The Lost Tomb

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

By: Douglas Preston, David Grann - foreword

Narrated by: Will Collyer

Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins

Publisher's summary

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.

©2023 Douglas Preston (P)2023 Grand Central Publishing

Critic reviews

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

Excellent

These true stories are well written. I couldn’t stop listening. I want more! I’m a fan of Douglas Preston. Now I’m a fan of his magazine articles.

Facts and details

Douglas Preston continues to be one of my favorite writers due to his consummate curiosity and lack of fear. Great book. Thank you

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!

Interesting

I loved it, a nonfiction book that reads like a fiction with fun stories told in a fascinating manner.

Surprised about content

I didn’t realize that this is a compilation of true story articles about his other writings. I was glad that I have read most of his novels based on these

Good History

Really appreciate a good telling of an oddity or unusual discovery in such a way to encourage further research.

Such a fun listen

This was my first time listening to a book like this, I loved the “short story” format. The author is so extremely knowledgeable, well spoken, and easy to listen to. I’m sad that it ended and hope to see him publish others like this based on other stories he has written.

True stories of murder and archeology

The above title is accurate, although both subjects are not always present in each of the articles presented. I say articles and not stories because that is what we have here. Magazine articles written by the author that are not fiction, but cover a fascinating range of archeology, anthropology, and yes, even murder. Douglas Preston has lived an amazing life so far. We join him here as he investigates the Oak Island treasure pit, cannibal tribes in ancient America, ventures into newly opened chambers of an Egyptian tomb, contemplates the nature of Internet trolls and why they exist, and yes, he is even caught up in the investigation of a notorious serial killer in Italy. And this book doesn't even touch on his going on an expedition that discovered an ancient mesoamerican city in Central America (that's another book). These are the adventures of a endlessly curious mind who also has the gift of being an excellent writer.

Do ancient mysteries intrigue you? Do you enjoy hearing about true crime investigations? Are you fascinated by the past that we haven't quite discovered yet? If you said yes to any of these questions, then you will enjoy this book. I normally stick to fiction, but this was a fascinating listen that I could not put down.

a bit dry

It is not bad a little bit dry and slow though. I like that there are many stories.

Interesting But Not Special

The book is out of the f date as of 2019.Ok for distracting while doing chores or exercise .