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<p><P>A page-turning thriller by the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling co-author of <i>The Relic</i> and <i>The Cabinet of Curiosities</i></p><h3>Publishers Weekly</h3><p>Half of the writing team responsible for Relic, The Cabinet of Curiosities and other adventure bestsellers takes a solo flight, as Preston's writing partner, Lincoln Child, did in last year's Utopia. Like Child, Preston flies high and fast, turning in a briskly involving science-based thriller. The titular book is a Mayan artifact containing the sum of that people's knowledge about the medical applications of indigenous plants. The information is worth billions to any pharmaceutical company, but the Codex, along with numerous other priceless objects, was taken deep into the Honduran jungle by dying legendary tomb robber Maxwell Broadbent, to be buried along with him in a secret crypt. Max left instructions to his three grown sons that the only way to get their inheritance will be for them to track him and find the tomb. Max, who viewed his progeny as quasi-failures, reasoned that by accomplishing this daunting task, the three-a veterinarian, a hippie spiritual seeker and a second-rate professor-will have proven th

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Author

Preston, Douglas J

Publisher

New York : Tor

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9780765307002

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Adventure

Rating

3.88 / 5 (15,252 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14