The Lost Tomb: And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder [Paperback]

From the #1 bestselling author of The Lost City of the Monkey God, a jaw-dropping discovery of an Egyptian tomb opens up a slew of archaeological mysteries and deadly tales. Now in paperback with an EXCITING BONUS ADVENTURE!

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?

From the jungles of Honduras to macabre archaeological sites in the American Southwest, Douglas Preston's explorations have taken him across the globe.The Lost Tombbrings together a compelling collection of true stories about buried treasure, enigmatic murders, lost tombs, bizarre crimes, and other fascinating tales of the past and present.Douglas Prestonworked as a writer and editor for the American Museum of Natural History and taught writing at Princeton University. He has written for theNew Yorker,Natural History,National Geographic,Harper’s,Smithsonian,and theAtlantic. The author of several acclaimed nonfiction books—includingLost City of the Monkey God, Cities of GoldandThe Monster of Florence—Preston is also the coauthor with Lincoln Child of the bestselling series of novels featuring FBI agent Pendergast.“[S]o skillfully sketched is the lure of the unknown in Preston’s collection of essays. From the safe distance of the pages ofThe Lost Tomb, we are allowed a delicious taste of what it is to be consumed with the desire to know, even when all evidence points to the fact that, maybe, we are better off leaving a mystery alone.”Bookpage, starred reviewAMAZON HISTORY BOOK OF THE MONTH DECEMBER 2023Amazon“[A] gripping compendium of his journalistic work […] Throughout, Preston tacklel3J