Name: the wheel of darkness
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Author: Douglas Preston
ISBN: 9780446581417

Type

Physical Book

Author

Lincoln Child

Douglas Preston

Publisher

Grand Central Publishing

Language

English

Pages

694

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

23.1 x 15.7 x 5.3 cm

Weight

1.20 kg.

ISBN

0446581410

ISBN13

9780446581417

Synopsis "the wheel of darkness"

At a remote Tibetan monastery, FBI Special Agent Pendergast must find a powerful and ancient artifact before it falls into the wrong hands. A luxury ocean liner on its maiden voyage across the North Atlantic, awash in wealth and decadence... An ancient Tibetan box, its contents unknown, sealed with a terrifying warning... An FBI agent destined to confront what he fears most--himself...

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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