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Another great book from these writers, they can really keep you interested & scared

This latest Preston and Child thriller, even in abbreviated form, offers gore galore, mutilations, bizarre ritual murders, an obstreperous sheriff, a young woman in jeopardy, a town consumed by terror and a spooky local legend-in short, an abundance of traditional suspense novel ingredients. Compensating for this apparent lack of imagination is the thriller's remarkable hero, Special Agent Pendergast, who's on leave from the FBI. This somewhat ethereal, cerebral specialist in macabre murders is a cross between Sherlock Holmes and Mulder of The X-Files, but with his courtly Southern manner and combat expertise, he's very much his own man. Narrator Auberjonois, a familiar stage and screen presence, uses an appropriately silky accent and a playfully sarcastic tone for Pendergast. Auberjonois is equally successful with the other characters, especially the hard-headed but good-hearted Sheriff Dent Hazen, who emerges as a Wilfred Brimley minus the bluster; 18-year-old town rebel Corrie Swanson; and the killer, whose method of communication would challenge any vocal interpreter. Equally important, Auberjonois narrates the tale with the sort of mesmerizing intensity that can, and does, turn a fairly familiar yarn into a scary campfire chillfest.

Agent Pendergast is back again to solve the mystery of a small Kansas town caught in the grips of a madman who is turning their town into a killing ground. Lots of twists, great adventure, pretty scary.

Good vs Evil; serial killer; FBI agent. An excellent book with bits of history, science, suspense, well developed characters and a great surprise twist at the end. These two authors work very well together and I would recommend anything written by them.

Preston and Child have yet to dissappoint me. --Always a thriller and takes you to the very end wanting more!

First book I've read by these authors and I picked a winner. Outstanding book! Violent and gruesome at times but held together by a great plot line and an interesting mix of curious characters. Where's the movie????

Another great book by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Childs, you cannot put this down! A terrific thriller. Highly recommended.

As always Preston and Child weave a great mystery.

Started slow---but has a great hook!!!

New York Times bestselling authors Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child return with a suspenseful midwest Gothic thriller about a serial killer who terrorizes a small town.
Medicine Creek, Kansas, has been slowly dying for the last century. A small, quiet place, the primary occupation is still farming, Main Street is a stretch of old and dusty businesses, and the nearest mall is 200 miles away. In a town where nothing changes, the community is terrified after a series of grisly murders takes place. Even more alarming, the bodies are displayed in bizarre tableaus.
With the entire town in shock, FBI Agent Pendergast arrives from New Orleans to investigate. From the fields to the local caves, Pendergast discovers the remnants of a Prohibition-era moonshine operation and the truth behind one of the town's greatest mysteries: who was behind the Medicine Creek Massacre of 1865.
Now, Pendergast must discover the twisted secret hiding within a four-generation Kansas family--before someone else is murdered.

Another great thriller from Preston and Child....if you're choosing it based on their other works...this one feels a bit different. Set in Kansas, it still features Pendergast, but it's otherwise removed from the famliar characters in their other books. It's still enjoyable, filled with head-scratching false clues and twists that will keep you guessing until the final chapters.

This is a great book!!! I finished it in 3 days....I can't wait to read more from these authors!!

Easily one of the best books I have ever read.

This is after "Cabinet of Curiosities" so it's third in the series (if you don't count "Reliquary"). There's a monster in the cornfield. Luckily, Agent Pendergast is on vacation in Kansas.

This latest Preston and Child thriller, even in abbreviated form, offers gore galore, mutilations, bizarre ritual murders, an obstreperous sheriff, a young woman in jeopardy, a town consumed by terror and a spooky local legend-in short, an abundance of traditional suspense novel ingredients. Compensating for this apparent lack of imagination is the thriller's remarkable hero, Special Agent Pendergast, who's on leave from the FBI.

I loved this book--It really get's you close to FBI Agent Pendergast!!

I really liked this book - truly centers on the persona of the main character, Agent Pendergast, who appears in may of the Preston/Child books. This marks the 4th appearance of the distinguished FBI agent - a bit more violent than some of his other outings, but definitely exciting.