Cold Vengeance (Pendergast Series #11)

by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

Overview

Twelve years ago, Special Agent Pendergast's beloved wife was murdered during an African safari — and now, he's on a quest for revenge.

Devastated by the discovery that his wife, Helen, was murdered, Special Agent Pendergast must have retribution. But revenge is not simple. As he stalks his wife's betrayers—a chase that takes him from the wild moors of Scotland to the bustling streets of New York City and the darkest bayous of Louisiana—he is also forced to dig further into Helen's past. And he is stunned to learn that Helen may have been a collaborator in her own murder.

Peeling back the layers of deception, Pendergast realizes that the conspiracy is deeper, goes back generations, and is more monstrous than he could have ever imagined—and everything he's believed, everything he's trusted, everything he's understood . . . may be a horrific lie.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781455584383
Publisher:	Grand Central Publishing
Publication date:	11/25/2014
Series:	Pendergast Series
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	480
Sales rank:	41,281
Product dimensions:	4.10(w) x 7.40(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

The thrillers of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child "stand head and shoulders above their rivals" (Publishers Weekly). Preston and Child's Relic and The Cabinet of Curiosities were chosen by readers in a National Public Radio poll as being among the one hundred greatest thrillers ever written, and Relic was made into a number-one box office hit movie. They are coauthors of the famed Pendergast series and their recent novels include Fever Dream, Cold Vengeance, Two Graves, and Gideon's Corpse. In addition to his novels, Preston writes about archaeology for the New Yorker and Smithsonian magazines. Lincoln Child is a former book editor who has published five novels of his own, including the huge bestseller Deep Storm.
Readers can sign up for The Pendergast File, a monthly "strangely entertaining note" from the authors, at their website, www.PrestonChild.com. The authors welcome visitors to their alarmingly active Facebook page, where they post regularly.

Place of Birth:

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Education:

B.A., Pomona College, 1978

Website:

http://www.prestonchild.com

Editorial Reviews

"Thriller readers everywhere will want."—Library Journal

"Preston and Child continue their dominance of the thriller genre with stellar writing and twists that come at a furious pace. Others may try to write like them, but no one can come close. The best in the business deliver another winner."—RT Book Reviews

"Like an Indiana Jones movie, the action starts on the very first page with a shootout on the moors of Scotland, and travels around the globe and provides a thrill, a chill, (and sometimes a smile) on every page."—Asbury Park Press

From the Publisher

Auberjonois’s flawless delivery includes a believable cast of characters with distinctive voices who draw listeners into the complex story in which nothing is as it seems. From rich descriptions of hot pursuits through bustling New York City streets to suspense in dark Louisiana bayous, Auberjonois’s cadence matches the rising tension that leads to a cliff-hanger ending.”

AudioFile

The characters are finely honed and believable, and the writing style is consistent with the authors’ large body of work. These two writers are professionals who know how to put together a thriller that is full of suspense and surprises around every twist and turn.”

Bookreporter.com

An exceptionally strong number of a bestseller series.”

editorial review Barnes & Noble

René Auberjonois depicts FBI Special Agent Pendergast’s devastation at the news that his wife’s death 12 years earlier was murder and not an accident, as he originally believed. Wanting to learn more, Pendergast agrees to join her shifty brother on a hunting trip to the wild moors of Scotland. He doesn’t know the trip is part of a bizarre secret plot that includes his own murder. Auberjonois’s flawless delivery includes a believable cast of characters with distinctive voices who draw listeners into the complex story in which nothing is as it seems. From rich descriptions of hot pursuits through bustling New York City streets to suspense in dark Louisiana bayous, Auberjonois’s cadence matches the rising tension that leads to a cliff-hanger ending. G.D.W. © AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine

SEPTEMBER 2011 - AudioFile