{"product_id":"diablo-mesa-hardcover","title":"Diablo Mesa - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDouglas Preston\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLincoln Child\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers Preston and Child, archaeologist Nora Kelly and FBI Agent Corrie Swanson are tasked with the mysterious deaths of two people found at a site where a UFO allegedly crashed decades before.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lucas Tappan, a wealthy and eccentric billionaire and founder of Icarus Space Systems, approaches the Santa Fe Archaeological Institute with an outlandish proposal--to finance a careful, scientific excavation of the Roswell Incident site, where a UFO is alleged to have crashed in 1947. A skeptical Nora Kelly, to her great annoyance, is tasked with the job. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Nora's excavation immediately uncovers two murder victims buried at the site, faces and hands obliterated with acid to erase their identities. Special Agent Corrie Swanson is assigned to the case. As Nora's excavation proceeds, uncovering things both bizarre and seemingly inexplicable, Corrie's homicide investigation throws open a Pandora's box of espionage and violence, uncovering bloody traces of a powerful force that will stop at nothing to protect its secrets--and that threatens to engulf them all in an unimaginable fate. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe thrillers of \u003cb\u003eDouglas Preston\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eLincoln Child\u003c\/b\u003e \"stand head and shoulders above their rivals\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e). Preston and Child's \u003ci\u003eRelic\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Cabinet of Curiosities\u003c\/i\u003e were chosen by readers in a National Public Radio poll as being among the one hundred greatest thrillers ever written, and \u003ci\u003eRelic \u003c\/i\u003ewas made into a number-one box office hit movie. They are coauthors of the famed Pendergast series, and their recent novels include \u003ci\u003eBloodless\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Scorpion's Tail, Crooked River, Old Bones, and Verses for the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition to his novels, Preston writes about archaeology for the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e magazines. Child is a Florida resident and former book editor who has published seven novels of his own, including such bestsellers as \u003ci\u003eFull Wolf Moon\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDeep Storm\u003c\/i\u003e. Readers can sign up for The Pendergast File, a monthly \"strangely entertaining note\" from the authors, at their website, www.PrestonChild.com. The authors welcome visitors to their Facebook page, where they post regularly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 576\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.9 x 9 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 15, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42698617978943,"sku":"9781538710142","price":37.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/5144a1ebcbcc8148f0aeaf504c3a0c5a.webp?v=1765010787","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/diablo-mesa-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}