Badlands

The #1 New York Times bestselling authors return with a scintillating supernatural-themed thriller. Nora Kelly and Corrie Swanson investigate bizarre deaths in the New Mexico desert, but awaken an ancient evil.<BR><BR>In the New Mexico desert badlands, a woman's skeleton is found with two rare artefacts clutched in her hands: lightning stones used by the ancient Chaco people to summon the gods.<BR><BR>Was it suicide... or sacrifice?<BR><BR>FBI Special Agent Corrie Swanson brings in archaeologist Nora Kelly to investigate. When a second body is found in identical circumstances, they realise the case runs deeper than they imagined.<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>Reviews for Preston and Child<BR><BR>'Get ready for the ride of your life' David Baldacci<BR>'Preston and Child know how to craft compelling stories that are both baffling and surprising.' Associated Press