Synopsis (from Barnes & Noble)

Just days before a massive exhibition opens at the popular New York Museum of Natural History, visitors are being savagely murdered in the museum's dark hallways and secret rooms. Autopsies indicate that the killer cannot be human...

But the museum's directors plan to go ahead with a big bash to celebrate the new exhibition, in spite of the murders.

Museum researcher Margo Green must find out who-or what-is doing the killing. But can she do it in time to stop the massacre?


Publishers Weekly

A monster on the loose in New York City's American Museum of Natural History provides the hook for this high-concept, high-energy thriller. A statue of the mad god Mbwun, a monstrous mix of man and reptile, was discovered by a Museum expedition to South America in 1987. Now, it is about to become part of the new Superstition Exhibition at the museum (here renamed the ``New York Museum of Natural History''). But as the exhibition's opening night approaches, the museum may have to be shut down due to a series of savage murders that seem to be the work of a maniac-or a living version of Mbwun. When the museum's director pulls strings to ensure that the gala affair takes place, it's up to a small band of believers, led by graduate student Margo Green, her controversial adviser and an FBI agent who investigated similar killings in New Orleans, to stop the monster-if the culprit is indeed a monster-from going on a rampage. Less horror then action-adventure, the narrative builds to a superbly exciting climax, and then offers a final twist to boot. With its close-up view of museum life and politics, plausible scientific background, sharply drawn characters and a plot line that's blissfully free of gratuitous romance, this well-crafted novel offers first-rate thrills and chills. Film rights optioned by Kennedy-Marshall Productions; audio rights to Brilliance Corp. (Jan.)
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1 MP-3 CD

I am putting this in my CD only audio book box.

Pulled out of Carlissa's Audio CD-only BookBox.

RELEASE NOTES:

Since I have copied this onto my hard drive and can listen to it later, I'm putting it back into carlissa's CD-only AudioBookBox.

Took this out of Carlissa's Audio BookBox.

I've had a number of copies of this pass through my hands over the years. I've attempted to read it once but it didn't grab me. I'm hoping an audio version will help.

Won in the graphic novels raffle at the DC convention.

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The plot is implausible, and the science cringe-worthy at times, but it's a fun, fast-paced story that kept me entertained while walking to and from work.

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Left on the table after the UnCon BBQ.

Happy bookcrossing to the finder!

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