#7 Aloysius Pendergast

The Book of the Dead

Douglas Preston
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Can FBI Special Agent Pendergast stop a cursed Egyptian tomb from terrorizing New York City -- or will he stay trapped in a maximum security prison, punished for a murder he didn't commit? An FBI agent, rotting away in a high-security prison for a murder he did not commit...His brilliant, psychotic brother, about to perpetrate a horrific crime...A young woman with an extrodinary past, on th edge of a violent breakdown...An ancient Egyptian tomb with an enigmatic curse, about to be unveiled at a celebrity-studded New York gala...Memento Mori
Genres: ThrillerMysteryFictionHorrorMystery ThrillerSuspenseCrimeAudiobookAdventureDetective
454 Pages

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