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Diablo Mesa

Diablo Mesa

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  • Create Date：2022-02-21 11:22:00
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  • Author：Douglas Preston
  • ISBN：1668607387
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Reviews

Don LeClair ，

Nora Kelly and Corrie Swanson return in new exciting adventure in neighborhood of Area 51。 As usual this is a pretty fast read with a number of interesting plot twists and turns。 Reading this is like getting back together with longtime friends。 They leading characters are great， and the story has a nice combination of archaology and sci-fi involved。 Douglas Preston and Lincoln Childs have a great writing style and are fun to read！

❀ Crystal ✿ - PEACE ☮ LOVE ♥ BOOKS ，

👽🔥5 Stars🔥👽Such a phenomenal book from start to finish。 Reading Diablo Mesa reminds me how it must feel to be riding on a rollercoaster with a broken track。 You never know if and when the end is coming， or if you can even believe what’s in front of your eyes。 While each Nora Kelly novel has been fun and exciting this one blows them all out of the water for me and it’s not just because of the aliens…。 The truth is out there after all 🤓 On the note of aliens and Roswell I had little clue what path 👽🔥5 Stars🔥👽Such a phenomenal book from start to finish。 Reading Diablo Mesa reminds me how it must feel to be riding on a rollercoaster with a broken track。 You never know if and when the end is coming， or if you can even believe what’s in front of your eyes。 While each Nora Kelly novel has been fun and exciting this one blows them all out of the water for me and it’s not just because of the aliens…。 The truth is out there after all 🤓 On the note of aliens and Roswell I had little clue what path these authors would take given their history and I’m both pleased with the outcome and quite honestly a bit shocked。 While I would have read this book regardless of the subject matter when I heard it featured Roswell I was beyond intrigued and immediately obsessed with reading it ASAP。When Nora Kelly is first approached by a billionaire with a wild proposal， not only is her response a firm NO， she feels so strongly about her position she leaves her job working for the Institute。 No respectable archeologist can be connected to anything relating to Roswell and she’ll be damned if her career is put in jeopardy over conspiracies。 Course it doesn’t take much persuading to slowly peek Nora’s interest and what unfolds is a spiderweb of not so ancient history featuring Russian spies， the creation and development of the A-bomb and of course the Roswell incident。 Rather than hundreds of years old artifacts Nora and FBI agent Corrie Swanson are working on a case dating back only eighty years。 While their two cases intertwine， the level of government coverup and corruption is not one they see coming and these ladies （as always yet sometimes dangerously） are put to the test in every sense of the word。 I am such a fan of both of these characters and I’m glad they’ve grown into allies and perhaps even friends。 In fact this entire book had a well put together cast also including a newbie and inquisitive billionaire Tanner， Sheriff Watts， Agent Moreland and Nora’s brother Skip。 I’m not sure if the end of this book is just the precipice of possibility for the series or not but no matter what I’m somehow even more eager to see where it all goes next。 Absolutely amazing book and the audio made it far too easy to escape reality and find myself in the middle of an age old conspiracy。 。。。more

Carol Custer ，

I can always count on a book by Preston and Child to engage me with unputdownedness and this one is no exception。 Even better， it features familiar characters like Nora Kelly。 The writing is exceptional as always and though the subject matter can get a bit 'out there' at times， the story roped me right in。 Outlandish at times but always exciting， I enjoyed this book immensely。 I can always count on a book by Preston and Child to engage me with unputdownedness and this one is no exception。 Even better， it features familiar characters like Nora Kelly。 The writing is exceptional as always and though the subject matter can get a bit 'out there' at times， the story roped me right in。 Outlandish at times but always exciting， I enjoyed this book immensely。 。。。more

Jonille Shepherd ，

It was great， really different and something they haven't written about。 Then all of a sudden Oh my goodness。 couldn't put the book down。 It was great， really different and something they haven't written about。 Then all of a sudden Oh my goodness。 couldn't put the book down。 。。。more

Sheridan ，

Love this new series featuring Nora Kelly （archaeologist） and Corrie Swanson （FBI agent） who are tossed into another murderous case involving the 1940s Roswell， NM crash。 Fast reading， lots of twists and turns， and a very satisfying ending。 Preston and Child are at their best again and the NM settings are true to the state。

