The Lost Tomb

And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder

By: Douglas Preston, David Grann - introduction

Narrated by: Will Collyer

From the #1 bestselling author of The Lost City of the Monkey God, a jaw-dropping discovery of an Egyptian tomb opens up a slew of archaeological mysteries and deadly tales.

What’s it like to be the first to enter an Egyptian burial chamber that’s been sealed for thousands of years?

From the jungles of Honduras to macabre archaeological sites in the American Southwest, Douglas Preston's explorations have taken him across the globe. The Lost Tomb brings together a compelling collection of true stories about buried treasure, enigmatic murders, lost tombs, bizarre crimes, and other fascinating tales of the past and present.

Critic reviews

"Buffs of buried-treasure and long-ago true-crime tales will enjoy Preston’s expertly woven tales."—Kirkus

Praise for The Lost City of the Monkey God

"Memoirs of jungle adventures too often devolve into lurid catalogs of hardships [but] Preston proves too thoughtful an observer and too skilled a storyteller to settle for churning out danger porn. He has instead created something nuanced and sublime: a warm and geeky paean to the revelatory power of archaeology...Few other writers possess such heartfelt appreciation for the ways in which artifacts can yield the stories of who we are."—The New York Times Book Review

"A well-documented and engaging read...The author's narrative is rife with jungle derring-do and the myriad dangers of the chase."—USA Today

"Deadly snakes, flesh-eating parasites, and some of the most forbidding jungle terrain on earth were not enough to deter Douglas Preston from a great story."—The Boston Globe

"Breezy, colloquial and sometimes very funny...A very entertaining book."—The Wall Street Journal

"This modern-day archeological adventure and medical mystery reads as rapidly as a well-paced novel, but is a heart-pounding true story."—Shelf Awareness (Starred Review)

Excellent dive

I liked getting a glimpse of the work that goes into unfolding the past. Douglas Preston is a gripping story teller, even of things traditionally thought dry and foxxed. Give it a shot - you'll be glad you did.

Non Fiction that reads like Fiction!

The way each case is represented, I could not help but soak up lots of information whether I wanted to or not! I wish my old teachers had the knack Doug Preston has for presenting informative facts!

fascinating!

fascinating and so well written, I learned much and enjoyed the book very much, I highly reccomend this to anyone interested in history and archeology

Updates of prior works, lessons in history

Disliked it was a rehash of prior articles but not a book. More than offset by- historical and amazing stories , takes anyone into a path of humans and history. Wonderfull

Not worth the money. He talks about how they take a real story and I got bored

Dislike I want a fiction and he get how they come up with their book