Agent Pendergast investigates a serial killer in a small town. Medicine Creek, Kansas, has been dying for the last century: the primary occupation is still farming; Main Street is a two-block stretch of bleak and dusty businesses; the nearest mall is 200 miles away. Then, a series of grisly murders with the bodies displayed in peculiar tableaus shocks the tiny town. Believing they'd know if a stranger had passed through, the locals lock their doors and look more carefully at their neighbors. Pendergast arrives with his refined New Orleans accent, big city ways, and meals shipped in from Zabar's and Balducci's. Taking on a local teenage misfit as his research assistant, Pendergast's investigation takes him into the heart of this town-from its bowling alley to its corn fields to its touristy spelunking caves. From uncovering the geological mysteries of the local caves, to the remnants of a Prohibition-era moonshine operation, to the secret of one of western Kansas' greatest enigmas: the Medicine Creek Massacre of 1865, Pendergast's journey leads him to encounter a decayed and twisted evil in the soul of a four-generation Kansas family.
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Smart, skillful writers who have fun spinning their tall tale, and if you enjoy things-that-go-bump-in-the-night thrillers, you'll have fun reading it. (Washington Post)
Deftly mix the real and the surreal, creating an atmosphere in which everything, for reasons we can't quite nail down, seems a tad off kilter....it's a recipe for success.'-Booklist
Deftly mix the real and the surreal, creating an atmosphere in which everything, for reasons we can't quite nail down, seems a tad off kilter....it's a recipe for success.'-Booklist
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Agent Pendergast returns in a suspenseful Midwest gothic thriller by Doug Preston and Lincoln Child, New York Times bestselling authors of The Cabinet of Curiosities, and The Ice Limit, and The Relic.
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
By Andy
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From the moment you turn the first page of this fabulous book - be ready to be immersed in the strange and almost unearthly events that take place in Medicine Creek, Kansas. I bought this book on a whim after reading 'Utopia' (another fantastic read by Lincoln Child by the way) and I was not disappointed, quite the contrary actually. This is a well written novel that totally involves you in the odd happenings of a sleepy town in the heart of the US that has some odd occurances that are shrouded in mystery. I found myself in the dead of night turning the pages to read more and more but at the same time not wanting the book to end. Special Agent Pendergast and all of the other characters almost came to life as I read further on.
A fantastic book that I can highly recommend. Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child have done a wonderful job on this story, one you won't be able to put down.
Go on, give yourself a thrill, buy a copy now.
A fantastic book that I can highly recommend. Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child have done a wonderful job on this story, one you won't be able to put down.
Go on, give yourself a thrill, buy a copy now.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Note: I give nothing away about the plot in the review below.
I was reluctant to buy this book after reading it's description, which I felt was lacking in appeal. However, after reading the three excellent books which preceded it - 'Relic', 'Reliquary' and 'The Cabinet of Curiosities' - I felt compelled to give it a try. I'm VERY glad that I did. It was absolutely fantastic, in my view the finest book yet to come from the Preston/Child team. Like their previous and subsequent books, it is unusual, gripping and fast-paced. What I feel sets it apart, however, is that we learn more about Pendergast (his first name, alas, remains a mystery at this time), the unorthodox and exceptionally intelligent FBI agent first introduced in 'Relic'.
My thoughts? Don't be put off by the title or description. Read the three preceding books to fully appreciate this one. Then buy it - you won't be disappointed.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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If you enjoy thrills, excitement and intellegent text buy this book.
It is original and addictive. It begins with a crime and grows into something you not only want to read again but need to re-read.The characters are fabulous and three dimensional and the mystery man you want to know more about maintains his mistery and reveals the truth.
The other characters are not forgotten and they are well crafted.
If it were a movie I'd hate to have to cast the hero-Pendergast-and perhaps that's why it's such a good read.
It is original and addictive. It begins with a crime and grows into something you not only want to read again but need to re-read.The characters are fabulous and three dimensional and the mystery man you want to know more about maintains his mistery and reveals the truth.
The other characters are not forgotten and they are well crafted.
If it were a movie I'd hate to have to cast the hero-Pendergast-and perhaps that's why it's such a good read.
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Pendergast is back!
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I've read a few books by Preston and Child now and this is one of the best. Well plotted, well set and with some interesting characters other than Pendergast, the FBI agent. Read more
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Having read other books by these authors I looked forward to reading this one. What a huge let down. Not in the same class as any of the others. A huge bore. Read more
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Was I surprised or WHAT!
What can I say about this book? Well I come across these guys by mistake having always been wary about reading books by a combination of authors! Well in this case I was wrong! Read more
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great as usual
This is once again a totally engrossing book from these guys, and I was hooked to the very end. No point in going over the plot, which has all the usual ingredients of murder,... Read more
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