Preston William Child has 15 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 2 narrators. The most-rated is Quest for the Holy Grail.
Hunt for the Holy Grail
Summary
When a secret lab in Antarctica suddenly goes down in an incredible explosion, Olivia starts suspecting a cover-up. She soon discovers that something is taken from the lab, something that will tip the scale of world domination, should it get into the wrong hands. It isn’t long before Olivia discovers to whom those fabled “wrong hands” belong - the Knights Templar. The Templars lose the Holy Grail after taking it from its hiding place in the Antarctic secret lab, but they are determined not to lose it again. They send a ruthless assassin to get it back. Everything begins to fall apart for Olivia when Peter is suddenly taken from his home. Olivia is presented with a dilemma: the Holy Grail for Peter’s life. Olivia Newton joins members of her old team to find the Holy Grail. But the treasure hunters are heading straight into disaster, facing sabotage, murder...and a deadly, invisible enemy....
©2020 Preston W. Child (P)2020 Preston W. Child
The Inca Temple
Summary
In a world where the shadows of old enemies unrelentingly stalk, and new ones are as dangerous, Olivia Newton finds herself once more on the brink of certain death. When a University of Florida's professor suddenly goes missing after making a shocking discovery in a buried temple in Peru, his colleagues try to find him with the help of Olivia Newton and her team. After escaping death by a hit-and-run in the streets of Miami, Olivia began to ask herself: "Why would someone go through the trouble of trying to kill each member of my team"? She soon found that the answer was in the Machu Picchu mountains of Peru. She will not only contend with old enemies from her past, but also new forces greedy for gold, and an Inca temple thirsty for blood. A compelling story of old debts, new allegiances, and a surprising temple with its own ancient science.
©2020 Preston W. Child (P)2020 Preston W. Child
Pirate Gold
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After losing everything he owned in a swift defeat from his greatest enemy, David Purdue is not the man he once was. Broken and beaten, the once great adventurer David Purdue must rebuild his life to try and reclaim what was taken from him. Forming uneasy alliances with modern-day pirates, Purdue seeks the buried treasure of a once infamous buccaneer, seeing it as the only way to start restoring his lost wealth. He quickly learns that things aren't nearly as easy when you have no money and sail with a crew of criminals who might mutiny at any moment. Meanwhile, Sam Cleave struggles to deal with the ramifications of Purdue's defeat and must do everything he can to survive.
©2018 Preston W. Child (P)2020 Preston W. Child
The Knights Templar Gold
Summary
In England, a museum curator is murdered in his home. An old priest is found dead in his upper-room apartment in Morocco. In Florida, a renowned artist is found floating in his private pool, dead. Three deaths that, as the occurrences go, appear unconnected. Until Olivia Newton, former employee and journalist at Miami Daily, gets a call that her brother, Andrew Gilmore, has been abducted. Get on the roller-coaster of adventure that takes Olivia and her ragtag team into a rough ride through the British meadows in search of one of the world’s most sought-after treasure: the Templars' gold. In a race for time - and for sanity in a world of clues and ancient secrets - Olivia and her friend must piece clues together, run from protectors of the secret of the Templars, and brave each encounter with a ruthless, cold-blooded assassin whom they only know as the Bogeyman. In the end, the listener will be as shocked by the truth as Olivia Newton herself.
©2017 Preston William Child (P)2020 Preston William Child
The Templar Curse
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A secret society. A deadly conspiracy. A race against time. David Purdue has only just started to rebuild his broken life, aided by the fact that his enemies believed he was dead. However, unknown to him, the truth has been revealed, and now putting Purdue down for good has become the Order of the Black Sun's primary objective. As the chase begins and Purdue finds himself facing a dangerous weapon, he must overcome his old nemesis, lethal assassins, and an ancient curse that threatens to kill him at any moment if he isn't careful. Elsewhere, the Black Sun's twisted web tightens around everyone, and some may not be able to break free of it in one piece.... The Templar Curse leads the listener on a roller-coaster ride in search of a legend. Packed with breathtaking suspense and nerve-shredding action, The Templar Curse is a thrilling listen for all fans of action, suspense, and intrigue.
©2018 Preston W. Child (P)2020 Preston W. Child
King Solomon's Tomb
Summary
Dive with Olivia Newton, one last time, into a suspenseful world of butting danger, where the next target could just be lounging on a beach in Brazil, sipping on coconut water. A world of assassins, cults, and Orders. A world of old and forgotten treasures that won’t stay hidden. Every ounce of gold could cost its possessor their life, and allies switch sides as fast as day turns to a cold, wicked night. Olivia Newton, your favorite heroin who broke some of history’s hardest codes, receives a red book from an old acquaintance in Peru. The next thing, the curtains sheltering us from an old, yet familiar evil, Assassin’s Creed, and a tomb supposedly reputed to hide enormous wealth, rents in two. And Olivia and her friends are drawn into a conflict that will test the resilience of her spirit, reveal the true nature of her brother Andrew Gilmore, and ultimately show the world the length the Clergy would go to keep the veil down on ancient secrets. It is one tomb, yet many deaths to keep the putrefying secret safe.
