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4.1 AVERAGE
4.1 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I had a very hard time getting into this book. Maybe its just me, but I don't like books that are so descriptive that it takes a whole chapter to get through the setting.
adventurous
challenging
informative
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
This was my first Preston/Childs book and I loved it. I love archeology and these are mysteries set in archeological digs or explorations or museum sites.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
5 creepy, terrifying stars!
Thanks Terry for the great BR on this book. I’m really enjoying our mutual trip down Pendergast horror lane. 😱😃
Alright, where do I start? That’s right, we start in New York City in an ancient tunnel full of 36 dead bodies! So, where did these bodies come from and why are they there? Great question and you’re about to find out.
FBI agent Aloysius X.L. Pendergast (whew, what a name!) decides to investigate this site with the dead bodies and enlist Dr. Nora Kelly to help with the archaeology part of the investigation.
(Quick side note that I learned from one of my good friends here on Goodreads. Try reading [b:Thunderhead|136636|Thunderhead|Douglas Preston|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1344263984s/136636.jpg|294161] before you take on [b:The Cabinet of Curiosities|39031|The Cabinet of Curiosities (Pendergast, #3)|Douglas Preston|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1169235779s/39031.jpg|817317].
In “Thunderhead”, you'll meet Dr. Nora Kelly and how she meets Bill Smithback, our ambitious New York Times journalist. Reading “Thunderhead” before was worth it for me and helped with the flow of the book. Thanks Matthew for the great advice!)
Okay, back to these dead bodies. Mau ha ha ha!
The investigation goes into the direction of a "Jack the Ripper" type of serial killer, a new copycat killer in NYC that's duplicating the murders and learning all about curiosity collections back in the 1800s. Imagine two headed calves, mammoth penises, shrunken tribal heads to a creepy doll owned by a Voodoo priestess. Get the idea?
This book was great, creepy and super suspenseful. I had no idea where the plot twists were taking me. They were taking me for a tense and finger-nail biting ride, that’s for sure!
One last thing, what an amazing house for a setting! Someone needs to take notes and make that come to life for Halloween! o.O
Thanks Terry for the great BR on this book. I’m really enjoying our mutual trip down Pendergast horror lane. 😱😃
Alright, where do I start? That’s right, we start in New York City in an ancient tunnel full of 36 dead bodies! So, where did these bodies come from and why are they there? Great question and you’re about to find out.
FBI agent Aloysius X.L. Pendergast (whew, what a name!) decides to investigate this site with the dead bodies and enlist Dr. Nora Kelly to help with the archaeology part of the investigation.
(Quick side note that I learned from one of my good friends here on Goodreads. Try reading [b:Thunderhead|136636|Thunderhead|Douglas Preston|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1344263984s/136636.jpg|294161] before you take on [b:The Cabinet of Curiosities|39031|The Cabinet of Curiosities (Pendergast, #3)|Douglas Preston|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1169235779s/39031.jpg|817317].
In “Thunderhead”, you'll meet Dr. Nora Kelly and how she meets Bill Smithback, our ambitious New York Times journalist. Reading “Thunderhead” before was worth it for me and helped with the flow of the book. Thanks Matthew for the great advice!)
Okay, back to these dead bodies. Mau ha ha ha!
The investigation goes into the direction of a "Jack the Ripper" type of serial killer, a new copycat killer in NYC that's duplicating the murders and learning all about curiosity collections back in the 1800s. Imagine two headed calves, mammoth penises, shrunken tribal heads to a creepy doll owned by a Voodoo priestess. Get the idea?
This book was great, creepy and super suspenseful. I had no idea where the plot twists were taking me. They were taking me for a tense and finger-nail biting ride, that’s for sure!
One last thing, what an amazing house for a setting! Someone needs to take notes and make that come to life for Halloween! o.O
Every time I read this book it's like I'm reading it for the first time
Another brilliant work by Preston and Child. I loved how there were many different starting points with characters, and then it all came together in the most satisfying way. Love this series.