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A review by offbalance80
Cemetery Dance by Douglas Preston
3.0
When an author (or authors) has so many great books behind them, a reader can get spoiled. After the breathtaking, enthralling, and completely compelling Diogenes trilogy, and the book or two that immediately followed, it was surprising to read such a by-the-numbers thriller.
I'd also hoped that if Bill Smithback ever had to meet his maker, he'd do it more spectacular fashion. I'd hoped that if D'Agosta and Pendergast were thrown together for another case, it would be as seamless a reunion as in the pages of Reliquary. So many parts of Cemetary Dance felt hasty - the explanations of the ancient religions, the "zombii," and the strange cult in the park - all lacked the wonderful depth that featured in previous books. Cemetary Dance is not a crucial entry in the Pendergast cannon, but it's an amusing enough side-caper.
I'd also hoped that if Bill Smithback ever had to meet his maker, he'd do it more spectacular fashion. I'd hoped that if D'Agosta and Pendergast were thrown together for another case, it would be as seamless a reunion as in the pages of Reliquary. So many parts of Cemetary Dance felt hasty - the explanations of the ancient religions, the "zombii," and the strange cult in the park - all lacked the wonderful depth that featured in previous books. Cemetary Dance is not a crucial entry in the Pendergast cannon, but it's an amusing enough side-caper.