The Third Gate

Key Features

• Lincoln Child and Douglas Preston just hit #1 in hardcover with Cold Vengeance (Aug. 2011) in the Pendergast series, and their second spin-off series (Gideon) is a red-hot bestseller as well.
• This novel introduces an eccentric protagonist we've seen briefly in fascinating cameos in both Deep Storm and Terminal Freeze--"enigmologist" Jeremy Logan, a professor who studies enigmas, who now takes center stage.

About the Book: The Third Gate

A stunning new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lincoln Child, who transports us to an amazing discovery deep in the "Sudd," the impenetrable swamp near the Sudanese-Egyptian border, and introduces us to Professor Jeremy Logan--an expert investigator of enigmas.

The world-famous archaeological excavator and hunter Porter Stone has made a breathtaking discovery, something that may fundamentally change the world's understanding of Egyptian pharaohs through history. Stone has found an ancient burial place in a godforsaken area known as the Sudd, a region that is neither land nor water, but a shifting, lethal patchwork of rotten vegetation that has, for centuries, kept man away. The expedition is under way but is suddenly plagued by strange, then downright scary happenings tied to a terrifying curse, and the chilling world of near-death experience. Porter Stone turns to Professor Jeremy Logan, a quirky professor of history who has earned an international reputation as an enigmologist--someone who studies bizarre and inexplicable events. The Third Gate is Lincoln Child at his best--a masterfully entertaining read.

About the Author: Lincoln Child

Lincoln Child is the New York Times bestselling author of Terminal Freeze, Deep Storm, Death Match, and Utopia, as well as co-author, with Douglas Preston, of numerous New York Times bestsellers. He lives with his wife and daughter in Morristown, New Jersey.