At the publishers request, this title is being sold without digital rights management software drm applied. Douglas preston books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Preston keeps the adventure high, springing plenty of nifty surprises along the way. In the codex, maxwell broadbent is a multimillionaire who is dying of cancer. Greetings from the dead, declares maxwell broadbent on the videotape he left behind. The codex ebook king county library system bibliocommons. The beginning maxwell broadbent is a very rich, very isolated, and very douglas preston and his frequent coauthor, lincoln child, have become my goto for exotic mysteries that let the grey cells come to room temperature after heavy reading. The information is worth billions to any pharmaceutical company, but the codex, along with numerous other priceless objects, was taken deep into the honduran jungle by dying legendary tomb robber. At the publishers request, this title is being sold without digital rights management software. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws.
Douglas preston, a regular contributor to the new yorker, has worked for the american museum of natural history and taught english at princeton university. A notorious treasure hunter and tomb robber, broadbent accumulated over a half a billion dollars worth of priceless art, gems, and artifacts before vanishingalong with h. Greetings from the dead, declares maxwell broadbent on the videotape h. Douglas preston ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall.
The mysterious disappearance of treasure hunter and adventurer maxwell broadbentalong with that of his richessends his three sons on a search for their father, who has hidden himself and his treasures, in order to claim their inheritance, which also includes an ancient mayan codex containing re read more. Im a huge fan of the series of books coauthored by douglas preston and lincoln child. My apprenticeship with a maya healer by rosita arvigoan excellent book that i would recommend to anyone interested in the subject of mayan medicine. People 3 12 stars on the codex fascinating characters, exotic jungle scenery, and surprising twists make this nonstop thrill ride well worth deciphering. 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 huntand some of them will stop at nothing to claim the grave goods. The codex the official website of douglas preston and.
Douglas preston now spins an unforgettable tale of greed, adventure, and betrayal. Listen to this audiobook excerpt from douglas preston s thriller novel the codex. Several books were useful to me while writing the codex, in particular redmond ohanlons in trouble again and sastun. The bestselling coauthor of such pageturning thrillers as relic and the cabinet of curiosities, douglas preston now spins an unforgettable tale of greed, adventure, and betrayal. The bestselling coauthor of such pageturning thrillers as relic and the cabinet of curiosities, douglas preston now spins an unforgettable tale of greed, adventure, and betrayal in the codex. The codex isbn 9780765346292 pdf epub douglas preston.
Douglas preston is the coauthor with lincoln child of the celebrated pendergast series of novels, including such bestselling titles as fever dream, the book of the dead, the wheel of darkness, and relic, which became a number one box office hit movie. Now the race is on, but the three brothers are not the only ones competing for the treasure. Preston 2 editions first published in 2000 not in library talking to the ground. His solo novels include the new york times bestsellers impact, blasphemy, and tyrannosaur canyon. P2004 audio renaissance, a division of holtzbrinck publishers, llc. Publishers weekly on the codex about the author douglas preston is the coauthor with lincoln child of the celebrated pendergast series of novels, including such bestselling titles as fever dream, the book of the dead, the wheel of darkness, and relic, which became a number one box office hit movie.
Douglas preston and his coauthor lincoln child have produced countless bestselling novels, including 15 in the famous special agent pendergast series. Douglas preston has worked for the american museum of natural history. Although he is best known for his thrillers in collaboration with lincoln child including the agent pendergast series and gideon crew series, he has also written six solo novels, including the wyman ford series and a novel entitled jennie. I also enjoyed childs first solo novel, but preston s the codex left me wondering if child is the heart of their writing duo although childs utopia certainly had some plot holes. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the codex. My choice this time is prestons the codex 2005, a solo book thats a keystone kopslike mystery with more pieces that a rube goldberg machine. Half of the writing team responsible for relic, the. The codex 2005 read online free book by douglas preston. The codex by douglas preston in chm, doc, epub download ebook. Download the codex by douglas preston in pdf epub format complete free. The codex is a thriller novel by douglas preston and takes place in the southwestern united states and central america. Douglas preston takes you deep into the jungle with 3 brothers in search of their past, and a valuable book, the codex. Two of those books, relic and the cabinet of curiosities, were chosen by readers in a national public radio poll as being among the one hundred greatest thrillers ever written.
The codex douglas preston lincoln child, books, preston. Read the codex by douglas preston available from rakuten kobo. 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. Douglas jerome preston born may 31, 1956 is an american journalist and author. With his frequent collaborator, lincoln child, he has written many bestselling thrillers in. This acclaimed book by douglas preston is available at in several formats for your ereader. Greetings from the dead, declares maxwell broadbent on the videotape he left behind after his mysterious disappearance. With his frequent collaborator lincoln child, he has authored such bestselling thrillers as the cabinet of curiosities, the ice limit, thunderhead, riptide, reliquary, mount dragon, and the relic. Greetings from the dead, maxwell broadbent declared from the videotape he left behind after his mysterious disappearance. The codex is worth billions, and one pharmaceutical company ceo has sent mercenaries after it with orders to kill anyone in their way, including the beautiful and enigmatic woman accompanying one of the sons. The overdrive read format of this ebook has professional narration that plays while you read in your browser. The broadbent brothers take on a dangerous journey after their eccentric father takes his fortune with him to his tomb. The bestselling coauthor of such pageturning thrillers as relic and the cabinet of curiosities, douglas preston now spins. The codex ebook by douglas preston 9781429914451 rakuten.
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