T Canyon (2005) is brainless but entertaining.

A typical “thriller“.

Too much action. Too many gun shots.

Characters are cliché.

However, the setting and basic plot appeal.

The murder of a dinosaur “treasure hunter” in New Mexico.

It’s a bit confusing with too many threads:

• A moon rock missing for thirty years.
• A scientist with ambition enough to kill.
• A monk who will redeem the world.
• A dark agency with a deadly mission.
• The greatest scientific discovery of all time.

On the upside, Douglas Preston is an expert in palaeontology, working as a writer at the American Museum of Natural History for many years. A lot of his books are grounded in actual science.