Tag: Preston & Child

Roundup: February 2017

March 1, 2017 by Drew

The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch Rating: 3 out of 5 The Short Version: Locke Lamora is a young thief at the head of a band of merry misfits known as the Gentlemen Bastards. Alternating between tales of his rise to the head of the Bastards and an ongoing story in Camorr that starts as a simple job but quickly expands to be far more deadly, it’s time to meet Locke Lamora… The Review: I had the highest of hopes for this […]

Categories: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Horror, Literature, Mystery, Spy • Tags: All Hail God Mammon, All the Old Knives, CIA, Comic Books, Douglas Preston, Elizabeth Strout, Fantasy, Fiction, Gentlemen Bastards, Horror, Jonathan Hickman, Lincoln Child, Literature, My Name is Lucy Barton, myths, Neil Gaiman, norse mythology, Olen Steinhauer, Pendergast, Preston & Child, Review Roundup, Roundup, Scott Lynch, Spy, Storytelling, The Black Monday Murders, The Lies of Locke Lamora, The Obsidian Chamber, The Tournament of Books 2017, Thriller, Tomm Coker

Two Graves (Pendergast #12)

September 7, 2015 by Drew

The Short Version: After all this time thinking his wife was dead, Agent Pendergast has discovered that she’s still alive and well – and minutes after their reunion, she’s kidnapped and swept away in a brutal shootout. Pendergast goes after her but another problem emerges: a serial killer of particular brutality and randomness has arrived in New York and has Pendergast on the brain… The Review: The funny thing is, this might’ve actually been a halfway decent entry in somebody […]

Categories: Fiction • Tags: Agent Pendergast, Alban Pendergast, Aloysius Pendergast, Book Review, Book Reviews, Books, Douglas Preston, Fiction, Lincoln Child, Preston & Child, Reviews, The Helen Trilogy, Two Graves

Cold Vengeance (Pendergast #11)

July 10, 2015 by Drew

The Short Version: Agent Pendergast just discovered that his wife’s death wasn’t an accident – but that’s not all. After an attempt on his life, he discovers that she might not even be dead. A race across the world ensues, one whose resolution not only puts Pendergast and his nearest in danger but threatens to rewrite everything he thought he knew about his wife. The Review: On the fifth page, in the space of a page, a stag is “a thousand […]

Categories: Fiction • Tags: Agent Pendergast, Aloysius Pendergast, Book Review, Book Reviews, Books, Cold Vengeance, Corrie Swanson, Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child, Pendergast, Preston & Child, Reviews, The Helen Trilogy, Thriller, Vincent D'Agosta

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

Blue Labyrinth (Pendergast #14)

November 11, 2014 by Drew

The Short Version: Special Agent Pendergast has many enemies – and his family has even more. But when one of his most dangerous foes ends up dead on his doorstep, Pendergast must wonder who now is taking aim and why. The sins of the Pendergast family have come to haunt Aloysius and, despite the best efforts of his devoted friends, this time he might have to pay the ultimate penance… The Review: How long does a thing remain tainted by […]

Categories: Fiction, Mystery • Tags: Alban Pendergast, Aloysius Pendergast, Blue Labyrinth, Book, Book Review, Book Reviews, Books, Constance Greene, Douglas Preston, Fiction, Lincoln Child, Margo Green, Mystery, Pendergast, Preston & Child, Reviews, Special Agent Pendergast, Thriller, Vincent D'Agosta

Cemetery Dance (Pendergast #9)

October 13, 2014 by Drew

The Short Version: Bill Smithback has been viciously murdered by what appears to have been a dead man walking. With those closest to Special Agent Aloysius Pendergast seemingly targeted by these zombies, it’s a race against time to uncover the strange goings-on up in Inwood Park… but might Pendergast, Nora, D’Agosta, and the rest of the gang be up against something truly supernatural this time? The Review: First off, this was one of those wonderful confluences of book and calendar: apparently, […]

Categories: Fiction, Mystery • Tags: A Visit to October Country, Agent Pendergast, Aloysius Pendergast, Bill Smithback, Book Review, Book Reviews, Books, Cemetery Dance, Douglas Preston, Fiction, Inwood Park, Laura Hayward, Lincoln Child, Manhattan, Mystery, Nora Kelly, Pendergast, Preston & Child, Reviews, Thriller, Vincent D'Agosta, Voûdo, Voodoo

The Wheel of Darkness (Pendergast #8)

July 16, 2014 by Drew

The Short Version: In the aftermath of Diogenes Pendergast’s machinations, Agent Pendergast and his ward Constance set off around the world and end up at the monastery where Pendergast learned the Chongg Ran meditation. But a mysterious and possibly apocalyptic artifact has been stolen from the monastery and so Pendergast takes off in pursuit, leading him onto an ocean liner headed for New York – but will they make it there alive? The Review: It’s hard to say that I didn’t, on […]

Categories: Fiction, Horror, Literature, Mystery • Tags: Aloysius Pendergast, Book Review, Book Reviews, Books, Chongg Ran, Constance Green, Douglas Preston, Fiction, Horror, India, Lincoln Child, Literature, Mystery, Ocean Travel, Preston & Child, Reviews, Special Agent Pendergast, The Wheel of Darkness

The Book of the Dead (Pendergast #7)

April 18, 2014 by Drew

The Short Version: Special Agent Pendergast is stuck in a super-max prison while his brother Diogenes continues to move inexorably towards the culmination of his horrific plot. Pendergast must first call on his friends to help him escape – but before he can face Diogenes, he must first face the single memory that he’s locked away deep inside himself… a memory that might just change who Aloysius Pendergast is… The Review: Not unlike Return of the Jedi, The Book of the Dead picks up […]

Categories: Fiction • Tags: Aloysius Pendergast, Bill Smithback, Constance Greene, Diogenes Pendergast, Douglas Preston, Egypt, Fiction, Laura Hayward, Lincoln Child, Margo Green, Museum of Natural History, New York City, Nora Kelly, Preston & Child, Special Agent Pendergast, The Book of the Dead, Thriller, Vincent D'Agosta, Viola Maskelene

Dance of Death (Pendergast #6)

April 16, 2014 by Drew

The Short Version: Aloysius Pendergast, left for dead after the machinations of Count Fosco, returns through the swift and surprising intervention of his brother, the deadly and deranged Diogenes Pendergast. In a race against time, with Diogenes targeting those closest to his brother, Aloysius joins forces again with Vincent D’Agosta to stop his brother’s mad plan – but at what cost? The Review: “You can tell a lot about a person by meeting their brother,” reads a line of almost-too-good-to-be-true […]

Categories: Fiction • Tags: Agent Pendergast, Aloysius Pendergast, Bill Smithback, Constance Greene, Corrie Swanson, Dance of Death, Diogenes Pendergast, Douglas Preston, Fiction, Laura Hayward, Lincoln Child, Margo Green, Mystery, Nora Kelly, Preston & Child, Thriller, Vincent D'Agosta, Viola Maskelene

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