The Pharaoh Key

By: Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

Narrated by: David W. Collins

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.

©2018 Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child (P)2018 Hachette Audio

a thrill a minute.! Icouldn't put it down.

a thrill a minute! I couldn't put it down . Who needs sleep? really good.

Fantastic

Another great story from this imaginative duo . Can't wait for their next book. Bravo

another excellent story

excellent book with a lot of twists and turns you just never what's going to happen with these two Riders when they get together and start spinning tails.

A great ripping adventure yarn!

We all love Agent Pendergast but unless you must have a lavender pastille under your tongue for every single one of these authors’ novels, try this one.

I’ve read thousands of novels and this one is definitely quite entertaining - so take my advice and don’t be put off by its grumpy flamers.

Enjoy!

Loved it but so sad

This definitely seems to be the last book of the Gideon Crew Series.
I loved how everyone and everything had a memorable ending.
It makes me want to start the series over again.
thank you

Clive Cussler could have done it better

Interesting storyline.
Good narration.
For two men thought to be intelligent, the heroes were completely oblivious buffoons.

Better than I expected

Considering the trajectory of this pair of authors and their current collaborations, this was better than I expected but still woefully inferior to some of their earlier writings. At least I didn't finish this one with muscle spasms in my orbital sockets from rolling my eyes -- which has been routine the last few novels from these guys. The plot felt a little borrowed and bordered at times on one of the old comedy routines of Abbott and Costello meet *insert the monster of your choice here*. I don't know where the pair is going with this Gideon series (I've heard rumors of this being the swan song of Gideon) but can see possibilities with a new Eli Glinn vs. Manuel Garza series centered on the mystery of the Phaistos Disc (also spelled Phaistos Disk, Phaestos Disc). One of the most famous archaeologic mysteries that still has scholars scratching their heads, I think Preston and Child could give readers some of their former clever fun coming up with their own brand of a *scientific explanation* of the puzzling ancient clay disk (second millennium B.C.). To appreciate this novel you have to really be a fan of Preston/Child. There's too much back story to just pick this one up, the fifth in the Gideon Crew series, and be up to speed with Gideon and his crew.

Characters

Great book. Really enjoyed Gideon Crew characters and all the adventures. The ending seemed so appropriate

Fabulous as always!

I have loved this series from the beginning it’s interesting, exciting and just fun to read. Great way to escape!

You guys did this to yourselves.

You guys have written so many Blockbuster movie books, now you've written a good TV show. Enjoyable, but not engrossing. Still, it was worth the time. BTW, 11th commandment too scary to reveal? Come on man (men)!!