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Brimstone (Pendergast #5) by Douglas Preston
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Brimstone (Pendergast #5) (original 2004; edition 2005)

by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

Series: Pendergast (5)

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A body is found in the attic of a fabulous Long Island estate.
There is a claw print scorched into the wall, and the stench of sulfur chokes the air.
When FBI Special Agent Pendergast investigates the gruesome crime, he discovers that thirty years ago four men conjured something unspeakable.
Has the devil come to claim his due?
Some things can't be undone.

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Title:Brimstone (Pendergast #5)
Authors:Douglas Preston
Other authors:Lincoln Child
Info:Warner Books (2005), Paperback, 752 pages
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Brimstone by Douglas Preston (2004)

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(2004)Very good thriller as FBI agent Pendergast tries to figure out how people are being killed in a manner that suggests the Devil did it. Seems to end with Pendergast's death, but wait maybe not.From Publishers WeeklyFans of cerebral action adventure novels know that, outside of Michael Crichton, no one delivers the goods like the veteran writing team of Preston and Child (Relic; Still Life with Crows; etc.). As if invigorated by their recent solo efforts (Child: Utopia, etc.; Preston: The Codex, etc.), the two now deliver their best novel ever, an extravagant tale of international intrigue. As their admirers know, one reason Preston and Child thrillers work is because most feature arguably the most charismatic detective in contemporary fiction: FBI Special Agent Aloysius Pendergast, a wealthy, refined yet ruthless descendant of Holmes who's very much his own character. Pendergast, as well as other Preston and Child semiregulars, notably rough-hewn former NYPD cop Vincent D'Agosta, Watson to Pendergast's Sherlock, tread nearly every page of this vastly imagined, relentlessly enjoyable thriller. The body of a notorious art critic is found in his Hamptons, L.I., mansion, wholly burned, with a cloven hoofprint nearby: the devil's work? [...] Erudite, swiftly paced, brimming (occasionally overbrimming) with memorable personae and tense set pieces, this is the perfect thriller to stuff into a beach bag.
  derailer | Jan 25, 2024 |
In this installment, people are bursting into flame and all clues point to the devil being responsible. ( )
  DrApple | Jan 22, 2024 |
Same old review for this book, as in, enjoyable, but nothing spectacular, took me too long to read and we all know what that means... A bunch of characters return, some new ones added, including Pendergast's brother, who is implied but never actually met...or is he? Big twist ending for this one, but the inclusion of more books in the series kind of ruins that, I'd say. Anyway, no need to make this review run on and on, the main theme behind the review for almost every book in this series remains the same. ( )
  MrMet | Apr 28, 2023 |
Brimstone is a very long winded story of wannabe supernatural detective fiction. The situations are impossible or rather not believable. The characters have almost supernatural powers. It takes a long time to get from one end of the book to the other. It was given four stars in this review because it was basically a good story anyways. ( )
  lbswiener | Nov 18, 2022 |
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De nuevo el talento del tándem Preston-Child se conjuga para ofrecernos una excelente mezcla de terror, investigación policial y aventuras, en esta ocasión aderezada con toques de novela gótica. Nuestro viejo conocido, el inspector Pendergast, se tendrá que enfrentar a una serie de asesinatos de tintes diabólicos. La investigación lo conducirá hasta una extravagante familia italiana, propietaria de un violín de una valor incalculable.
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Preston, Douglasprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Child, Lincolnmain authorall editionsconfirmed
Auberjonois, ReneNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Bierstedt, DetlefNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Kankaanpää, JaakkoTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Fiction. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:

A body is found in the attic of a fabulous Long Island estate.
There is a claw print scorched into the wall, and the stench of sulfur chokes the air.
When FBI Special Agent Pendergast investigates the gruesome crime, he discovers that thirty years ago four men conjured something unspeakable.
Has the devil come to claim his due?
Some things can't be undone.

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3 editions of this book were published by Hachette Book Group.

Editions: 0446612758, 0446696501, 1586216570

 

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