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Nov 25, 2023jimg2000 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Dec 29, 2013 Captivating mystery from start to finish, one of agent Prendergast' s best adventurous case that linked to a savage event in 1876 to present days (see quotes). (AND I was asked by a reader to defend why I loved the book…
Sep 17, 2022
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Jul 14, 2019EljayJohnson rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
A little pedestrian, but it was such a relief to have Pendergast back in typical form; not the overdone angsty action hero of the last three dead wife books. Corrie from Still Life is the star of this one and she's up to her neck in…
Dec 03, 2018Hegartys8201 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I enjoyed the blend of action and integration of references to Sherlock Holmes. The twists keep me guessing and fully engaged.
Jun 22, 2018sandra80 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Entertaining, fast paced I enjoy the Pendergast books. Don't read if you need your story to be realistic.
May 06, 2017Jenkskitten rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
One of the more sensible stories Preston and Child have written until you get to the episode of a conversation the FBI agent envisions of the past. Otherwise the book tidies up the motives and explains why the events occur almost 150…
Nov 19, 2016bookie66 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I could not put the book down. Loved it. As always, great historical research.....Oscar Wilde, Aspern Hall, early mining and environmental issues and more. And of course, that wonderful character, Special Agent Pendergast.
LennyLuna
Aug 12, 2014
This book was definitely suspenseful and enjoyable. Good mystery like all Pendergast novels are, book was informative too I learned a few things. However, the book at some points had an air of Hollywood cheese which was surely…
Aug 02, 2014dinkthecat rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Horrible! The plot is ridiculous and characters so shallow and poorly written as to be a caricatures (Aloysius Pendergast--silver-eyed, independently wealthy, superbly refined (!!!) FBI agent with apparently no official duties). The scene…
Jun 17, 2014nerowolfgal rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Competently written but reads like a TV movie script. A book you will forget the day after you have read it.
Feb 26, 2014thkelly rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
the Doyle parts were entertaining and i enjoyed Pendergast, but Corrie is one of the least likable characters i've come across in a long time. this one was a struggle to get through
Feb 23, 2014librarianatlarge rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Whenever you enter the world of Aloysius Pendergast, you must leave your disbelief at the door. Once you do, you are in for a great adventure. Not one of Preston & Child's very best, compared to The Cabinet of Curiosities, for example. …
mjboutilier
Feb 03, 2014
I enjoyed it. It does follow the same pattern as most of Preston and Child's thrillers. If you liked their other novels, you'll probably like this one.
Jan 13, 2014
"Special Agent Pendergast investigates after a woman is thrown in jail by the owners of a spa resort located on the site of unsolved murders in this new novel from the best-selling authors of Two Graves." Thrillers and Suspense January…
Jan 10, 2014
The story line is pretty far fetched but I found the book enjoyable nonetheless - acceptable but not great.
Jan 07, 2014
I seldom write a bad review, but I was really disappointed in this book. Two fine authors that I read and our main character - Pendergast. I thought - how could it be anything but great? Our heroine is a vapid 20 year old girl with no…
doca771
Nov 12, 2013
I've been a big fan of Preston and Child for a long time. Their books, whether as a collaboration by both of them or written as individuals, are among some of my favorites. However, I'm afraid that I was disappointed in this one. In my…