Nora Kelly · Book 3
The Scorpion's Tail
- Published
- 1 January 2021
- Pages
- 480
- ISBN-13
- 9781549142284
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Scorpion's Tail followed in 2021 as the second numbered book, running 480 pages. It continues the format Old Bones established: Santa Fe archaeologist Nora Kelly paired with young FBI agent Corrie Swanson, working a case that starts with buried history and turns dangerous in the present.
Its place in Nora Kelly
The Scorpion's Tail is book 3 in the Nora Kelly series. It follows Old Bones. It is followed by Diablo Mesa. See the full Nora Kelly reading order.
Nora Kelly is a Santa Fe archaeologist -- introduced in Preston & Child's 1999 standalone Thunderhead -- who resurfaces two decades later as director of the Institute of Archaeology, partnered with young FBI agent Corrie Swanson (herself a recurring character from the Pendergast series) to work cold cases and crimes with a forensic or historical dimension. The pairing lets the authors combine Nora's academic, dig-site expertise with Corrie's federal investigative authority. The numbered series proper runs from…
Editions
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