{"product_id":"badlands-hardcover","title":"Badlands - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDouglas Preston\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLincoln Child\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling authors Preston \u0026amp; Child return with a thrilling tale of \"hair-raising fun\" (Kirkus) in which archaeologist Nora Kelly and FBI Agent Corrie Swanson, while investigating bizarre deaths in the desert, awaken an ancient evil more terrifying than anything they've faced before. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the New Mexico badlands, the skeleton of a woman is found--and the case is assigned to FBI Agent Corrie Swanson. The victim walked into the desert, shedding clothes as she went, and died in agony of heatstroke and thirst. Two rare artifacts are found clutched in her bony hands--lightning stones used by the ancient Chaco people to summon the gods. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Is it suicide or... sacrifice? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Agent Swanson brings in archaeologist Nora Kelly to investigate. When a second body is found--exactly like the other--the two realize the case runs deeper than they imagined. As Corrie and Nora pursue their investigation into remote canyons, haunted ruins, and long-lost rituals, they find themselves confronting a dark power that, disturbed from its long slumber, threatens to exact an unspeakable price. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe thrillers of \u003cb\u003eDouglas Preston \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eLincoln Child\u003c\/b\u003e \"stand head and shoulders above their rivals\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e). Preston and Child's \u003ci\u003eRelic \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Cabinet of Curiosities\u003c\/i\u003e were chosen by readers in a National Public Radio poll as being among the one hundred greatest thrillers ever written, and \u003ci\u003eRelic \u003c\/i\u003ewas made into a number-one box office hit movie. They are coauthors of the famed Pendergast series, and their recent novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Cabinet of Dr. Leng, Diablo Mesa, Bloodless, The Scorpion's Tail, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCrooked River\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition to his novels, Preston is the author of the award-winning nonfiction book \u003ci\u003eThe Lost City of the Monkey God\u003c\/i\u003e. Child is a Florida resident and former book editor who has published eight novels of his own, including such bestsellers as \u003ci\u003eChrysalis \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDeep Storm\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.8 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 03, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378829652070,"sku":"9781538774526","price":50.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/uKq-7tM5_v9781538774526.webp?v=1768912363","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/badlands-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}