The Book of the Dead

By: Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 15 hrs and 9 mins

Publisher's summary

The New York Museum of Natural History receives their pilfered gem collection back, ground down to dust. Diogenes, the psychotic killer who stole them in Dance of Death, is throwing down the gauntlet to both the city and to his brother, FBI Agent Pendergast, who is currently incarcerated in a maximum security prison.

To quell the PR nightmare of the gem fiasco, the museum decides to reopen the Tomb of Senef. An astounding Egyptian temple, it was a popular museum exhibit until the 1930s, when it was quietly closed. But when the tomb is unsealed in preparation for its gala reopening, the killings, and whispers of an ancient curse, begin again. And the catastrophic opening itself sets the stage for the final battle between the two brothers: an epic clash from which only one will emerge alive.

©2006 Splendide Mendax, Inc. and Lincoln Child. All Rights Reserved. (P)2006 Time Warner AudioBooks. All Rights Reserved

Critic reviews

"Another gripping, action-packed page-turner...with a tantalizing, ominous twist at the end." (Publishers Weekly)

Scott Brick is superb.

I wish the entire series had been read by Scott Brick. i love the Pendergast and Constance Green characters. I'm not fond of the Laura Hayward character.

Finally Pendergast's past

It's nice to finally know more about Pendergast. He is one of the most fascinating characters in modern fiction. The narrator did an excellent job of giving each character his/her own voice. Well done!

A satisfying conclusion to the Pendergast trilogy

I know this is an entire series but this is the final book in what feels like a saga of the Pendergast storyline. It was a thoughtful and satisfying conclusion to the saga.

Exciting and unpredictable

What made the experience of listening to The Book of the Dead the most enjoyable?

Not only the plot, but the ability to bring historical facts into the authors story

great book!

great as usual. well written and compelling. great end to this trilogy. highly recommend.

Best So Far!

Great series for history, occult and mystery lovers. Scott Brick is so talented with accents to make the book come alive.

The Trilogy is Complete!

I had been anxiously awaiting this continuation from the last novel, "Dance of Death", and it certainly hasn't been a disappointmen! Without revealing the ending, I can happily report that the circle left open at the end of the previous novel has now been closed, but hopefully there will be another Pendergast novel at not too distant a date.

Fabulous !

Okay..so the end got a little long winded and hokey - forget that....the entire book was like a fabulous dinner and Scott Brick like a rare wine...the combination made for a tremendous thriller, a great read and when it ended I felt sad to let it go.
This book is a FIVE (but Scott Brick must be a TEN!)

Very Satisfying

I truly didn't want this trilogy to end. And PLEASE NOTE: this is a trilogy and should be read in order.

The first book had wondrously quirky characters, and a hint of the dark supernatural that often resides in Preston/Child's books. And it had an intriguing cliff hanger ending that caused me to immediately download book 2. Book 2 had lots of action and a building suspense, all featuring a nemesis that (finally) was truly worthy of our hero. And yes, it had one of those cliff hanger endings that immediately launched me into book 3.

This is my review of book 3: All the story lines and open questions (with one caveat) were very satisfyingly tied off. The world became "right" again and we were definitely headed toward a well rounded ending -- until, yes, there was one more cliff hanger. This one won't cause this reader/listener to immediately immerse herself in the next book. But it will leave an open question that will want to be resolved the next time I delve into the delicious world that belongs to Pendergast and his fascinating circle of friends.

Now the Audible Versions

I've read all of the authors' books and enjoy the series. The characters and the settings where the stories are set are rich and textured, the people imperfect, flawed, yet sympathetic and the stories complex and intriguing. I didn't read all of the books in order so now listening to them I am. They are like old friends and there are details that had slipped by in the reading and with the time between novels so now I'm really enjoying the consecutive audible versions in an extended binge.