The scorpion's tail

Preston, Douglas J., (author.). Child, Lincoln, (author.). Farrell, Cynthia, (narrator.). Hachette Audio (Firm) (Added Author). Playaway Digital Audio. (Added Author). Findaway World, LLC. (Added Author).

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 is assigned what seems to her a throwaway case: to ID the body and determine cause of death. She brings in 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, a rictus of horror frozen on his face. Hidden on the corpse lies a sixteenth 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 one of the most defining, frightening, and transformative moments in American history.

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Subject

United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation > Officials and employees > Fiction.
Archaeologists > Fiction.
Mummies > Fiction.
Museum curators > Fiction.

Genre

Detective and mystery fiction.
Thrillers (Fiction)
Novels.
Audiobooks.
Sound recordings.

ISBN: 9781549108907
Physical Description 1 audio media player (approximately 12 hr.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Edition Unabridged.
Publisher Solon, Ohio : Findaway World, LLC, [2021]
Copyright ℗2021

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General Note:	Title from container. Previously released by Hachette Audio, 2́021. Release date supplied by publisher. Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player. One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for listening.
Participant or Performer Note:	Read by Cynthia Farrell.

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[Nora Kelly]

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