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Fever Dream (Pendergast #10)

July 3, 2015 by Drew

The Short Version: Agent Pendergast’s wife died on safari some twelve years ago – but a chance examination of her hunting rifle reveals something else: that she was, in fact, murdered. Pendergast sets off to discover who caused it and why, stripping away parts of himself in the ruthless pursuit of answers… answers that might reveal that he never knew his bride at all. The Review: I’m torn about this Pendergast novel, for a couple of reasons. For one, it […]

Categories: Fiction • Tags: Adventure, Agent Pendergast, Aloysius Pendergast, Book Review, Book Reviews, Books, Constance Greene, Douglas Preston, Fiction, Laura Hayward, Lincoln Child, New Orleans, Pendergast, Preston & Child, Reviews, Thriller, Vincent D'Agosta

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Prince Lestat

November 17, 2014 by Drew

The Short Version: The world of the vampires has been in turmoil. A mysterious Voice calling on the young and old alike to burn their brethren, scientists in the Blood changing the very nature of vampirism, and that dashing brat prince Lestat is nowhere to be found. But he will be found – and will be charged with his greatest role yet – before the night is through… The Review: Nobody does it quite like Anne Rice. Interview with the Vampire, of course, […]

Categories: Fiction, Horror, Literature • Tags: Anne Rice, Book Review, Book Reviews, Books, Fiction, Horror, Lestat, Literature, New Orleans, New York, Prince Lestat, Reviews, The Vampire Chronicles, The Vampire Lestat

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Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead

August 26, 2012 by Drew

The Short Version: Claire DeWitt is the greatest PI who ever lived. Or so she says. Trained by an eccentric New Orleans detective and a bit of a badass, she’s made quite a name for herself. Now, coming back to New Orleans for the first time in seven years, she faces a city in the wake of Katrina – a city without any happy endings, especially for the case she’s there to solve… The Review: I haven’t been back to New […]

Categories: Fiction, Mystery • Tags: Claire DeWitt, Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead, Fiction, Katrina, Mystery, New Orleans, Sara Gran

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