Really scary. An ancient relic goes to the dark halls of the NY Museum of Natural History from South America. Creepy, scary, NO PLACE FOR THE SQUEAMISH READER. This has it all.

I loved this creepy tale of the underbelly of a museum. Maybe too much; I haven't been to the Carnegie since I read it 'cause I'm afraid of what's lurking in there!

This was a great book. It's been years since I've seen the movie, so I only remembered bits and pieces and a lot was as it happened in the book. (I'll have to watch the movie again now just for old times' sake.) I didn't find it too scary, since it takes a lot to freak me out, but the suspense was really good and the storyline wonderful. I liked the character Pendergast, but noticed he wasn't in the cast for the movie when I IMDBed it to get a "visual" of the main characters. I was hooked into the book early and am looking forward to reading the sequel.

A real page turner. It will keep you up at night.

I came upon this book a few years ago while I was home-bround after surgery....I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN!!! ABSOLUTELY GREAT STORY!!!! from page beginning to end....as I read this story I could actually see myself as being part of the story.....I read this book twice...as soon as I finished it I was hoping for an ending to the story....and I was glad when I saw the sequel....again soooo above my expectations.....I loved the sequel as much as the first.....then to my surprise....here came the movie....yaayy!!!! off course I had to go see it....it was a really good movie...the only thing that threw me off was the actual man/monster in the story...I was hoping that they let him stay the was he was sown/described in the book...but for the most part it was a great movie as well.

This first entry in the Pendergast series was gory, predictable, creepy, gory, formulaic, chilling, and yes, gory--not for the faint-hearted. But it's here, in shadowy sub-basements and maze-like hallways, that we first meet characters that quickly become favorites, especially Agent Pendergast and d'Agosta, and get drawn into their world. You'll never look at a museum in quite the same way again.

This was the book that got me into the entire Pendergast series. I love all the books in the series and this is definately one of the best!

The first Preston-Child I read. Extremely scary. Scarier than "Salem's Lot".

"Jurassic Park" at the Museum of Natural History......gets creepy.

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Well crafted, excellent characterizations, extremely suspenseful; if you've seen the AWFUL MOVIE, don't judge the book by its "cover".

First time I read this novel, I was so scared I stopped reading it when it got dark outside and then slept with the lights on. Same thing the second time around. By the third reading, I was able to read at night, but kept a light on in every room. The fourth reading was my last - no more fright, but still a page-turner. Never a dull moment. As you can tell, this one didn't get old very quickly for me. I'm a sucker for museums, archaeology, and a good suspenseful thriller, and "Relic" combines all 3 flawlessly. I truly don't think I've read any other book so many times and had the same intense reaction each and every time (well, except for the 4th reading). This is, by far, my favorite Preston/Child book.

PERFECT!

Even though the scientific and anthropologic discussions in the book were believable, there was just too much of that and not enough action for this reader.

I enjoyed this book. It was an entertaining thriller adventure.

Very exciting

Raiders of the Lost Ark meets Jurassic Park!! Written in the early 90's, its strangely mindless for a book that is so scientific. A bit far fetched, but I found that to be part of the charm for this book. It was quite fun.

Not nearly as funny as their later Cabinet of Curiosities.
Also set in the Natural History Museum. An evil idol brought back by anthropologists from the Brazilian rainforest seems to have spawned a dinosaur-man serial killer who's loose in the unmapped subbasements...
A pretty standard, entertaining horror/thriller.

this book is so much better then the movie...!!! I was enthralled with it....

great, unexpected, scary, gripping -- i love preston & child.

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