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claytell's review against another edition
5.0
The end of a trilogy within a decalogy?? Whatever, I still enjoy reading about Agent Pendergast.
nyarlathotep's review against another edition
4.0
59 Fandoms Reading Challenge - a book with an eccentric protagonist
krisrid's review against another edition
4.0
I am back on the Pendergast train! I lost interest in the Pendergast series for a while, because the way his personal and family dramas were played out in the last few books got to be just too much for me. But this book, even though there was personal stuff about Pendergast as a key part of the story, also had the things that made me adore Pendergast in the first place in it. He was all over getting the job he set for himself done, and done in the way only Pendergast can do it.
I try not to give spoilers in my reviews, so I can't really talk too much about the story itself without giving too much away. However, Pendergast's family situation - which if you've been reading the previous books, you know has gotten painful and kind of crazy - has come to a major head at the start of this book, and he is in a pretty dark place. But WAIT!
Pendergast gets some information that fires him up, and he turns back into the Pendergast we all know and love - ridiculously smart, determined and clever about how he accomplishes things a normal mortal couldn't even DREAM of doing!
This book felt more like the early Pendergast stories. It had action, terror, surprises, creative components and far-flung locations all coming together to deliver a really thrilling adventure! I really enjoyed this book!
I try not to give spoilers in my reviews, so I can't really talk too much about the story itself without giving too much away. However, Pendergast's family situation - which if you've been reading the previous books, you know has gotten painful and kind of crazy - has come to a major head at the start of this book, and he is in a pretty dark place. But WAIT!
Pendergast gets some information that fires him up, and he turns back into the Pendergast we all know and love - ridiculously smart, determined and clever about how he accomplishes things a normal mortal couldn't even DREAM of doing!
This book felt more like the early Pendergast stories. It had action, terror, surprises, creative components and far-flung locations all coming together to deliver a really thrilling adventure! I really enjoyed this book!
roguefire's review against another edition
2.0
These Pendergast books are seemingly jumping the shark...reading the next one but after that? I dunno...
catreads247's review against another edition
3.0
I was disappointed. It had potential, but in the end it just didnt do anything for me.
drewsof's review against another edition
2.0
A decent adventure yarn, but a crap entry in the Pendergast series. There's a plethora of unnecessary subplots and the authors seem embarrassed enough that they've pretty much wiped the developments from the series two books later. Shrug shrug shrug.
justjenn's review against another edition
4.0
I'm really loving the Pendergast books, even though they are WAY out of my wheelhouse. Very happy to have finished the Helen trilogy just under the wire for 2015!
elly's review against another edition
4.0
[Spoilers] First of all I did hope for Pendergast that Helen survives. But the turn of events and also the loss he had to grasp and the way he handled it was a surprise and also the developments. I like the story, the introduction if the new characters and now I'm looking forward to the conclusion, as I think we will hear of Alban again.
apparatinglibrarian's review against another edition
4.0
This is my very first Preston & Child book that I have ever read. Their book covers are always interesting, and I finally gave in and read one. Apparently I didn't realize that this was the last book in a TRILOGY! Yeah...looks like Miss Meg will be reading the first two, which is (Book One: Fever Dream. Book Two: Cold Vengeance). I don't know what came over me, usually I'm on top of these things, but apparently not this time.
A good thriller will keep you guessing, keep you on your toes, and usually will make you finish the book in one sitting. Two Graves, even though it's the last book in a trilogy, blew my socks off. I have read some great thrillers, but I was happy by how it kept me on my toes and wanting more. I never got bored with this book. The protagonist, FBI Special Agent Aloysius Pendergast, is not your run of the mill hero. He is addicted to drugs, a bit anti-social, and he's not the most attractive guy--he's kinda ghostly. A keeper, huh? But he's like Sherlock Holmes that he is brilliant and he can easily think outside of the box, and predict things that are usually true. He is one of the best, if not the best FBI Special Agents around! So, at least give him some slack. In Two Graves he learns that his dead wife is in fact alive, which starts a grand search for answers on what happened to his wife. He later finds that a number of killings that ultimately prove to be messages from his wife's kidnappers
This gothic, bone chilling novel will make your heart race! The thrilling stories just ooze out of the pages, and making you want more. I would say that this is like a modern-day Sherlock, with an FBI Special Agent that is crazy like Sherlock as well. There are so many quirks, evidence, and mystery to tantalize you. Enjoy!
A good thriller will keep you guessing, keep you on your toes, and usually will make you finish the book in one sitting. Two Graves, even though it's the last book in a trilogy, blew my socks off. I have read some great thrillers, but I was happy by how it kept me on my toes and wanting more. I never got bored with this book. The protagonist, FBI Special Agent Aloysius Pendergast, is not your run of the mill hero. He is addicted to drugs, a bit anti-social, and he's not the most attractive guy--he's kinda ghostly. A keeper, huh? But he's like Sherlock Holmes that he is brilliant and he can easily think outside of the box, and predict things that are usually true. He is one of the best, if not the best FBI Special Agents around! So, at least give him some slack. In Two Graves he learns that his dead wife is in fact alive, which starts a grand search for answers on what happened to his wife. He later finds that a number of killings that ultimately prove to be messages from his wife's kidnappers
This gothic, bone chilling novel will make your heart race! The thrilling stories just ooze out of the pages, and making you want more. I would say that this is like a modern-day Sherlock, with an FBI Special Agent that is crazy like Sherlock as well. There are so many quirks, evidence, and mystery to tantalize you. Enjoy!