About this title: FBI agent Pendergast returns to puzzle out a murder with demonic overtones in this thriller by bestselling writer team Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. A mark in the shape of a hoofprint lies next to the charred corpse of universally disliked art critic Jeremy Grove. Southampton cop Vincent D'Agosta and FBI agent Aloysius Pendergast find any number of likely human suspects, but is it possible that that Grove's murderer was actually not of this Earth?
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Edition: First edition. FULL Number First Edition
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Warner Vision
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780446612753ISBN:0446612758
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Spine has numerous creasing and slight bowing Covers show bumping and small creasings Edges show wear Text is clean and tight and tanned with age. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 740 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Date Published: 2004-08-03
ISBN-13:9780446531436ISBN:044653143X
Description: Fair. Appears unread, moisture damage to top edge leaving pages slightly wavy. Does not interfere with text. Unconditional money back guarantee. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Vision
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780446612753ISBN:0446612758
Description: Acceptable. Overall below average used book. May have highlighting, underlining, notes, price sticker on cover, or be an ex-library book. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Warner Vision
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780446612753ISBN:0446612758
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. 1805-Barely used. In great shape. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 740 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780446531436ISBN:044653143X
Description: Good. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact (including dustcover, if applicable). The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "from the library of" labels. ******PLEASE NOTE****** Orders placed after Dec. 7 cannot be guaranteed delivery before Christmas unless you select EXPEDITED shipping! Thank you & Happy Holidays! read more
"I'm sorry, I couldn't give this over 2 stars. It was just too much for me to handle. I was laughing way too much. Pendergast would need to be a superhero to do most of that stuff. He obviously has super sonic hearing for one thing. And there was never any explanation as to how the castle rearranged itself. And why is it the first Diogenes book? Diogenes shows his face twice during the entire book and doesn't really add to the plot in any way except for saving Pendergast at the end. Not the best Child/Preston book by a long shot."
"I wasn't sure whether to go with a 3 or a 4 on this one. It starts with a great creepy feel and they maintain it well. The book loses ground somewhat during the "chase" and ending but not enough for me to gig it baddly. I think you'll enjoy this especially if you've liked the predecessors.
I have tried several books by Messieurs Preston and Childe and have not come across a solo effoert that I've iked as well as their joint efforts. As a matter of fact there are some that psitively.....well, smell would be one way to put it. But The Pendergast novels are very well done."
"Smart, intriguing, and easy to lose track of time when engrossed in a book by Preston and Child. My sister Deborah got me hooked on these novels by Preston & Child - featuring the FBI agent Pendergast. One thing I've enjoyed is their vocabulary. Rarely do I encounter words in novels whose meanings are unknown to me, but with these authors, I keep a dictionary close by, which is half the fun. I know, I could be reading domething more edifying but sometimes a good mystery is just the ticket to relax."
"My latest read and I've started another book by Douglas Preston, Brimstone--one thing I have to say, they start quickly. No waiting for the book to get good, no wading through page after page of dull introductory stuff--these are good within the first few words--if you happen to like gruesome murders. I don't. I do like the writing and the sense of not truth of the fact that these guys know a lot or manage to make it seem like they do. I like Pendergast because he's cool and nice and not a jerk like so many cops seem to be, male and female, in crime novels. I'm not intentionally on a crime novel kick, it's not my favorite genre, but these are good ones. Engaging, fast, puzzling, thought=-provoking, highly interesting. In Brimstone, one man, and then another, and then--well you get the drift, are found dead, burned from the inside out. Ghastly. How was it done--and why?"
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