Scorpions Tail, The

1 bestselling authors Preston Child return with the next book in a series featuring archaeologist Nora Kelly and FBI Agent Corrie Swanson Following OLD BONES the second happily anticipated new thriller in Preston Child s new series will once again feature Nora Kelly archaeologist at the Santa Fe Archeological Institute and FBI Agent Corrie Swanson investigating a new case that requires both their skills Booklist After a shootout Swanson is involved in leaves a senior FBI agent gravely wounded Corrie finds herself under investigation Her supervisor assures her she s not to blame and the black mark on her record will be cleared in short order But Corrie finds herself shake her overwhelming guilt As a distraction she takes on a new case involving a fiftyyearold mummified corpse discovered in a hidden enclave at High Lonesome a longabandoned New Mexico ghost town Quickly out of her depth she quickly realizes she needs the help of her foeturnedally archaeologist Nora Kelly who soon uncovers a startling truth the deceased had been poisoned and died clutching a priceless artifact from outside High Lonesome