The Codex - Douglas Preston

The Codex opens with the disappearance of a fabulously wealthy archaeologist and tomb robber, Maxwell Broadbent. He leaves his three underachieving sons a video-taped message; informing them that he has been buried with his spoils and challenging them to track down the location of their half a billion dollar inheritance. The sons’ quest leads them to the inhospitable environment of the South American jungle, and is further complicated by the interest of other parties who are drawn to the riches that lie within the missing treasure-hunter’s tomb. The search for Broadbent’s riches runs parallel ... more