Badlands

By: Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

Narrated by: Cynthia Farrell

The #1 New York Times bestselling authors Preston & Child return with a thrilling tale 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.

"Hair-raising fun." —Kirkus Reviews

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. Is it suicide or … sacrifice? 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.

Bad narrator

I’m sure this lady is nice. But all her characters sound the same. When she uses a man’s voice it hurts my throat to listen to it. Please please either get a new narrator or get someone else to do the male voices.
The story, as always was great. If I didn’t have health issues with my eyes, I would not listen to this narrator again. But I love their books.

Story original and creative

Enjoyed novel thoroughly Love series and it’s
expansion of characters and the story line. Development exciting to see and continue reading

Another great addition to this series

Brush up on your New Mexico maps and take a few minutes to read up on the native history. You’ll enjoy the cadence of this story and the little Easter eggs will make you smile.

Interesting area

Not as complex as their normal storylines. I look forward to the Preston and Childs books but this was shorter than normal and was a little predictable in my own view.

The mispronounced Indian names had me yelling at my phone.

Being from this area, I loved the story up until it got a little weird in the end.