The Relic by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
In this thrilling novel, a gruesome series of murders coincides with the arrival of a mysterious shipment in the bowels of a renowned museum in New York City. As a lavish exhibition opening approaches, a detective and an anthropologist team up to investigate the macabre killings. They discover that the murders may be linked to an ancient superstition and a creature thought to be long extinct. The pair must navigate the dark corridors and hidden chambers of the museum to uncover the truth and stop the creature before it strikes again, all while a massive storm traps them and other characters inside the museum with the deadly entity.
The 6836th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1995
- Nationality
- American
- Type
- Fiction
- Pages
- 480
- Words
- 100,000
- Original Language
- English
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This book is on the following lists:
- 64th on Top 100 Killer Thrillers (NPR)