Nancy ，

When it comes to the writing team of Preston Child， I need to read with a dictionary in one hand and easy access to Google in the other。 This team constantly teaches me something new and tends to send me down fascinating rabbit holes。 Archaeologist Nora Kelly， FBI Agent Corrie Swanson， which I must admit mixing up a time or two， and tech billionaire Lucas Tappan—an amalgamation of two well-known space cowboys—take their audience on a thought-provoking history lesson and the interworkings of gove When it comes to the writing team of Preston Child， I need to read with a dictionary in one hand and easy access to Google in the other。 This team constantly teaches me something new and tends to send me down fascinating rabbit holes。 Archaeologist Nora Kelly， FBI Agent Corrie Swanson， which I must admit mixing up a time or two， and tech billionaire Lucas Tappan—an amalgamation of two well-known space cowboys—take their audience on a thought-provoking history lesson and the interworkings of government agencies and dollars。Once I picked up this book， I had a hard time putting it down unless I was searching Google。 The flow and energy stay consistent， and the writing team keeps their readers on their toes。 Will the subject matter make some readers roll their eyes？ Possibly， but isn’t that what fiction， conspiracy theories， and wandering outside of our comfort zones are all about？For those that are sensitive – the dog does not die。 。。。more

Anne ，

Wow， when I picked up my hold copy at the library I was stunned at the thickness of the book （560 pages）， then I noticed it was the large print edition。 Whew！I have read just about everything these two have written separately （inc。 non-fiction and saw the documentary with Preston） and together and I accept and enjoy the more fantastical elements。 They include it here as well， though some characters and readers do/may disagree with the subject matter being fantastical。 Despite what Nora and the t Wow， when I picked up my hold copy at the library I was stunned at the thickness of the book （560 pages）， then I noticed it was the large print edition。 Whew！I have read just about everything these two have written separately （inc。 non-fiction and saw the documentary with Preston） and together and I accept and enjoy the more fantastical elements。 They include it here as well， though some characters and readers do/may disagree with the subject matter being fantastical。 Despite what Nora and the team uncover， I found this story line in someways quite tame and conventional。When I finished， I thought about the story。 It's the kind where you can squish it like a marshmallow and sum the entire story in just a sentence or two。 Even though the， to me， common place story line doesn't go beyond the standard trope， the authors do manage to throw in a little character development for Corrie， Nora and Elwyn （oops。。。 sorry， Skip） and set the foundations for an interesting future for the series。 。。。more

Mark ，

When I first read some of the early reviews I was somewhat anxious as it involved the Roswell incident which does do something for the conspiracy folks and I was not sure I was going to like the book。 But the reputation of Messieurs Preston & Child was enough of convincing me to buy the book。The first few books in this series feels a lot like small affairs after reading this novel which does skate through the X-Files zone， which is a compliment in my book as that show is simply awesome and then When I first read some of the early reviews I was somewhat anxious as it involved the Roswell incident which does do something for the conspiracy folks and I was not sure I was going to like the book。 But the reputation of Messieurs Preston & Child was enough of convincing me to buy the book。The first few books in this series feels a lot like small affairs after reading this novel which does skate through the X-Files zone， which is a compliment in my book as that show is simply awesome and then some， to end on interested note。 Namely where does Nora goes next or will the focus be more on Corrie。The book starts with Nora Kelly turning down a archeologically dig， the Roswell dig， and in essence being sacked from the institute。 The job was offered by some Billionaire who seems to be nuts， albeit when he personally offers her the job seems to offer far more than a job for crazies。 His team is top of the bill and he has put down some serious money for it to be hoax。 But the trouble really starts when they discover the bodies of two people who have been buried in the desert for a long time。 Of Course Corrie Swanson gets involved as the bodies are found on Federal lands。 This really puts Nora & Corrie in scope of a conspiracy from the heart of the US government。 It becomes a breakneck pace reading at the last third of the book when you really want to find out how this book is going to end。 Preston & Child really get the story going and once more deliver a book that shows how excellent they are in the field of thrillers。An undownputtable book after the middle and the worst thing is that we have to wait for their next coproduction with Pendergast， Nora Kelly of Corrie Swanson。 These two writers keep proving that they can deliver time after time。Well advised reading。 。。。more

