City of Endless Night (Agent Pendergast series)
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.39 (659 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1455536946 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-02 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In addition to his novels, Preston writes about archaeology for the New Yorker and Smithsonian magazines. Readers can sign up for The Pendergast File, a monthly "strangely entertaining note" from the authors, at their website, PrestonChild. About the Author The thrillers of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child "stand head and shoulders above their rivals" (Publishers Weekly). Lincoln Child is a former book editor who has published five novels of his own, including the huge bestseller Deep Storm. The authors welcome visitors to their alarmingly active Facebook page, where they post regularly. . Preston and Child's Relic and T
He knows his investigation will attract fierce scrutiny, so D'Agosta is delighted when FBI Special Agent A.X.L. "I feel rather like Brer Rabbit being thrown into the briar patch," Pendergast tells D'Agota, "because I have found you here, in charge. Just like when we first met, back at the Museum of Natural History." D'Agosta hopes the case will give Pendergast an opportunity to demonstrate his considerable abilities back in the city he has made home. At first, the NYPD assumes Grace, beautiful, reckless, and a regular feature of the local tabloids, has simply sped off on another wild adventure. It quickly becomes clear that a diabolical presence is haunting the greater metropolitan area, and Grace Ozmian was only the first of many victims to be murderedand decapitated. Worse still, there's something unique to the city itself that has attracted its evil eye of the killer--or killers.As mass hysteria sets in, Pendergast and D'Agosta find themselves in the crosshairs of an opponent who has threatened the very lifeblood of the city. VENGEANCE IS WHAT'S HAPPENED." It begins as a manhunt for Grace Ozmian, the missing daughter of a wealthy tech billionaire. It'll take all of Pendergast's skill to unmask this most dangerous foe--let alone survive to tell the tale.. Lieutenant CDS Vincent D'Agosta quickly takes the lead. But the case becomes something altogether different when the young woman's body is discovered in an abandoned warehouse
. In addition to his novels, Preston writes about archaeology for the New Yorker and Smithsonian magazines. They are coauthors of the famed Pendergast series and their recent novels include Fever Dream, Cold Vengeance, Two Graves, and Gideon's Corpse. 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 ent