Pendergast Archives

Still Life With Crows

"Truth is the safest lie." Authors: Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child Agent Pendergast is supposedly on vacation, recovering from his discovery of a vicious killer whose diabolical history intertwines with his only family past and heritage. But Pendergast does nothing for the sake of ease, and this strange vacation to a sweltering corn field in Kansas is no lark, but another journey into darkness. This time, he is following a different killer. It could be a person. It could be a monster. Whoever or whatever it is, stalks the residents and leaves increasingly distressing tableaus of carnage amongst the corn. This [...]

Cabinet of Curiosities

Agent Pendergast’s Secrets Authors: Douglas Preston & Lincoln Childs The mystery of the museum beast and opening day massacre is long behind him, so journalist Bill Smithback has his sights on other record-breaking stories and on getting his longtime girlfriend, Nora, to move in with him. Everything seems ordinary, but something suspicious and dark is lurking just beneath the surface. When a pale FBI agent shows up on scene, the mystery descends into chaos, which descends into death, long buried secrets, and a family tie-in for the enigmatic Agent Pendergast. Enter the finding of a charnel house, right where a powerful [...]