Roseanne Lobbezoo ，

Diablo MesaExcellent as always！ Despite my best intentions， I stayed up all night reading one of the most exciting books I've read in awhile。 I can't wait until I get to further join Nora and Corrie on their next adventure。 Diablo MesaExcellent as always！ Despite my best intentions， I stayed up all night reading one of the most exciting books I've read in awhile。 I can't wait until I get to further join Nora and Corrie on their next adventure。 。。。more

vicky hamilton ，

Another great read！Love the characters of Corrie and Nora。 Great to see such formidable female personalities 。 Not sure about the alien angle but enjoyed the story immensely despite it。 These two are giving Pendergast and Coldmoon a run for their money。

Howvuben ，

I can't believe I am giving a Preston/Child book two stars。 I must qualify my rating saying that it is based on the audiobook version。 The most painful narration I have ever tried to suffer through。 I can't believe I am giving a Preston/Child book two stars。 I must qualify my rating saying that it is based on the audiobook version。 The most painful narration I have ever tried to suffer through。 。。。more

J D IVINGS ，

Wow！I've been looking forward to Diablo Mesa for ages and I have to say it didn't disappoint。 A gripping read as always ， can't wait for book 4。 Wow！I've been looking forward to Diablo Mesa for ages and I have to say it didn't disappoint。 A gripping read as always ， can't wait for book 4。 。。。more

Julie ，

Nora Kelly is definitely not your typical archeologist， and Corrie Swanson isn’t a buttoned up FBI agent。 These two have two separate but equal cases going on， trying to figure out how， or if the cases are related， and if Tappen’s funding of the Area 51 dig has dug up more than aliens。I love Nora’s skepticism throughout， no matter what’s going on she doesn’t let anyone or anything change her mind， she weighs the facts。And Corrie finally being a lead agent， especially with everything going on aro Nora Kelly is definitely not your typical archeologist， and Corrie Swanson isn’t a buttoned up FBI agent。 These two have two separate but equal cases going on， trying to figure out how， or if the cases are related， and if Tappen’s funding of the Area 51 dig has dug up more than aliens。I love Nora’s skepticism throughout， no matter what’s going on she doesn’t let anyone or anything change her mind， she weighs the facts。And Corrie finally being a lead agent， especially with everything going on around her， totally makes the story work。Now， the only thing is， who do they really need to worry about？ 。。。more

Dennis Fleming ，

Wow 。。。 this plot started out in a great direction and then turn a turn into the twilight zone。 Yet it captured the imagination throughout， was brilliantly conducted and， as always， the characters were well developed and their actions as expected as the plot（s） unravelled。 The usual list， such as Nora and Corrine， Sheriff Watts and Skip stayed true to form and the relationships， especially between Nora and her billionaire （new） boyfriend were easy to accept as they developed。All in all， the typi Wow 。。。 this plot started out in a great direction and then turn a turn into the twilight zone。 Yet it captured the imagination throughout， was brilliantly conducted and， as always， the characters were well developed and their actions as expected as the plot（s） unravelled。 The usual list， such as Nora and Corrine， Sheriff Watts and Skip stayed true to form and the relationships， especially between Nora and her billionaire （new） boyfriend were easy to accept as they developed。All in all， the typical good read one would expect。 Bring on the next installment。 。。。more

