Thunderhead
by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
Nora Kelly, a young archaeologist inherited Santa Fe Ranch from her father who was long believed dead from his expedition of finding a lost city of gold. Nora Kelly found a letter dated sixteen years ago from his father on the ranch where she was attacked by animal-like humans, naked belly, covered with glowing spots; jaguar stripes; claws of horn and hair; a midriff, dark and matted - wearing a belt of silver conchos, narrow red and bright eyes and a buckskin mask. The attackers were looking for the letter from her father.
The letter holds the clue to the lost city. Soon, Nora was leading an expedition into a harsh, remote corner of Utah's canyon country searching for her father and his discovery. The expedition consist of Aaron Black as a geochronologist, Enrique Aragon, as the medical doctor and paleopathologists, Peter Holroyd as aremote imaging specialist, Sloane Goddard, her Chairman's daughter, Bill Smithback, a journalist, Luigi Bonarotti, camp manager and cook, Roscoe Swire as the wrangler in charge of the horses to be used for the expedition.
After days of searching and losing two horses to the canyon, the team finally found the lost city - Quivira. They believed that they had found the Rain Kiva of Anasazi. It was concluded that if turquoise was the material for rain ceremony, the material used for the Sun Kiva has to be gold! However, work reviewed hints of cannibalism and human sacrifice from the bones remains. They also found a tomb which resembled an offering. From the marks on the skeletons, it two bodies found in the tomb had been butchered and the cuts boiled or roasted. The cooked meat was found in the bowls by the bodies. Then two of the horses in the camp was found dead and gutted. It was obvious that someone was trying to make them live the site.
While searching for the horse killer, Nora and Bill met a old man, dressed in traditional Native American fashion. The man was a traditional healer from a village nearby. He told them about the skinwalkers or wolfskin runners. They are spotted witches. The way to become a witch is to kill a loved one. Then when the person is buried, secretly dig up the body and turn the lifeforce of the person to evil. The witch will cut off the corpse, dry them, grind them up and make a disk for throwing spells.
The team may be facing more than just a horse killer.
Nora Kelly, a young archaeologist inherited Santa Fe Ranch from her father who was long believed dead from his expedition of finding a lost city of gold. Nora Kelly found a letter dated sixteen years ago from his father on the ranch where she was attacked by animal-like humans, naked belly, covered with glowing spots; jaguar stripes; claws of horn and hair; a midriff, dark and matted - wearing a belt of silver conchos, narrow red and bright eyes and a buckskin mask. The attackers were looking for the letter from her father.
The letter holds the clue to the lost city. Soon, Nora was leading an expedition into a harsh, remote corner of Utah's canyon country searching for her father and his discovery. The expedition consist of Aaron Black as a geochronologist, Enrique Aragon, as the medical doctor and paleopathologists, Peter Holroyd as aremote imaging specialist, Sloane Goddard, her Chairman's daughter, Bill Smithback, a journalist, Luigi Bonarotti, camp manager and cook, Roscoe Swire as the wrangler in charge of the horses to be used for the expedition.
After days of searching and losing two horses to the canyon, the team finally found the lost city - Quivira. They believed that they had found the Rain Kiva of Anasazi. It was concluded that if turquoise was the material for rain ceremony, the material used for the Sun Kiva has to be gold! However, work reviewed hints of cannibalism and human sacrifice from the bones remains. They also found a tomb which resembled an offering. From the marks on the skeletons, it two bodies found in the tomb had been butchered and the cuts boiled or roasted. The cooked meat was found in the bowls by the bodies. Then two of the horses in the camp was found dead and gutted. It was obvious that someone was trying to make them live the site.
While searching for the horse killer, Nora and Bill met a old man, dressed in traditional Native American fashion. The man was a traditional healer from a village nearby. He told them about the skinwalkers or wolfskin runners. They are spotted witches. The way to become a witch is to kill a loved one. Then when the person is buried, secretly dig up the body and turn the lifeforce of the person to evil. The witch will cut off the corpse, dry them, grind them up and make a disk for throwing spells.
The team may be facing more than just a horse killer.
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