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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 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

Brimstone (Pendergast #5)

April 14, 2014 by Drew

The Short Version: Thirty years ago, four young men conjured the devil to make a pact for fame and fortune. Now, it seems, the devil has come to collect: one of the four, a renowned art critic, has been found dead at his Southampton, NY home of what appears to be some sort of spontaneous combustion, with the scent of brimstone and a hoofprint nearby. Special Agent Pendergast and his old friend Vincent D’Agosta stumble into the case and race to discover the […]

Categories: Fiction, Horror, Literature, Mystery • Tags: Agent Pendergast, Aloysius Pendergast, Book Review, Book Reviews, Books, Brimstone, Constance Greene, Count Fosco, Diogenes Pendergast, Douglas Preston, Fiction, Horror, Italy, Laura Hayward, Lincoln Child, Literature, Mystery, New York City, Occult, Preston & Child, Reviews, Vincent D'Agosta, Viola Maskelene

Reliquary (Pendergast #2)

February 7, 2014 by Drew

The Short Version: Eighteen months after the horrifying events at the Natural History Museum, headless corpses begin to show up in New York City – and the city’s homeless are running scared from a new menace called “Wrinklers”. D’Agosta, Pendergast, Smithback, and Green are back on the case – and they quickly discover that the horrors of Mbwun might not’ve ended with the death of the beast… The Review: Just as Jurassic Park had its gratuitous sell-out sequel… so too does Relic. Both […]

Categories: Fiction • Tags: Agent Pendergast, Aloysius Pendergast, Anthropology, Bill Smithback, Douglas Preston, Fiction, Horror, Lincoln Child, Margo Green, Mbwun, Museum of Natural History, New York City, Preston & Child, Reliquary, Science, Thriller, Vincent D'Agosta, Virus

Relic (Pendergast #1)

January 8, 2014 by Drew

The Short Version: Days before a new exhibit is set to open in New York’s Museum of Natural History, two kids are found brutally slaughtered – and the killings keep coming. The NYPD, led by Lt. D’Agosta with assistance from FBI agent Pendergast, team up with a plucky researcher at the museum to track down the killer – but the reality behind what they find may be more horrifying than they can handle… The Review: Ah, the mid-90s. A time of […]

Categories: Fiction, Horror, Mystery • Tags: Agent Pendergast, Aloysius Pendergast, Bill Smithback, Book Review, Douglas Preston, Fiction, Horror, Lincoln Child, Margo Green, Museum of Natural History, Mystery, New York, Preston & Child, Relic, Reviews, Thriller, Vincent D'Agosta

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