Synopses & Reviews
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.
Review
"Highly compelling thriller . . . Preston and Child prove that the devil is indeed in the details."--Entertainment Weekly (Editor's Choice)
Review
"An outrageously entertaining thriller from these accomplished co-authors . . . As good as the genre gets. Don't miss it."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Review
"The perfect thriller."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
About the Author
The thrillers of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child "stand head and shoulders above their rivals" (
Publishers Weekly). Preston and Child's
Relic and
The Cabinet of Curiosities were chosen by readers in a National Public Radio poll as being among the one hundred greatest thrillers ever written, and
Relic was made into a number-one box office hit movie. They are coauthors of the famed Pendergast series and their recent novels include
Fever Dream,
Cold Vengeance,
Two Graves, and
Gideon's Corpse. Preston's acclaimed nonfiction book,
The Monster of Florence, is being made into a movie starring George Clooney. Lincoln Child is a former book editor who has published five novels of his own, including the huge bestseller
Deep Storm.
Readers can sign up for The Pendergast File, a monthly "strangely entertaining note" from the authors, at their website, www.PrestonChild.com. The authors welcome visitors to their alarmingly active Facebook page, where they post regularly.