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The Paleontologist

By: Luke Dumas
Narrated by: Graham Halstead
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A haunted paleontologist returns to the museum where his sister was abducted years earlier and is faced with a terrifying mystery in this chilling novel, perfect for fans of Katy Hays's The Cloisters and Dan Brown.

Dr. Simon Nealy never expected to return to his quiet Pennsylvania hometown, let alone the Hawthorne Museum of Natural History. He was just a boy when his six-year-old sister, Morgan, was abducted from the museum under his watch. The guilt has haunted Simon ever since. But after the loss of the aunt who raised him, Simon feels drawn back to the place where Morgan vanished without a trace.

But from the moment he arrives, things aren't what he expected. The Hawthorne is a crumbling ruin and plummeting toward financial catastrophe. Worse, Simon begins seeing and hearing things he can't explain: strange animal sounds. Bloody footprints that no living creature could have left. A prehistoric killer looming in the shadows of the museum.

Terrified he's losing his grasp on reality, Simon turns to the handwritten research diaries of his predecessor and uncovers a blood-soaked mystery in the making that could be the answer to everything - if he can solve it before it's too late.

©2023 Luke Dumas (P)2023 Hachette Audio UK Horror Supernatural Thriller & Suspense Scary Paranormal Exciting Natural History Fiction Suspense

Critic Reviews

'Night at the Museum as reimagined by Michael Crichton and Stephen King... Luke Dumas's uncommonly intelligent novels thrill me and move me and thrill me some more.' - A.J. Finn, best-selling author of The Woman in the Window
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Absolutely adored this as a dinosaur lover. I also work at a museum and have always been fascinated by them. It had some great twists and keeps you engaged

Night at the Museum, meets 13 Ghosts, meets The Sixth Sense

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truly, a unique & compelling read. i loved every chapter, every page of this. Dumas conveys such depth in his characters, a relevant timeline with such emotional depth. a real classic. 11/10.

Palaeontologists, a tale or grief & dinos

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Worth it!

Hollywood NEEDS to make this into a movie. It has everything you need to buy two books, one for you and the second to throw at your best friend and make them read it because no one will believe you when you tell them the story!

Buy 2 of this book

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This is a great read. Interesting twists and turns that weave a unique story The narration was excellent as well

Love the intertwined stories

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