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A review by posies23
Crimson Shore by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
3.0
The long-running Pendergast series continues. In this episode, Pendergast is asked to investigate the robbery of a high-end wine collector. As you might expect, it isn't that simple, as Pendergast and Constance discover crimes that go back generations, but still link to the present.
I really enjoyed the first 1/2 of the book, but the second half is marred by some non-necessary (in my opinion) plot developments, which lead to one of the bloodiest climaxes in all the Preston & Child books.
As usual, things end on a bit of a cliffhanger, setting up the action for the next book in the series. This was a decent, fast, read, but not among the better of the series. I'm hopeful that the next book can build on the strengths of the series -- gothic atmosphere mixed with scientific extrapolation -- and not the excesses of the last half of this episode.
I really enjoyed the first 1/2 of the book, but the second half is marred by some non-necessary (in my opinion) plot developments, which lead to one of the bloodiest climaxes in all the Preston & Child books.
As usual, things end on a bit of a cliffhanger, setting up the action for the next book in the series. This was a decent, fast, read, but not among the better of the series. I'm hopeful that the next book can build on the strengths of the series -- gothic atmosphere mixed with scientific extrapolation -- and not the excesses of the last half of this episode.