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Preston and Child
The Book of the Dead
Book #7 of the Agent Pendergast series
See the list of Agent Pendergast books in order

The Book of the Dead

Can FBI Special Agent Pendergast stop a cursed Egyptian tomb from terrorizing New York City — or will he stay trapped in a maximum security prison, punished for a murder he didn’t commit?
An FBI agent, rotting away in a high-security prison for a murder he did not commit…
His brilliant, psychotic brother, about to perpetrate a horrific crime…
A young woman with an extraordinary past, on the edge of a violent breakdown…
An ancient Egyptian tomb with an enigmatic curse, about to be unveiled at a celebrity-studded New York gala…
Memento Mori

Author: Preston and Child
Published: 2006
Page Count: 640

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