Name: Riptide (in German)
Price: 24.12 EUR
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Author: Lincoln Child; Douglas Preston
ISBN: 9783426619148

Type

Physical Book

Author

Lincoln Child

Douglas Preston

Publisher

Knaur Taschenbuch

Synopsis "Riptide (in German)"

Ragged Island vor der Küste des US-Staates Maine ist ein unheimlicher Ort: Seit der englische Pirat Edward Ockham hier vor drei Jahrhunderten einen sagenhaften Schatz vergraben hat, scheitern alle Versuche, der Beute habhaft zu werden - das Gold ist in einem mit Meerwasser gefluteten Schacht jedem Zugriff entzogen, und mysteriöse Unglückfälle fordern das Leben unschuldiger Neugieriger wie professioneller Schatzsucher. Selbst die im Laufe der Zeit immer raffinierter werdenden technischen Hilfsmittel versagen regelmäßig, denn der Baumeister, der Ockhams Schatzkammer baute, war eine grausames Genie.Erst als die geheimen Aufzeichnungen des Baumeisters entdeckt werden, scheint der Schatz in greifbare Nähe zu rücken. Während Computerspezialisten beginnen, den uralten Schriftcode zu knacken, rückt die Bergungsgesellschaft Thalassa auf die Insel aus, um den Schatz zu heben. Mit dabei ist Malin Hatch, der die Insel von seinem Vater geerbt hat und dort als kleiner Junge bei einem tragischen Unfall seinen Bruder verlor.Die mit modernstem High-Tech-Gerät ausgerüstete Expedition von Ingenieuren und Historikern beginnt unter der Führung des charismatischen Kapitän Neidelmann, der Insel ihr düsteres Geheimnis zu entreißen. Schritt für Schritt kommen die Wissenschaftler und Techniker ihrem Ziel näher - doch dann beginnt Ockhams Schatzgrube zurückzuschlagen...

Lincoln Child

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Lincoln Child is an American author born on October 13, 1957 in Westport, Connecticut. He is known for his thriller and techno-thriller novels, many of them co-written with Douglas Preston. Before turning to writing, he worked as an editor at St. Martin's Press, where he founded the horror division of the publishing house. Later, he served as a systems analyst at MetLife until his first novel, "The Relic" (1995), written with Preston, allowed him to dedicate himself full-time to literature.

Among his most notable works are "The Cabinet of Curiosities" (2002) and "Dance of Death" (2005), both co-written with Preston and belonging to the thriller genre. Additionally, he has developed the series starring Professor Jeremy Logan, which includes titles such as "The Forgotten Room" (2015). Several of his novels have been New York Times bestsellers, consolidating his reputation in the field of suspense and mystery literature.

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Douglas Preston

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Douglas Preston is an American writer and journalist born on May 26, 1956, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He is known for his suspense and techno-thriller novels, many of which are co-written with Lincoln Child. Before turning to writing, he worked as an editor at the American Museum of Natural History in New York and taught non-fiction writing at Princeton University. Additionally, he has contributed articles on archaeology and anthropology for The New Yorker magazine.

Among his most notable works are "The Lost Idol" (1995) and "The Relic" (1997), both co-written with Lincoln Child and belonging to the suspense genre. He is also the author of "The Lost City of the Monkey God" (2017), a non-fiction work that narrates the search for a legendary city in Honduras. Several of his novels have been bestsellers in The New York Times, solidifying his reputation in the literature of mystery and adventure.

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