Paradox

The new powerhouse team of Douglas Preston & Aletheia Preston are joining together to "enter the world" of the New York Times bestselling Extinction.

One of the holiest relics in Christendom, inexplicably defaced…

A paranoid old prospector, ritualistically murdered…

A controversial exobiologist, tortured and dismembered…

When a reclusive man is found dead under grisly circumstances in the Colorado wilderness, CBI Agent Frankie Cash and Eagle County Sheriff Jim Colcord, whom we met in NYT bestseller, Extinction, team up again on their most enigmatic and dangerous case yet. Their investigation uncovers a trail of bizarre killings, baffling money transfers, and a fanatical secret society.

And all the while, the resurrected Neanderthals, who vanished into the Colorado mountains, seem to be biding their time for something… spectacular.

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DOUGLAS PRESTON has published forty books of both nonfiction and fiction, of which thirty-one have been New York Times bestsellers, a half-dozen reaching the #1 position. He is the co-author, with Lincoln Child, of the Pendergast series of thrillers. He also writes nonfiction pieces for the New Yorker. He worked as an editor at the American Museum of Natural History in New York and taught nonfiction writing at Princeton University. He is president emeritus of the Authors Guild and serves on the Advisory Board of the School for Advanced Research in Santa Fe.

ALETHEIA PRESTON is a reformed lawyer originally from Santa Fe, New Mexico. After working as a prosecutor in San Francisco, she moved into private practice as a trial attorney before embarking on a journey as a writer. She is a lover of thriller and science fiction novels and has been an avid reader and writer in both genres since she was a little girl.

An admitted adrenaline junkie, Aletheia spends much of her free time outdoors finding ways to risk her life, from skiing and mountaineering to paragliding and winter camping. She is also a PADI certified deepwater and wreck scuba diver. Fluent in Italian and Spanish, she spent much of her childhood in Florence, Italy. She and her cat Mochi live in the wine country of California.
Praise for Extinction

"A thriller as breathlessly riveting as you would expect from a genre master like Douglas Preston, but much more too: it's meaty and thought-provoking, and tells us a lot about our distant past-and our immediate future. Spectacular!"

-Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"Preston's latest thriller, Extinction, is Jurassic Park for the Pleistocene Era-and that's no exaggeration. It's got everything I love: fantastic creatures, wild adventures, and dynamic heroes. But most frightening of all, it shines a disturbing light on where the science of genetic engineering might be venturing next. Read at your own risk!"

-James Rollins, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"Doug Preston is a master storyteller. I'm still thinking about Extinction-which is both entertaining and frightening-every page like a tasty treat. You have to read this!

-Steve Berry, #1 New York Times bestselling author



"One of the most heart-stopping, terrifying climaxes of any novel I've read in recent years. Preston ingeniously combines real-life science and technology into his novels, and Extinction brings it all together in a thriller that's truly thrilling!"

-Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author of The Spy Coast



"There's a reason Douglas Preston is a bestselling author, and to say Extinction is a 'thrill ride' is one serious understatement. A suspenseful story with shocking reveal after shocking reveal, believe me when I say you are going to read this book quickly! And do yourself a favor, get prepared now for one heart-pounding conclusion!"

-Michael C. Grumley, bestselling author of the Breakthrou