Be Specific About Containing Books Cemetery Dance (Pendergast #9)
| Title | : | Cemetery Dance (Pendergast #9) |
| Author | : | Douglas Preston |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 435 pages |
| Published | : | May 12th 2009 by Grand Central Publishing (first published January 1st 2009) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Thriller. Fiction. Horror. Suspense. Mystery Thriller. Crime |
Douglas Preston
Hardcover | Pages: 435 pages Rating: 4 | 22875 Users | 1231 Reviews
Narration Supposing Books Cemetery Dance (Pendergast #9)
Pendergast-the world's most enigmatic FBI Special Agent-returns to New York City to investigate a murderous cult. William Smithback Jr., a prominent New York Times reporter, was killed in a brutal attack in his Upper West Side apartment. His wife, Nora Kelly, an archeologist at the Museum of Natural History, was injured as well. Multiple eyewitness identified the assailant as a neighbor n the building, Colin Fearing: a man who, by all reports, dead and buried ten days ago. While Captain Laura Hayward leads the official investigation, Pendergast and Lieutenant Vincent D'Agosta undertake their own private-and decidedly unorthodox-quest for the truth. Their serpentine journey takes them to an enclave of Manhattan they never imagined could exist: a secretive, reclusive cult of Obeah and voodoo which no outsiders have ever survived.Specify Books As Cemetery Dance (Pendergast #9)
| Original Title: | Cemetery Dance |
| ISBN: | 0446580295 (ISBN13: 9780446580298) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Pendergast #9 |
| Characters: | Aloysius X.L. Pendergast, Nora Kelly, William Smithback, Laura Hayward, Bryce Harriman, Caitlynn Kidd, Lucas Kline, Marty Wartek, Alexander Esteban, Colin Fearing, Monsieur Bertin, Vincent D'Agosta |
| Setting: | New York State(United States) New York City, New York(United States) |
Rating Containing Books Cemetery Dance (Pendergast #9)
Ratings: 4 From 22875 Users | 1231 ReviewsAssess Containing Books Cemetery Dance (Pendergast #9)
Ah, a return to the layered majesty of a good Pendergast novel. A childhood in New Orleans, and his murdered friend, draws Aloysius deep into the voodoo aspects of Lt. DAgostas latest case.I enjoy that the characters are faulted, that they work hard, that they bleed, and that I know I will have a good ending.The weak point of the book was Aloysius teacher, the voodoo expert. You would think anyone Agent Pendergast calls in as backup would be as knowledgeable as they were deadly. Nope.Its time for another food metaphor, my friends. Thats rightthe unfortunate tradition that began waaaay back with my review of Relic continues, because how else would you describe books in a series that highlights the gory activities of serial killers and psychopaths other than by comparing them to delicious comestibles? After a somewhat lackluster outing last time around with The Wheel of Darkness, Preston and Child (and Pendergast) return to form with this delicious Slurpee of an outing. Why a
This is my very first Preston/Childs novel, besides Preston's The Monster Of Venice, which I thoroughly enjoyed. I had been told these novels could stand alone, and it did. Very fast paced, from the first page, it kept my attention to the last one. Was it zombiis? Was it not? Who knew! But with as smart a writing as this book has, I knew it wasn't just another band-wagon genre-based vampires, no... werewolves, no.. novel about the latest Fad in Writing. THANK GOD!!! (I am SO tired of them all,
Zombies in Upper Manhattan. (Hey, it's summer.) A relatively weak entry in the Agent Pendergast series, which is usually distinguished by its weirdly exuberant combination of police-procedural structure and supernatural, The-Thing-That-Lived-In-the-Subways plotting. This one has some interesting historical background on the Inwood neighborhood at the northern tip of Manhattan, an area I don't know at all despite have grown up in New York, but there's something enervated about the story and the
Wow. one heck of a comeback. Very glad that the writers decided to stick to the tried and tested formula of awesomeness. I can't wait to find out what was in that letter that was being delivered to the special agent. Off to the next one...
By now the authors must think that its pretty funny to toy with the readers heart, Im a constant fan when it comes to the Perndergast books but putting the lives of all my favorite characters into some seriously creepy jeopardy is not funny!! I think by page 153 I was making disturbing sounds one night reading on the couch because I was asked what the heck was I reading and if I was all right yes thanks, just getting my internal organs rearranged Cemetery Dance is book number nine in the FBI
Fantastic! Really enjoyed this one. It seemed to me a return to the form of the pre-Diogenes books. Great story, action almost from the very first page, a fascinating look at a different part of New York. It was pretty creepy too. Such a great series. Join me on my campaign: #Pendergast for President...
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