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Preston/Child

Douglas Preston’s ‘Lost City of the Monkey God’ a gripping chronicle of archaeology, history (Book review)

March 27, 2017April 15, 2021 John Hansen Books

“The Lost City of the Monkey God” (January, hardcover) looks from its cover like the latest Douglas Preston thriller, perhaps along the lines of “The Codex,” something about tromping through Central America in search of a […]

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The Obsidian Chamber

‘The Obsidian Chamber’ is Preston & Child’s craziest ride

March 13, 2017October 8, 2021 John Hansen Books

Book review: The 16th Agent Pendergast novel is Preston & Child’s craziest ride, but it’s also a key Constance Greene novel.

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Preston & Child’s ‘Beyond the Ice Limit’ blends familiar sci-fi themes into a fun, but too shallow, ride (Book review)

February 21, 2017April 15, 2021 John Hansen Books

After receiving “many thousands” of letters and emails asking for a sequel to “The Ice Limit” (2000) (as they recount in an author’s note), Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child finally go “Beyond the Ice Limit” (May 2016, […]

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Preston & Child explore salt marshes, mudflats and lighthouses in ‘Crimson Shore’ (Book review)

February 18, 2017May 10, 2021 John Hansen Books

“Crimson Shore” (November 2015 hardcover; now in paperback) is in many ways a classic standalone Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child potboiler, but it also has character, plot and thematic elements that push the Agent Pendergast series […]

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Lincoln Child explores weird corners of science in ‘The Forgotten Room’ (Book review)

June 9, 2015April 17, 2021 John Hansen Books

It took several Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child novels for Pendergast to become an icon, so it’s no wonder that the other ongoing characters in the authors’ works are taking a while to build into […]

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‘Blue Labyrinth’ blends classic museum horror with fascinating new locales (Book review)

June 5, 2015April 17, 2021 John Hansen Books

For their 14th Pendergast novel, Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child do more than merely pay lip service to the evocative location that put them on the map with “Relic” nearly two decades ago. Margo Green, […]

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Gideon Crew series kicks into high gear with ‘The Lost Island’ (Book review)

November 11, 2014April 17, 2021 John Hansen Books

I’ll probably always be more partial toward the mystery-oriented Pendergast series than the action-leaning Gideon Crew series, but Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child step up their game in a big way with the third Crew […]

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With great artificial intelligence comes great responsibility in Preston’s ‘The Kraken Project’ (Book review)

September 12, 2014April 17, 2021 John Hansen Books

It’s 2014, which means we’ve long since passed the theoretical Judgment Day when Skynet gains intelligence (1997, in “The Terminator”) and the year when supercomputer HAL 9000 turns on Dave Bowman in interplanetary space (2001, […]

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Preston and Child intriguingly tap into Sherlock Holmes lore in ‘White Fire’ (Book review)

May 11, 2014November 21, 2024 John Hansen Books

In their 13th Pendergast novel, “White Fire” (November 2013, hardcover), Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child indulge their love of Sherlock Holmes lore while also delivering what fans have come to expect – a tense and dense mystery […]

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‘Two Graves’ answers big questions, raises new ones about Pendergast’s bizarre family tree (Book review)

March 19, 2013April 17, 2021 John Hansen Books

Wrapping up the unofficial “Helen Trilogy” that started with “Fever Dream” and “Cold Vengeance,” Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child reveal new surprises and wrap up the long-gestating mysteries of Helen Pendergast and Constance Greene in “Two […]

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