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The Lost Island
(2014)(The third book in the Gideon Crew series)
A novel by Lincoln Child and Douglas Preston
Scientist. Prodigy. (Semi-retired) thief.
Meet Gideon Crew – a secret agent unlike any you've met before.
Gideon Crew is living on borrowed time. When his mysterious employer gives him an eyebrow-raising mission, he has no reason to refuse. Gideon's task: steal a page from the priceless Book of Kells.
Accomplishing the impossible, Gideon steals the parchment– only to learn that hidden beneath the illuminated image is a treasure map dating back to the time of the ancient Greeks.
Together with his new partner, Amy, Gideon follows a trail of cryptic clues to an unknown island in the Caribbean Sea. There, the pair realize the extraordinary treasure they are hunting conceals a revelation so profound that it may benefit the entire human race… if Gideon and Amy can survive.
'Get ready for the ride of your life' DAVID BALDACCI on Preston & Child
Readers love The Lost Island!
'Wow! Excitement from start to finish'
'Brilliant thriller with a historical supernatural twist'
'These two can't go wrong'
'I love all the Gideon Crew books, and this one is the greatest yet'
'Will haunt you after you read it'
ALSO IN THE GIDEON CREW SERIES
#1 GIDEON'S SWORD
#2 GIDEON'S CORPSE
#3 THE LOST ISLAND
#4 BEYOND THE ICE LIMIT
#5 THE PHARAOH KEY
Genre: Thriller
Meet Gideon Crew – a secret agent unlike any you've met before.
Gideon Crew is living on borrowed time. When his mysterious employer gives him an eyebrow-raising mission, he has no reason to refuse. Gideon's task: steal a page from the priceless Book of Kells.
Accomplishing the impossible, Gideon steals the parchment– only to learn that hidden beneath the illuminated image is a treasure map dating back to the time of the ancient Greeks.
Together with his new partner, Amy, Gideon follows a trail of cryptic clues to an unknown island in the Caribbean Sea. There, the pair realize the extraordinary treasure they are hunting conceals a revelation so profound that it may benefit the entire human race… if Gideon and Amy can survive.
'Get ready for the ride of your life' DAVID BALDACCI on Preston & Child
Readers love The Lost Island!
'Wow! Excitement from start to finish'
'Brilliant thriller with a historical supernatural twist'
'These two can't go wrong'
'I love all the Gideon Crew books, and this one is the greatest yet'
'Will haunt you after you read it'
ALSO IN THE GIDEON CREW SERIES
#1 GIDEON'S SWORD
#2 GIDEON'S CORPSE
#3 THE LOST ISLAND
#4 BEYOND THE ICE LIMIT
#5 THE PHARAOH KEY
Genre: Thriller
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