©2020 Preston W. Child (P)2021 Preston W. Child
Order of the Black Sun: Books 10 and 12
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One of the greatest mystery of all time is about to be revealed. A secret society. A deadly conspiracy. A race against time. The Order of the Black Sun series leads the listener on a roller-coaster ride in search of a legend. Packed with breathtaking suspense and nerve-shredding action, the Order of the Black Sun series is a thrilling listen for all fans of action, suspense, and intrigue. Join a series and a cast of characters that will keep you entertained long into the night. The best-selling, epic adventure - three complete books in one audiobook. Adventure awaits just one click away. Start listening now!
©2016 Preston William Child (P)2020 Preston William Child
The Book of Shadows
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Occult expert Jean-Luc Gerard has heard legend of an infamous book once owned by a powerful witch; a tome of magical knowledge that's pages have been split apart for centuries. He has dreamed of some day being able to see the book restored but those dreams never seemed possible, until the day he met billionaire adventurer David Purdue.... Aligned with a common goal, the two men must navigate the strange, the cursed, and even the enchanted in their quest to read the contents of the lost book of shadows. While their journey leads them to all manner of dark places, even darker ones lie in waiting, and the ones lurking in the dark are ready to put an end to the adventures of David Purdue for good....
©2018 Preston W. Child (P)2020 Preston W. Child
Order of the Black Sun, Books 13-15
Summary
One of the greatest mysteries of all time is about to be revealed. A secret society. A deadly conspiracy. A race against time. The Order of the Black Sun series leads the listener on a roller-coaster ride in search of a legend. Packed with breathtaking suspense and nerve-shredding action, the Order of the Black Sun series is a thrilling listen for all fans of action, suspense, and intrigue. Join a series and a cast of characters that will keep you entertained long into the night. The best-selling, epic adventure - three complete books in one audiobook. Adventure awaits just one click away. Start listening now!
©2016 Preston William Child (P)2020 Preston William Child
Order of the Black Sun: Books 7-9
Summary
One of the greatest mysteries of all time is about to be revealed. A secret society. A deadly conspiracy. A race against time. The Order of the Black Sun Series leads the reader on a roller-coaster ride in search of a legend. Packed with breathtaking suspense and nerve-shredding action, the Order of the Black Sun Series is a thrilling listen for all fans of action, suspense, and intrigue. Join a series and a cast of characters that will keep you entertained long into the night. The best-selling, epic adventure - three complete books in one audiobook. Adventure awaits, just one click away. Start listening now!
©2015 Preston William Child (P)2020 Preston William Child
The Hunt for Excalibur
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With a terminally ill wife, Glasgow mechanic Court Callany is desperate for money. When an acquaintance from work asks him to help him rob a wealthy antiques collector’s home, he reluctantly agrees. However, the robbery goes wrong, and when Court tries to sell his stolen artifacts at a local pawnshop, he unwittingly enters into the underworld of international relic hunting. Prominent historian Dr. Nina Gould attends a primary school history week upon invitation, when a boy brings a suspicious relic to show-and-tell. Intrigued by it, Nina sends photographs of the ancient artifact to explorer David Purdue for examination. But what neither Nina, nor Purdue, knows is that the relic is reputed to be the sheath of the legendary sword of King Arthur - Excalibur. As they investigate the origin of the scabbard with their colleague, investigative journalist Sam Cleave, they realize that they are embroiled in a dangerous network of traitorous people who would stop at nothing to hunt down the mythical sword. To exacerbate things, Nina is abducted and held hostage by a relentless war veteran. While her time runs out, Sam and Purdue have to find Excalibur and trade it for their friend, or else Nina will die. Now, the two men are faced with a conundrum. Will they be able to locate a sword that only exists in fiction and fable? Or does Excalibur actually exist?
©2017 Preston W. Child (P)2020 Preston W. Child
The Einstein Equation
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Belgian physicist Dr. Jacobs learns that an infamous version of the Einstein Equation, thought to have been destroyed, had been discovered by billionaire genius David Purdue. Knowing how deadly the equation’s application would be, he tries to contact Purdue to warn him, but Purdue is frantically busy trying to solve the equation. Little does Purdue know that the Order of the Black Sun is using him to solve the equation for them, to set the ball rolling on a terrible experiment that could cause mass scale destruction. Having worked on a similar experiment for the Order, Jacobs knows the extent of the damage. In a desperate attempt to expose his Black Sun superiors for planning the mass assassination of world leaders, utilizing his project, Dr. Jacobs looks up renowned journalist Sam Cleave and gives him an exclusive interview. When the Order finds out, they kidnap Jacobs’ girlfriend, Olga, to lure him out and keeps her captive on the Valkyrie, a trans-Siberian train heading for a terrible end. In an attempt to free Olga, Jacobs, Nina, and Sam soon realize that they are racing against the genius of Purdue’s inadvertent solution. Once solved, the Einstein Equation will be applied to accelerate the runaway train to a deadly speed, fulfilling a devastating experiment and killing all on board. Now they are aboard the hypersonic threat with no way to stop it, unless they can undo the threat of the Einstein Equation.
