Thunderhead

By: Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Nora Kelly, a young archaeologist in Santa Fe, receives a letter written 16 years ago, yet mysteriously mailed only recently. In it, her father, long believed dead, hints at a fantastic discovery that will make him famous and rich - the lost city of an ancient civilization that suddenly vanished a thousand years ago.

Now Nora is leading an expedition into a harsh, remote corner of Utah's canyon country. Searching for her father and his glory, Nora begins to unravel the greatest riddle of American archeology. but what she unearths will be the newest of horrors.

©2000 Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child (P)2010 Hachette

Critic reviews

"Spellbinding as ever." ( Kirkus Reviews)

Great little entertainer

Loved it. Made my commute fly by.

Preston and Child write fun little techo-pop thrillers with enough background research to sound reasonably plausible but with enough wriggle room for some pulpy action-adventure.

Characters might be a little flat, and there are some plot twists that felt forced, but overall a very enjoyable read. Nothing terribly complicated or convoluted which made it easy to pick up where you left off.

Scott Brick.... well, he's decent, but he likes to make every character sounds like they're using a "half-whispered-husky-sexy voice."

Liked the Story

I liked the story . It moved along well and the ending isn't what I expected . I would have like the story much better I think if someone else was reading it . I would have liked it read as a mystery adventure. I really didn't like the way it was read.

Narrator is GREAT with these awesome authors!

Whatever other reviewers say, Scott Brick is PERFECT to narrate suspenseful audiobooks. Our family got hooked on Audible and audio books years ago just because of Scott Brick's narration of another author's book - and we go out of our way to find books which are narrated by Scott Brick. He is among our favorite narrators - and to have such a great book narrated by him is THE BEST!
And - as for the book, having listened to or read so many of this duo's books, I believe that Thunderhead is just about the best book they have written. The characters were believable (if sometimes a little predictable). The story was suspenseful, intriguing, and very original. I would think up errands and stay in my car after arriving home just to listen to the next part of the story. Great book!

Great Story - Semi-Annoying Narration

As usual, an xlnt story from Preston & Child. I think I'm burning out on Scott Brick though, between all the Clive Cussler and Preston/Child books I've listened to.. I appreciate Mr. Bricks talent but it's too much after awhile. I found it especially annoying in this listen. His sing song technique distracted me from the story throughout the entire listen resulting in a lot more rewinding. The story motivated me to persevere and I'm glad I did.

Red dirt indulgence

I love all things Southwest, and spent 3 years working at the South Rim in GCNP to have a base to explore this beautiful country. Between Hillerman and the mysterious disappearance of Everett Ruess, I have long been fascinated by the beauty and the mythology and the lost cultures of the Grand Circle. This book explores so many cracks and crevaces it really packs a Wow! I am sorry I read it out of publication order because I am an obsessed Pendergast lover, so it was bittersweet to revisit past characters who aren't with the reader any longer. I can't say enough good things about it ...I can taste the grit of the desert in my teeth.

Great Book!!!!!!!!

This one of many Preston, and Preston & Child book that I have read. This is perhaps the best of the best.

My favorite authors

I love all books by these authors but this one is my favorite. I like how it incorporates real history with fiction. The story is adventurous and suspenseful. The characters are rich with a great storyline. The speaker was good but sometimes when a character was speaking, especially a women, he would whisper and it would be hard to hear. Overall loved it.

Loved it

I liked Scott bricks performance. I will be listening to this again in the future.

Great story. Annoying narration.

Page turner from the beginning but the monotonous, treacly, narration nearly forced me to delete this book. The narrator attempted to lather emotion on every single word at the beginning of the book dragging the dialogue through clay. It was just overwrought to my great annoyance but he finally wore himself out and picked up his pace as the story picked up its pace.

Starts slow but hang in there!

After struggling through the fist few sessions commuting in my car, the plot grabbed me by the throat and held on for an entire Saturday binge. Bravo.