The Pharaoh Key - Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child Audiobook

Written by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
Read by David W. Collins
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps

Gideon Crew Series, Book 5
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing/Hachette
Release date: June 12, 2018
Duration: 09:14:09

“I just want to be crystal clear about this: if it has value, we’re gonna steal it. Are you with me?”

Gideon Crew-brilliant scientist, master thief, intrepid adventurer-is shocked when his former employer, Eli Glinn, vanishes without a trace, and Glinn’s high-tech lab Effective Engineering Solutions shuts down seemingly overnight.

Fresh off a diagnosis that gives him only months to live, Crew is contacted by one of his former coworkers at EES, Manuel Garza, who has a bead on one final treasure hinted at in EES’s final case, the long-awaited translation of a centuries-old stone tablet of a previously undiscovered civilization: The Phaistos Disc.

What lies at the end of the trail will either save Gideon’s life-or bring it to a sudden, shocking close. Crew once again faces incredible odds-but as Gideon has proved again and again, there’s no such thing as too great a risk when you’re living on borrowed time.

Narrator David W. Collins returns to portray Gideon, who for a very smart and successful adventurer sounds a bit whiny and peevish. (Maybe dying will do that to you.) He is less successful with Imogen’s inconsistent British accent. Most importantly, he successfully differentiates Gideon from the cantankerous

There are numerous references to earlier books in the series, and fans might like to read Beyond the Ice Limit first. Still, this book stands alone just fine.When the end of a book with a dying hero makes the reader laugh, that’s a neat trick. This is a great cap on the series.