Cold Vengeance

Douglas Preston · Lincoln Child

Aug 2011 · Pendergast series Book 11 · Sold by Grand Central Publishing

About this ebook

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.

Ratings and reviews

I love all the other Pendergast novels,and even had read all the Co written novels D.P &L.C. Have written. But i agree that pendergast seems different lately. Maybe because the last few books involved revealed secrets of his wife he lost, which was always a issue for him. Its not his normal cases. But i still enjoyed it and want to know when the next will come! I just can't seem to get into these new gideon books.. Maybe i need to try once more.....but bring back the Pendergast we love!

Book two of a trilogy was some fine reading. I actually read book three first, then one and two. It didn't really matter. They are all great reading in any order, though you'll most likely want t to read them in sequence. ...D.Fox

I learned a lot about Pendergast and Constance. Want to know about Constance and her baby. Can't wait for the next Pendergast installment.

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.
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