内容简介
FBISpecialAgentPendergastistakingabreakfromworktotakeConstanceonawhirlwindGrandTour,hopingtogiveherclosureandasenseoftheworldthatshe'smissed.TheyheadtoTibet,wherePendergastintensivelytrainedinmartialartsandspiritualstudies.Ataremotemonastery,theylearnthatarareanddangerousartifactthemonkshavebeenguardingforgenerationshasbeenmysteriouslystolen.Asafavor,Pendergastagreestotrackandrecovertherelic.AtwistingtrailofbloodshedleadsPendergastandConstancetothemaidenvoyageoftheBritannia,theworld'slargestandmostluxuriousoceanliner—-andtoanAtlanticcrossingfraughtwithterror.
作者简介
DouglasPrestonwasbornin1956inCambridge,MA,wasraisedinnearbyWellesley(where,byhisownadmission,heandhisbrotherswerethescourgeoftheneighborhood!),andgraduatedfromPomonaCollegeinCaliforniawithadegreeinEnglishliterature.Preston'sfirstjobwasasawriterfortheAmericanMuseumofNaturalHistoryinNewYork--aneightyearstintthatledtothepublicationofhisfirstbook,DinosaursintheAtticandintroducedhimtohisfuturewritingpartner,LincolnChild,thenworkingasaneditoratSt.Martin'sPress.Thetwomenbonded,astheyworkedcloselytogetheronthebook.