After his wife, Helen, is brazenly abducted before his eyes, Special Agent Pendergast furiously pursues the kidnappers, chasing them across the country and into Mexico. But then, things go terribly, tragically wrong; the kidnappers escape; and a shattered Pendergast retreats to his New York apartment and shuts out the world. But when a string of bizarre murders erupts across several Manhattan hotels perpetrated by a boy who seems to have an almost psychic ability to elude capture NYPD Lieutenant D Agosta asks his friend ...
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After his wife, Helen, is brazenly abducted before his eyes, Special Agent Pendergast furiously pursues the kidnappers, chasing them across the country and into Mexico. But then, things go terribly, tragically wrong; the kidnappers escape; and a shattered Pendergast retreats to his New York apartment and shuts out the world. But when a string of bizarre murders erupts across several Manhattan hotels perpetrated by a boy who seems to have an almost psychic ability to elude capture NYPD Lieutenant D Agosta asks his friend Pendergast for help. Reluctant at first, Pendergast soon discovers that the killings are a message from his wife s kidnappers. But why a message? And what does it mean? When the kidnappers strike again at those closest to Pendergast, the FBI agent, filled anew with vengeful fury, sets out to track down and destroy those reponsible. His journey takes him deep into the trackless forests of South America, where he ultimately finds himself face to face with an old evil that rather than having been eradicated is stirring anew, and with potentially world-altering consequences. Confucius once said: Before you embark on a journey of revenge, first dig two graves. Pendergast is about to learn the hard way just how true those words still ring."
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I am to the point wherein I think each of the Pendergast books is better than the previous one. This one concludes the Helen Trilogy, and I must admit it had some unexpected plot lines. One never knows who is going to get killed off with these two authors.!!!!
Elliot B
Oct 10, 2013
Couldn't Put Down
The follow up to Cold Vengeance, and the best yet! When Preston and Child collectively write a book they're totally the best works of pure suspense and mystery. This book is excitement from the first to last page. You'll love it!!