Bookreporter。com Mystery & Thriller ，

It still seems like yesterday that I was browsing through a Barnes & Noble in New York City and came across a book called RELIC。 I picked it up because it sounded like my type of thriller。 Well， four decades later， I still am amazed by the work of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child。 Whether collectively or individually， they have never taken their foot off the gas pedal as their novels continue to entertain， thrill and embrace innovative ideas from the world of science， archaeology and beyond。The It still seems like yesterday that I was browsing through a Barnes & Noble in New York City and came across a book called RELIC。 I picked it up because it sounded like my type of thriller。 Well， four decades later， I still am amazed by the work of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child。 Whether collectively or individually， they have never taken their foot off the gas pedal as their novels continue to entertain， thrill and embrace innovative ideas from the world of science， archaeology and beyond。The boys are best known for their Agent Pendergast series， but out of that has sprung three books featuring archaeologist Nora Kelly and FBI Agent Corrie Swanson， the latest of which is DIABLO MESA。 Its premise revolves around the Roswell incident of 1947 and the alleged UFO that crashed in the Santa Fe desert。Nora Kelly does not see eye to eye with her boss， Dr。 Marcelle Weingrau， president of the Santa Fe Archaeological Institute。 When he asks her to take on a case working for eccentric billionaire Lucas Tappan， the founder of Icarus Space Systems， she is quick to turn it down and leaves for good。 Nora just does not take the offer seriously， dislikes a member of Weingrau’s team to whom she would have to report， and believes in all the UFO debunkers。Almost immediately after she cleans out her desk and walks out of the institute， Nora is approached by a man who claims to be Lucas Tappan。 When she informs him that she just quit， he says that now they can work together unencumbered。 She thinks it over and gives into the pressure， especially when he agrees to also hire her brother， Skip， and let them bring along their dog。Lucas wants the site of the Roswell crash to be fully excavated。 He shows her around the area and the souped-up， two-bedroom RV that she and Skip would share。 The excavation site is called Diablo Mesa， but no one knows why。 Not long into Nora’s digging， she turns up a large domed head covered in lizard-like skin with two large eye sockets。 It’s hard to get thoughts of an alien out of her mind。 She later digs up a St。 Christopher medal， followed by a skull with a hole in it， indicating the remains of a murder victim。Corrie and her partner， Morwood， are called in and begin working with Nora and Lucas to identify the deceased and a possible motive for the crime。 More corpses， along with a bizarre device that has a label from New Jersey on it， are dug up and taken away by the FBI for further investigation。 Initial results show that the lizard-like skin is the direct outcome of acid used to torture victims prior to their death。One evening， Morwood is paid a visit by a mysterious man named Lime who claims to be collaborating with the U。S。 government。 Lime， of course， is not who he claims to be， and it won’t be long before Nora and Corrie are introduced to the people for whom Lime is actually working。 Let’s just say they make the Men in Black look like preschoolers！The last third of the novel is not to be missed and is impossible to put down。 Everything from Cold War espionage to Soviet agents at Roswell and， of course， our top-secret group that is behind all of this will cause enough suspense and unpredictable thrills that you will not be able to see the next move coming before Preston & Child cast a literary checkmate。 DIABLO MESA is just what thriller junkies require， and this always reliable author duo delivers at every turn。Reviewed by Ray Palen 。。。more

Faith ，

A billionaire hires Nora Kelly and a team of experts to search for traces of a UFO。 They immediately discover the remains of some people who died in the 1940’s。 That provides the excuse for the authors to bring FBI agent Corrie Swanson into the book。 People begin to die and disappear and it becomes apparent that the team is facing bigger problems than aliensI enjoyed this book more than the previous 2 books in this series。 The plot was good， the villains were credible and Corrie wasn’t as dumb a A billionaire hires Nora Kelly and a team of experts to search for traces of a UFO。 They immediately discover the remains of some people who died in the 1940’s。 That provides the excuse for the authors to bring FBI agent Corrie Swanson into the book。 People begin to die and disappear and it becomes apparent that the team is facing bigger problems than aliensI enjoyed this book more than the previous 2 books in this series。 The plot was good， the villains were credible and Corrie wasn’t as dumb as she was in the last book。 There was also a lot of action， especially at the end of the book。 The members of the team were extremely generic。 I think they have been in a thousand books before。 They exist just to spout the occasional fact。 。。。more

Rose Coleman ，

Very entertainingInteresting， quick moving read！ A good mix of science fiction and adventure with a dab of romance。 Looking forward to the next book in this series！

Lauren W。 ，

Another Preston & Child book under my belt！ I'm SO glad to be back in Nora's world。 The bleak New Mexican landscape is cool to expand。 It's clearly one that the authors like （looking at you， Gideon！）。 Nora and Corrie are a boss pair and really fun to read！Preston & Child have taken a bit of a sci-fi turn in the last few books， which is okay， but I'm ready to get back to the nitty gritty underworld of big cities， full of corruption and over-the-top villans。 Oh well， on to the next one！ Another Preston & Child book under my belt！ I'm SO glad to be back in Nora's world。 The bleak New Mexican landscape is cool to expand。 It's clearly one that the authors like （looking at you， Gideon！）。 Nora and Corrie are a boss pair and really fun to read！Preston & Child have taken a bit of a sci-fi turn in the last few books， which is okay， but I'm ready to get back to the nitty gritty underworld of big cities， full of corruption and over-the-top villans。 Oh well， on to the next one！ 。。。more

