The Lost Tomb by Douglas Preston
Published by Grand Central Publishing on December 2023Genres: Non-Fiction
Pages: 299
Format: eBook
Source: Publisher
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Douglas Preston, the #1 bestselling author of The Lost City of the Monkey God , presents jaw-dropping true stories of Egyptian burial chambers, prehistoric ruins, pirate treasure, bizarre crimes, and more…
What's it like to be the first to enter an Egyptian burial chamber that's been sealed for thousands of years? What horrifying secret was found among the prehistoric ruins of the American Southwest? Who really was the infamous the Monster of Florence?
Douglas Preston's journalistic explorations have taken him from the haunted country of Italy to the jungles of Honduras. He was granted exclusive journalistic access to the largest tomb in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, broke the story of an extraordinary mass grave of animals killed by the asteroid impact that ended the Cretaceous period and caused the extinction of the dinosaurs, and explored what lay hidden in the booby-trapped Money Pit on Oak Island. When he hasn't been co-authoring bestselling thrillers featuring FBI Agent Pendergast, Preston has been writing about some of the world’s strangest and most dramatic mysteries.
The Lost Tomb brings together an astonishing and compelling collection of true stories about buried treasure, enigmatic murders, lost tombs, bizarre crimes, and other fascinating tales of the past and present.
If you’re familiar with Preston’s work then you may also know that a lot of his fiction is inspired by reality. This book digs deeper, into the non-fiction essays he previously wrote for various publications on real life stories. What’s also great about this book is that he provides updates to all of them!
I was already familiar with some of these topics, but that didn’t stop me from enjoying the audiobook. (Oak Island and the Monster of Florence to name a couple.) But Preston’s writing is easily digestible, adding a certain mystery and awe that really brings these events to life.
I listened to the audiobook on my way home from work, and I had A NICE COMMUTE! Let me say that again – THIS BOOK made my commute enjoyable! Now, this may not seem like a very big deal, but I live in Los Angeles where the traffic gods hate us so this was indeed a miracle.
The audiobook narrator was perfection. It was easy to listen to and his interpretation of the works were spot on, keeping the reader engaged.
The Lost Tomb is a fantastic collection and I have to admit the stories I was not familiar with, I did end up Googling when I got home! It’s also my first Douglas Preston book and while I know that he has created fictional accounts of some of these stories, I will be looking up other books by him!
Kimberly majored in Songwriting and currently works full time in the music industry. When she's not listening to music, knitting or writing, you can find her outside reading her favorite genres: Young Adult, Adult Fiction, Mystery, and Romance.
