# The Cabinet of Curiosities - Hardcover

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by **Douglas J. Preston** (Author), **Lincoln Child** (Author)

**Detective Amos Decker discovers that a mistake he made as a rookie detective may have led to deadly consequences in this compelling Memory Man thriller by #1 _New York Times_ bestselling author David Baldacci.**

Decker is visiting his hometown of Burlington, Ohio, when he's approached by a man named Meryl Hawkins. Hawkins is a convicted murderer. In fact, he's the very first killer Decker ever put behind bars. But he's innocent, he claims. Now suffering from terminal cancer, it's his dying wish that Decker clear his name.

It's unthinkable. The case was open and shut, with rock solid forensic evidence. But when Hawkins turns up dead with a bullet in his head, even Decker begins to have doubts. Is it possible that he really did get it wrong, all those years ago?

Decker's determined to uncover the truth, no matter the personal cost. But solving a case this cold may be impossible, especially when it becomes clear that someone doesn't want the old case reopened. Someone who is willing to kill to keep the truth buried, and hide a decades-old secret that may have devastating repercussions . . .

### Author Biography

The thrillers of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child "stand head and shoulders above their rivals" (_Publishers Weekly_). Preston and Child's _Relic_ and _The Cabinet of Curiosities_ were chosen by readers in a National Public Radio poll as being among the one hundred greatest thrillers ever written, and _Relic_ was made into a number-one box office hit movie. They are coauthors of the famed Pendergast series and their recent novels include _Fever Dream_, _Cold Vengeance_, _Two Graves_, and _Gideon's Corpse_. In addition to his novels, Preston writes about archaeology for the New Yorker and Smithsonian magazines. Lincoln Child is a former book editor who has published five novels of his own, including the huge bestseller _Deep Storm_.  
Readers can sign up for The Pendergast File, a monthly "strangely entertaining note" from the authors, at their website, www.PrestonChild.com. The authors welcome visitors to their alarmingly active Facebook page, where they post regularly.

**Number of Pages:** 480

**Dimensions:** 1.44 x 9.38 x 6.2 IN

**Publication Date:** August 30, 2005

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Cabinet of Curiosities

**Interest Level:** Upper Grades, 9-12

**Reading Level:** 5.8

**Point Value:** 23

## Details

- **Price:** 41.56 GBP
- **Vendor:** BooksCloud
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books, Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Occult & Supernatural, Police Procedural, Suspense, Thrillers

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