Gorilla Review - THE BOOK OF THE DEAD by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
56This 619 page work brings back some familiar characters, FBI special agent Aloysius Pendergast, his ward Constance Greene, his sociopath brother Diogenes Pendergast, and Lieutenant Vincent D'Agosta of the NYPD, to mention a few. The characters are again well developed and sympathetic.
THE BOOK OF THE DEAD is book six in the Pendergast novels, and part of the Diogenes Trilogy. Aloysius is stuck in prison, framed by his evil brother, Diogenes, for murders he didn't commit. With Aloysius out of commission Diogenes is free to bring his greatest crime to fruition. He nearly succeeds.
While it was well written we just didn't think THE BOOK OF THE DEAD developed as quickly or as powerfully as the first novel, RELIC. But don't let us turn you off. True Pendergast fans will enjoy this book, we unfortunately didn't like the wait, although we must admit the payoff was worth the price of admission.
Douglas Preston has written 9 solo novels and Lincoln Child has written three. As of this writting they have co-written some 12 best selling novels.
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Thanks Kespenn,
We agree, The Book of the Dead was a good read and despite the slower start we couldn't put it down either.
KESPENN 3 years ago
Hello Gorilla Review,
It is nice to find another Preston/Child fan. These guys have had me hooked ever since I read Relic. I've enjoyed every one of their books, and their solo books as well. As someone who is also interested in Egyptology, The Book of the Dead was a double pleasure for me. The only problem I have with reading a Preston/Child book - I can't start reading one unless I have absolutely nothing to do - because once I start reading one of their books - nothing else gets done - no housework, no laundry, etc.
I do agree with you that The Book of the Dead did start out a little bit slower then usual, I still couldn't put it down.
Nice review.