Old Bones by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
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Old Bones
- By: Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
- Narrated by: Cynthia Farrell
- Series: Nora Kelly
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
About this listen
Number one best-selling authors Preston & Child bring the true story of the ill-fated Donner Party to new life in a thrilling blend of archaeology, history, murder, and suspense.
Nora Kelly, a young curator at the Santa Fe Institute of Archaeology, is approached by historian Clive Benton with a once-in-a-lifetime proposal: to lead a team in search of the so-called "Lost Camp" of the tragic Donner Party. This was a group of pioneers who earned a terrible place in American history when they became snow-bound in the California mountains in 1847, their fate unknown until the first skeletonized survivors stumbled out of the wilderness, raving about starvation, murder - and cannibalism.
Benton tells Kelly he has stumbled upon an amazing find: the long-sought diary of one of the victims, which has an enigmatic description of the Lost Camp. Nora agrees to lead an expedition to locate and excavate it-to reveal its long-buried secrets.
Once in the mountains, however, they learn that discovering the camp is only the first step in a mounting journey of fear. For as they uncover old bones, they expose the real truth of what happened, one that is far more shocking and bizarre than mere cannibalism. And when those ancient horrors lead to present-day violence on a grand scale, rookie FBI agent Corrie Swanson is assigned the case...only to find that her first investigation might very well be her last.
EXTRAORDINARY ACCLAIM FOR PRESTON & CHILD:
"There's nothing else like them." (Washington Post)
©2019 Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child (P)2019 Hachette Audio
Clarie DeWayne
Not one of their best books
While it was interesting to bring Cori & Nora together from previous Pentergast books, it felt rather clunky and lacked the normal excitement I’ve come to expect from this team of authors. Introducing Pentergast in the last few minutes to finish wrapping things up was lame and predictable.
Bradley
Ok novel. Poor reader performance and choice
This has some of the old charm. A bit slow to get moving. Missing the underlying horror elements of their earlier works in the Pendergast series. Speaking of Pendergast, the actress totally botches Agent Pendergast’s accent. Yikes. It changes and is quite disconnected. Her performance seems oddly unmatched at times. Overall, this novel does not do much to lend to ones satisfaction. Go listen to the older material. Or, look for a better performance on Libravox