Thunderhead

By: Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 17 hrs and 20 mins

Publisher's summary

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)

Captivating

Could not turn it off. I did not watch TV all day. Worth listening to.

Great book but narration doesn’t do it justice

A really fun read the first time around, so I got the Audible version recently since it been long enough since I had read it. So glad I did, but the slow pace and flat tone of the narrator was disappointing compared to other recent Audible titles I’ve listened to.

This was my first Preston and Child book and probably still my favorite. An interesting background plot and plenty of excitement. Recommended even for a second time around.

very formulaic

it's an interesting story, though it follows a pretty formulaic pattern for this type of story. ending was pretty predictable.

performance was good but a bit slow. ran at 2.5x and still seemed slow.

Fantastic story!

I just have to say that I love all of Preston and Child’s books. I have read and listened to Thunderhead several times, as well as many of their other books and whenever I am in a “dry spell” looking for a new book and can’t find one I will listen to it again. It is wonderfully and terribly intriguing and will keep you on the edge of your seat throughout the entire book.
Scott Brick is one of my favorite narrators, he really does a terrific job with every character and makes the listen throughly enjoyable.

big fan of Scott Brick and got this because he was

was not disappointed, i love audio books and regularly buy the 3 credits is well worth it

Wow! just WOW!

With over a 100 books under my belt this is One of only 2 books I have given the 5 star rating, If you have the particular spirit of outdoor adventure within you, the Nora Kelly series always hits spot on.

A very long way around the barn

Definitely struggled to finish it. After listening to the Ice Limit I had high expectations. Did not enjoy this nearly as much.

an interesting plot that suffers from many faults

this is a story of an archaeological dig which was well detailed and interesting. however the story suffers from many plot holes, and honestly the werewolves were bit cheesy. not terrible but not great

Intriguing story.

The reader was somewhat distracting with his breathy intonations. It sounded like he was trying to make every sentence overly dramatic. However, the story was very interesting and intriguing.

Stellar craftsmanship!

So many “what ifs” come to mind, listening to Thunderhead! A perfect combination of two of my absolute passions, archeology and indigenous peoples. The added spice of the supernatural is icing on the cake! Excellent, I will be listening to more Preston & Child’s magic, for sure!