©2017 Preston W. Child (P)2020 Preston W. Child
The Lost Crown of the Knights Templar
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While on assignment in England, investigative journalist Sam Cleave helps to avoid a woman being stoned to death in a Muslim residential area, leading to the killing of the men who stoned her. Rescuing the woman, he had no idea what kind of world he had just invaded. Thinking nothing of it, Sam returns to Scotland. Only when the bodies of the men are taken to the local morgue, do the medical examiners realize that the corpses are part of a sect that all share the same sigil tattooed on them. Out of curiosity, they elicit the services of historian Dr. Nina Gould. What Nina discovers about the bodies is mysterious and ancient, but as she calls her local Catholic priest, Father Harper, she is kidnapped by a violent gang of criminals affiliated with the dead men. While billionaire playboy, David Purdue, attends the Bilderberg Conference, he is approached by a beautiful woman who hires him to help her locate an ancient heirloom, a crown once hidden on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Sam soon gets a message from the men who have Nina, and by some coincidental chain of events, realizes that Nina’s inadvertent investigation at the morgue had plummeted her headlong into the underworld of legend. Nina’s kidnappers are looking for the very thing Purdue is trying to locate for the mysterious beauty by his side. When Sam finally gets Purdue to help him find Nina, along with Father Harper, they uncover the horrific truths hidden in the myths of the Templar Knights and their idol, Baphomet, a demonic goat-headed statue. Will they retrieve the lost Crown of the Knights Templar before Nina is executed by her captors? Or are they part of some sinister snare by the Order of the Black Sun, set to eliminate Purdue and his friends from the stage…permanently?
©2018 Preston W. Child (P)2020 Preston W. Child
The Inca Prophecy
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The sea off the coast of Spain holds a secret, buried under centuries of superstition. It has a reputation for being some hellish territory, where crews disappear and ships inexplicably drown in its sublime waters. This is where billionaire explorer David Purdue takes his new yacht out for its maiden voyage. He discovers something under the water that sets into motion an ancient Inca prophecy that would apparently open the hidden city of El Dorado. In Sagunto, Spain, a murder investigation inadvertently leads Captain Pedro Sanchez into the dark underworld of relic hunting, involving an occult practice he knows nothing about. A young boy is kidnapped by even-tempered Madalina Mantara, but her brother insists that she was under the control of her therapist’s hypnotic powers. When Madalina and her brother go missing, Sanchez contacts historian Dr. Nina Gould for advice, and soon they find themselves in pursuit of the Order of the Black Sun’s agents. With the maleficent psychologist at the helm, the boy and the siblings are abducted to South America, while the impending solar eclipse marks the imminent culmination of the Inca prophecy they are all a part of. Now Captain Sanchez teams up with Purdue, journalist Sam Cleave and Dr. Nina Gould in a race to save the child from a terrible fate. In the mountains of Machu Picchu, Peru, they hasten against the solar eclipse and are forced to consider: Do they have free will or are they all part of an ancient prediction?
©2018 Preston W. Child (P)2020 Preston W. Child
Quest for the Holy Grail
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Historian Dr. Nina Gould is visited by her stepbrother, whom she had not seen for ages. With him, he brings a man holding him hostage. Nina has to help them locate a man reputed to own the Holy Grail, or else her stepbrother would be implicated in a serial killing spree. Her research on the Grail reveals that a unit of Allied soldiers, called the Perceval Chapter, were entrusted with the Grail during the North African Campaign in 1944, tasked to keep it out of Nazi hands. Because of this information, she subsequently joins up with investigative journalist Sam Cleave, who has been hired by retired police inspector Peter Carroll to track down the man responsible for the string of child murders. When they compare notes, they uncover a dire secret among the elite soldiers of the Perceval Chapter, and the reason the Holy Grail disappeared without a trace after World War II. When Edinburgh explorer and billionaire David Purdue invites the wrong people to admire his private relic collection, he is attacked and left with a wound that refuses to heal. His condition rapidly deteriorates and eventually, Nina’s skepticism in the existence of holiness is tested when she has to decide if she will take a leap of faith to save the life of her friend by using the Holy Grail’s power.
©2017 Preston William Child (P)2020 Preston William Child