they at last identify the body -- and the bizarre cause of death -- Corrie and Nora open a door into a terrifying, secret world of ancient treasure and modern obsession: a world centered on arguably the most defining, frightening, and transformative moment in American history.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
LSC,40.02
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Preston, D. J., & Child, L. (2021). The scorpion's tail (First edition.). Grand Central Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Preston, Douglas J and Lincoln. Child. 2021. The Scorpion's Tail. Grand Central Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Preston, Douglas J and Lincoln. Child. The Scorpion's Tail Grand Central Publishing, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Preston, Douglas J., and Lincoln Child. The Scorpion's Tail First edition., Grand Central Publishing, 2021.
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