The Codex

Douglas Preston

ISBN 10: 076534629X / ISBN 13: 9780765346292

Editore: Tor, 2005

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: En este emocionante thriller de Douglas Preston, el legendario ladrón de tumbas Maxwell Broadbent desaparece misteriosamente, dejando tras de sí un enigmático vídeo. Sus tres hijos, a quienes considera fracasados, reciben un desafío póstumo: encontrar su escondite secreto en la selva hondureña para reclamar su herencia. Lo que sigue es una trepidante aventura llena de peligros, tesoros ocultos y una carrera contra un despiadado detective privado. ¿Podrán los hermanos Broadbent superar sus diferencias y descifrar el codex que guarda la clave de su destino? EAN: 9780765346292 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Otros Título: The Codex Autor: Douglas Preston Editorial: Tor Idioma: en Páginas: 412 Formato: tapa blanda.

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Dati bibliografici

• Titolo: The Codex
• Editore: Tor
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• Lingua: Spagnolo
• ISBN 10: 076534629X
• ISBN 13: 9780765346292
• Rilegatura: Brossura
• Condizione: Como nuevo

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Riassunto

"Greetings from the dead," declares Maxwell Broadbent on the videotape he left behind after his mysterious disappearance. A notorious treasure hunter and tomb robber, Broadbent accumulated over a half a billion dollars' worth of priceless art, gems, and artifacts before vanishing---along with his entire collection---from his mansion in New Mexico.

At first, robbery is suspected, but the truth proves far stranger: As a final challenge to his three sons, Broadbent has buried himself and his treasure somewhere in the world, hidden away like an ancient Egyptian pharaoh. If the sons wish to claim their fabulous inheritance, they must find their father's carefully concealed tomb.

The race is on, but the three brothers are not the only ones competing for the treasure. This secret is so astounding it cannot be kept quiet for long. With half a billion dollars at stake, as well as an ancient Mayan codex that may hold a cure for cancer and other deadly diseases, others soon join the hunt---and some of them will stop at nothing to claim the grave goods.

The bestselling coauthor of such page-turning thrillers as Relic and The Cabinet of Curiosities, Douglas Preston now spins an unforgettable tale of greed, adventure, and betrayal in The Codex.

Informazioni sull?autore

Douglas Preston is the co-author with Lincoln Child of the celebrated Pendergast series of novels, including such best-selling titles as Fever Dream, The Book of the Dead, The Wheel of Darkness, and Relic, which became a number one box office hit movie. His solo novels include the New York Times bestsellers Impact, Blasphemy, and Tyrannosaur Canyon. His nonfiction book The Monster of Florence is being made into a film starring George Clooney. Preston is an expert long-distance horseman, a member of the elite Long Riders Guild, and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He has travelled to remote parts of the world as an archaeological correspondent for The New Yorker. He also worked as an editor and writer at the American Museum of Natural History in New York and taught nonfiction writing at Princeton University. Preston is the Co-president of International Thriller Writers, and serves on the Governing Council of the Authors Guild.