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Name: Reliquary
Rating: 4 (1 reviews)
Author: Douglas Preston

Following the wildly popular techno‑thriller *Relic*, Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child return to the New York Museum of Natural History for the sequel *Reliquary*. When two grotesquely deformed skeletons are discovered deep in the mud off Manhattan’s shoreline, museum curator Margo Green is drawn into a race against time. She must collaborate with police lieutenant D’Agosta, FBI agent Pendergast, and the brilliant Dr. Frock to uncover the truth behind the mysterious "Museum Beast." Their investigation takes them through a vast, forgotten network of tunnels, sewers and underground galleries beneath the city, leading to the brink of an awakening nightmare.

First publish date: 1998

Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural

Authors: Douglas Preston

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