Following journeys to a theme park in the desert, the barren wilderness of Alaska, a computerized skyscraper and the bottom of the ocean, Lincoln Child explores yet another fascinating corner of the Earth — and […]
Last year’s “Gideon’s Sword” was a somewhat rocky start to Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child’s new Gideon Crew series that felt a bit like a James Bond update. The second novel, “Gideon’s Corpse” (January, hardcover) is a […]
There’s a great human monster in “Cold Vengeance” (August, hardcover), the latest Pendergast novel from Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. He’s Falkoner, a German assassin with an ugly looking mole under one eye who disgusts even his […]
There is no sword in “Gideon’s Sword” (February 2011, hardcover). There’s probably some literary reason for the title, but still, I kept expecting a sword to figure into the plot. That’s the only criticism I […]
“Fever Dream,” the latest Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child novel, opens with FBI Special Agent Pendergast and his wife, Helen, hunting a lion in Africa. I thought, “Uh oh, I don’t really want to read P&C’s […]
I don’t really like traveling. I like the idea of having been someplace, but the actual process of traveling is stressful to me. I’m always worried I forgot to pack something important and that will […]
I used to describe Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child as “like Michael Crichton, only better.” I now know that’s a simplistic comparison, but it’s still useful. The late, great Crichton’s “Lost World” came out in 1995, and […]
Part of the purpose of this blog is to let you know about cool stuff in the entertainment world. The blog’s main purpose, of course, is it gives me something to do. But also, it’s […]
“Terminal Freeze” is another Lincoln Child book about a monster on the loose. I might sound like I’m bored with the idea, but actually Child’s books are like comfort food to me, and “Terminal Freeze” […]