The Lost Tomb: And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781538741221)

The first ever nonfiction collection from celebrated New Yorker contributor and #1 bestselling author Douglas Preston.​

Death in Print is a collection of narrative nonfiction from essayist, thriller writer, and Authors Guild President Douglas Preston.

What's it like to be the first to enter a chamber that's been sealed for thousands of years? What untold stories are buried within the archives of the Museum of Natural History? What are scientists still discovering about the day the dinosaurs died?

Initially appearing in The New Yorker, WIRED, The Atlantic, and Harper's between 1995 and 2021, these pieces explore the mystery of the past with wide-eyed wonder and a strong journalistic eye.

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Author: Douglas Preston
ISBN-10: 1538741229
ISBN-13: 9781538741221
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Language: English
Published: 12/05/2023
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.04d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 07/01/2023 pg. 8

About the Author
Douglas Preston worked as a writer and editor for the American Museum of Natural History and taught writing at Princeton University. He has written for the New Yorker, Natural History, National Geographic, Harper's, Smithsonian, and the Atlantic. The author of several acclaimed nonfiction books--including Lost City of the Monkey God, Cities of Gold and The Monster of Florence--Preston is also the coauthor with Lincoln Child of the bestselling series of novels featuring FBI agent Pendergast.