Thunderhead (1999)

by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

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Fiction. Literature. Archaeologist Nora Kelly is adrift in her career and her personal life when a violent, inexplicable incident leaves her in possession of a mysterious letter. Written by her father, who vanished sixteen years ago in the remote desert, the letter reveals the location of a legendary site hidden in the red rock canyon country of southern Utah: Quivira, the Anasazi Indians' wondrous lost city of gold.�??BOOK JACKET. "Convinced that her father truly had found Quivira, Nora puts together an expedition and takes a team up Lake Powell to the mouth of Serpentine Canyon. In the stark labyrinth of canyons and slickrock desert she will find the answer to both her greatest hopes and her deepest nightmare. For hidden in the shadows of the sunbaked cliffs are untold treasures, the solution to the greatest riddle of American archaeology - and implacable, suffocating death."�??BOOK J… (more)

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I would not call it "riveting," but it was engaging.

And I did read it through in one afternoon - but I confess to skimming over some of the passages, particularly those providing descriptions of southwestern geology and Native American lore.

Overall, it was very much like a Pendergast story without Pendergast. Fortunately for me, I like Pendergast stories with or without him. (

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Kim.Sasso | Aug 27, 2023 |

Thunderhead is a story. It is a story that tries to be believable. The obvious happens in the end of the book. It takes place in Utah at a mythical location. The book offers another idea as to what happened to the Anasazi people. Only 3 1/2 stars were awarded to this book because it was so predictable. (

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davdittrich | Feb 14, 2023 |

More well-known for their Pendergast novels, Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child are at their very best in this thriller set in the desert southwest amongst haunted ruins. I suspect that Preston is pulling more of the cart on this one, as he is a resident of New Mexico and a former member of the American Museum of Natural History. The book features an archeological expedition to locate the lost city of gold. The team is plagued by misfortune and paranoia, hunted by ancient forces. The landscapes - again, I have to credit Preston - are pitch perfect in their aridity and savageness. While a thriller, the book punches well above its weight. After reading this, I am on the lookout for Preston's [Talking to the Ground: One Family's Journey on Horseback Across the Sacred Land of the Navajo].

Highly recommended.
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blackdogbooks | Feb 1, 2022 |

Nora Green receives a 16-year old letter from her deceased father about the existence of a lost Indian tribe city hidden in a wild, remote canyon. Nora and a team of archaelogists head off and battle witches protecting the site from discovery. As good/thrilling as Child/Preston's Pendergast series. (

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Lincoln Child dedicates this book to his daughter, Veronica, and to the Company of Nine.

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The freshly paved road left Santa Fe and arrowed west through piñon trees.

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Fiction. Literature. Archaeologist Nora Kelly is adrift in her career and her personal life when a violent, inexplicable incident leaves her in possession of a mysterious letter. Written by her father, who vanished sixteen years ago in the remote desert, the letter reveals the location of a legendary site hidden in the red rock canyon country of southern Utah: Quivira, the Anasazi Indians' wondrous lost city of gold.�??BOOK JACKET. "Convinced that her father truly had found Quivira, Nora puts together an expedition and takes a team up Lake Powell to the mouth of Serpentine Canyon. In the stark labyrinth of canyons and slickrock desert she will find the answer to both her greatest hopes and her deepest nightmare. For hidden in the shadows of the sunbaked cliffs are untold treasures, the solution to the greatest riddle of American archaeology - and implacable, suffocating death."�??BOOK J

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