The Lost Tomb
And other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder
With a foreword by David Grann
Publication date: December 5
Douglas Preston, the #1 bestselling author of The Lost City of the Monkey God, presents jaw-dropping true stories of Egyptian burial chambers, prehistoric ruins, pirate treasure, bizarre crimes, and more…
What's it like to be the first to enter an Egyptian burial chamber that's been sealed for thousands of years? What horrifying secret was found among the prehistoric ruins of the American Southwest? Who really was the infamous the Monster of Florence?
Douglas Preston's journalistic explorations have taken him from the haunted countryside of Italy to the jungles of Honduras. He was granted exclusive journalistic access to the largest tomb in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, broke the story of an extraordinary mass grave of animals killed by the asteroid impact that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs, and explored what lay hidden in the booby-trapped Money Pit on Oak Island. 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.
“This is unbeatable reading… Gripping.” —Publisher’s Weekly, starred review
"Buffs of buried-treasure and long-ago true-crime tales will enjoy Preston’s expertly woven tales.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Preston has an unerring sense of suspense, of how to hold the reader in his grip.” —David Grann, from the foreward
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Douglas Preston will be going on tour in Arizona and California, showing slides and telling stories of his adventures. The schedule can be found at this link at the bottom of the page.
