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Riptide (Agent Pendergast series)
Preston, Douglas, Child, Lincoln
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Description for Riptide (Agent Pendergast series)
The new thriller by the New York Times bestselling authors of The Relic (basis of the Paramount movie) and Reliquary. Movie rights to RIPTIDE have been optioned by Arnold Kopelson (producer of such hits as The Fugitive and Outbreak) and Twentieth Century Fox. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 105 x 30. Weight in Grams: 244.
For centuries, treasure hunters have sought the lost horde of the notorious English pirate Edward Ockham. Clues led to the mysterious Water Pit on Ragged Island, Maine-but a curse left behind by the long-dead Ockham seems to be working. Every expedition has failed; the treasure seekers died in gruesome fashions. Now a new expedition has been mounted, using state-of-the-art computer technology and backed by tens of millions of dollars. It will all be worth it, if the treasure estimated to be worth $2 billion can be found. But modern technology, no matter how expensive, may not ... Read more
For centuries, treasure hunters have sought the lost horde of the notorious English pirate Edward Ockham. Clues led to the mysterious Water Pit on Ragged Island, Maine-but a curse left behind by the long-dead Ockham seems to be working. Every expedition has failed; the treasure seekers died in gruesome fashions. Now a new expedition has been mounted, using state-of-the-art computer technology and backed by tens of millions of dollars. It will all be worth it, if the treasure estimated to be worth $2 billion can be found. But modern technology, no matter how expensive, may not ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
496
Format
Paperback
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780446607179
SKU
V9780446607179
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Preston, Douglas, Child, Lincoln
Douglas Preston worked for the American Museum of Natural History in New York as managing editor of Curator magazine. In 1989, he undertook a thousand-mile horseback journey with a photographer, retracing the Spanish explorer Coronado's search for the legendary Seven Cities of Gold-and nearly perishing in the harsh deserts of southern Arizona and New Mexico. He has written a number ... Read more
Reviews for Riptide (Agent Pendergast series)
Preston and Child have crafted a high-pitched, fast-paced plot with vivid description, intriguing characters and vibrant scenes....The suspense never lets up.
Bangor DAILY News
Their most exciting thriller yet...plot twists and likable characters drive this story to its stunning conclusion.
on The Scene, Albuquerque NM
Machine-gun pacing, startling plot twists and smart use of legend, scientific ... Read more
Bangor DAILY News
Their most exciting thriller yet...plot twists and likable characters drive this story to its stunning conclusion.
on The Scene, Albuquerque NM
Machine-gun pacing, startling plot twists and smart use of legend, scientific ... Read more