Tyrannosaur Canyon

Tyrannosaur Canyon is by Douglas Preston. A fast paced science fiction thriller. A moon rock has been missing for thirty years, but what does this have to do with a murdered dinosaur hunter in the New Mexican desert and the vet who discovers him? Tom Broadbent is riding through the desert when he hears shots, upon investigating he discovers a dying man who hands him a diary and makes him promise to get it to his daughter. Unfortunately he dies before Tom learns his name. His desire to keep his promise to a dying man drags Tom and his wife into a harrowing adventure involving a killer, scientists, archaeologists, the police, the military, and a mysterious government agency all vying for the find-of-a-life time hidden somewhere in Tyrannosaur Canyon. 

Ratings: 11th grade - 8 out of 10 - P (profanity) - AC (some mature thematic content) - V (violence).