Two Graves

By: Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

Narrated by: Rene Auberjonois

Length: 16 hrs and 22 mins

Publisher's summary

After his wife, Helen, is brazenly abducted before his eyes, Special Agent Pendergast furiously pursues the kidnappers, chasing them across the country and into Mexico. But then, things go terribly, tragically wrong; the kidnappers escape; and a shattered Pendergast retreats to his New York apartment and shuts out the world.

But when a string of bizarre murders erupts across several Manhattan hotels - perpetrated by a boy who seems to have an almost psychic ability to elude capture - NYPD Lieutenant D'Agosta asks his friend Pendergast for help. Reluctant at first, Pendergast soon discovers that the killings are a message from his wife's kidnappers. But why a message? And what does it mean?

When the kidnappers strike again at those closest to Pendergast, the FBI agent, filled anew with vengeful fury, sets out to track down and destroy those responsible. His journey takes him deep into the trackless forests of South America, where he ultimately finds himself face to face with an old evil that - rather than having been eradicated - is stirring anew... and with potentially world-altering consequences.

Confucius once said: "Before you embark on a journey of revenge, first dig two graves." Pendergast is about to learn the hard way just how true those words still ring.

©2012 Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child (P)2012 Hachette

Love these books

Keeps you excited to listen to what's going to happen next. Very talented read by the actor

One of the better Pendegast stories!

I enjoyed listening. Lots of twists and turns .
This story explained many things I didn't understand or thought I missed.

Pendergast

This is one of my favorite characters. And I like that there are so many books with him as the main character. This book answers many of the questions created in previous books. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to start the next one in the series.

Outstanding

I love the narrator also. You gentlemen are wonderful writers. I’ve read all of them and now have purchased to listen in audible

Good listen

Starts off a little slow. But don’t disappoint. It ropes you in and keeps you wondering what’s next. Good listen.

excellent wrap up to the Helen saga and the narration was perfect!

nothing at all, the book is as good as it was when I first read it quo 10 years ago.

It's time to retire Pendergast.

The last few Pendergast novels have become more like formulas - nothing like the inventive thrilling series that began with Relic. The plot was thin. Pendergast has become less of a thinking top FBI agent and more of a plastic super hero. Enough is enough. Preston and Child have been among my top ten favorite authors for years, but I was disappointed with this book. On the plus side, Auberjonois is a great narrator.

Just Ok

Getting kind of tired of these characters although Pendergast is more lively and interesting than in some of the previous stories. Still, there doesn't seem to be a real point to this series anymore. Maybe it's time for the authors to start something new.

not what I had hoped

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

I have read/listened to all the Pendergast stories, and enjoyed them all. This was by far my least favorite.

Would you ever listen to anything by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child again?

Yes

Have you listened to any of Rene Auberjonois’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Think He did a fine job

Long and cliche'

I've listened to all of the Pendergast stories and Rene Auberjonois does a good job reading this one, but the writing of Pendergast stories is going downhill, IMO. Too full of of old cliches' (what is "living rock?")