Teresa ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I thoroughly enjoyed this latest installment in the Nora Kelly series （which I personally think should be named the Kelly/Swanson series）。 Nora is still a bit annoying in her attitude and stubbornness as a respected archeologist， but Corrie has matured by leaps and bounds in her maturity as an FBI Special Agent。 This was a very unique take on the Area 51 mystery and I am curious if this particular storyline will find its way into further books or even the Pendergast novels。 I would really love t I thoroughly enjoyed this latest installment in the Nora Kelly series （which I personally think should be named the Kelly/Swanson series）。 Nora is still a bit annoying in her attitude and stubbornness as a respected archeologist， but Corrie has matured by leaps and bounds in her maturity as an FBI Special Agent。 This was a very unique take on the Area 51 mystery and I am curious if this particular storyline will find its way into further books or even the Pendergast novels。 I would really love to see Pendergast pop in unexpectedly in this series！ 。。。more

Aureusone ，

wowThis is one of their best Kept me riveted。 Read it in a day。 Can not recommend it highly enough

Patrick ，

This book has it all: archeological dig， area 51 controversy， secret government conspiracy， Fermi Paradox， you name it。 There is a lot of action to boot。 Highly recommended。

Terri ♥ （aka Mrs。 Christian Grey） ，

This is probably the best book of the series。 I enjoyed。 I also think that maybe they are feeling the female character better。 At least with Nora。 Though again Cory feels like a complete 180 from the character in Still Life for Crows。 I feel like they changed her to fit into a box to be FBI。 All her quirkiness is gone。 However， this installment redeemed the series enough for me to continue it。 The narrator was good。

Sylvia Williams ，

Not my favorite Preston/Child novel。 Spoiler alert: Government cover-ups and murder of innocent people make me crazy。

Pam ，

I have loved this series but admit to some disappointment in Book 3 of this series。

itchy ，

eponymous sentence:p40: "They call this Diablo Mesa; nobody knows why。。。。"cement:p24: Coming into view on a low tableland， she saw what looked a first like a small town， but as they grew closer it resolved itself into a camp， with trailers， motor homes， a row of Quonset huts， two large prefab sheds， a dirt parking area full of cars and heavy equipment， and a brand-new cement helipad， all serviced by an equally new dirt road winding off toward a line of distant hills。p304: They followed faint rub eponymous sentence:p40: "They call this Diablo Mesa; nobody knows why。。。。"cement:p24: Coming into view on a low tableland， she saw what looked a first like a small town， but as they grew closer it resolved itself into a camp， with trailers， motor homes， a row of Quonset huts， two large prefab sheds， a dirt parking area full of cars and heavy equipment， and a brand-new cement helipad， all serviced by an equally new dirt road winding off toward a line of distant hills。p304: They followed faint rubber tire tracks now visible on the cement floor， confident these would lead to the motor pool。That ending is a little weak。 Wanted to see more bad-assery from the gunslinger。 。。。more

Mylène ，

Ludicrous plot， some well-written characters。 The first one in the series has been the best by far。

Marsha ，

I’ve been waiting impatiently for this book to be released。 Lincoln and Childs never disappoint。 This is the third Nora Kelly book and it’s a winner。 I’m glad they started a series with her character， I always enjoyed her in the Pendergast books。 Hurry and write the 4th！

bert-bobbi ，

Liked the ending， but not the book overall。

RaChelle Holmberg ，

Downloaded from my public library， this was a super exciting story， and even more exciting is that it might go to screen！ （according to author newsletter） tons of excitement and great characters， I've read all the others， as well。 Downloaded from my public library， this was a super exciting story， and even more exciting is that it might go to screen！ （according to author newsletter） tons of excitement and great characters， I've read all the others， as well。 。。。more

Jill ，

I am enjoying this crossover series with Nora Kelly。 The plot is interesting and a fun read。