Riptide (Agent Pendergast) - Softcover

Preston, Douglas; Child, Lincoln

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0446607177 ISBN 13: 9780446607179

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing, 2001

Synopsis

For centuries, treasure hunters have sought the lost horde of the notorious English pirate Edward Ockham. Clues led to the mysterious Water Pit on Ragged Island, Maine-but a curse left behind by the long-dead Ockham seems to be working. Every expedition has failed; the treasure seekers died in gruesome fashions. Now a new expedition has been mounted, using state-of-the-art computer technology and backed by tens of millions of dollars. It will all be worth it, if the treasure estimated to be worth $2 billion can be found. But modern technology, no matter how expensive, may not be enough to overcome the deadly secrets of the Water Pit.

About this title

About the Authors

Douglas Preston worked for the American Museum of Natural History in New York as managing editor of Curator magazine. In 1989, he undertook a thousand-mile horseback journey with a photographer, retracing the Spanish explorer Coronado's search for the legendary Seven Cities of Gold-and nearly perishing in the harsh deserts of southern Arizona and New Mexico. He has written a number of nonfiction books as well as several novels.

LINCOLN CHILD is the New York Times bestselling author of Terminal Freeze, Deep Storm, and Utopia, as well as co-author with Douglas Preston of numerous international bestsellers in their Pendergast and Gideon Crew series.

Edition details

• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0446607177
• ISBN 13: 9780446607179
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 496