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Title details for Cold Vengeance by Douglas Preston - Available

Cold Vengeance

#11 in series

by Douglas Preston
Lincoln Child
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Devastated by the discovery that his wife, Helen, was murdered, Special Agent Pendergast must have retribution. But revenge is not simple. As he stalks his wife's betrayers—a chase that takes him from the wild moors of Scotland to the bustling streets of New York City and the darkest bayous of Louisiana—he is also forced to dig further into Helen's past. And he is stunned to learn that Helen may have been a collaborator in her own murder.
Peeling back the layers of deception, Pendergast realizes that the conspiracy is deeper, goes back generations, and is more monstrous than he could have ever imagined—and everything he's believed, everything he's trusted, everything he's understood . . . may be a horrific lie.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Pendergast

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    August 2, 2011

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781609413910
      • File size: 345412 KB
      • Duration: 11:59:36

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      August 22, 2011
      By picking up the action right where Fever Dream ends off, bestsellers Preston and Child sacrifice some accessibility in their 11th thriller featuring unconventional FBI agent Aloysius Pendergast. Pendergast is still reeling from discovering that the death of his beloved wife, Helen, 12 years before from a lion attack was actually the result of a cold-blooded scheme. Desperate to learn the truth about the people behind her murder, the agent embarks on a perilous hunting expedition with her brother, Judson Esterhazy. While in the wilds of Scotland, Esterhazy tells Pendergast a surprising secret that undercuts all the agent's assumptions about what actually happened. His usual sidekick, NYPD Lt. Vincent D'Agosta, plays a more muted role than usual, but Corrie Swanson, who assisted Pendergast in Still Life with Crows, returns to help. The authors do a good job of showing the lengths Pendergast is willing to go to in his quest, but because the book reads much like the middle of a trilogy, first-timers would do well to start elsewhere in the series.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      René Auberjonois depicts FBI Special Agent Pendergast's devastation at the news that his wife's death 12 years earlier was murder and not an accident, as he originally believed. Wanting to learn more, Pendergast agrees to join her shifty brother on a hunting trip to the wild moors of Scotland. He doesn't know the trip is part of a bizarre secret plot that includes his own murder. Auberjonois's flawless delivery includes a believable cast of characters with distinctive voices who draw listeners into the complex story in which nothing is as it seems. From rich descriptions of hot pursuits through bustling New York City streets to suspense in dark Louisiana bayous, Auberjonois's cadence matches the rising tension that leads to a cliff-hanger ending. G.D.W. (c) AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine
    • Library Journal

      March 1, 2011

      Pendergast is seriously wounded on a trip with brother-in-law Judson Esterhazy, who tells Pendergast that his wife, Helen, is still alive and then abandons him. Now Pendergast has a reason to live--he starts hunting for Helen and thereby upsets a shady international organization no end. This is the second in a trilogy about Helen's reputed death; the first book made all the best sellers lists and won a skyload of stars. Thriller readers everywhere will want.

      Copyright 2011 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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