Bloodless

By: Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

Narrated by: Jefferson Mays

An instant #1 New York Times bestseller

Agent Pendergast faces his most unexpected challenge yet when bloodless bodies begin to appear in Savannah, Georgia.

A fabulous heist:

On the evening of November 24, 1971, D. B. Cooper hijacked Flight 305—Portland to Seattle—with a fake bomb, collected a ransom of $200,000, and then parachuted from the rear of the plane, disappearing into the night … and into history.

A brutal crime steeped in legend and malevolence:

Fifty years later, Agent Pendergast takes on a bizarre and gruesome case: bodies are found with no blood left in their veins—sowing panic and reviving whispered tales of the infamous Savannah Vampire.

A case like no other:

As the mystery rises along with the body count, Pendergast and his partner, Agent Coldmoon, race to understand how—or if—these murders are connected to the only unsolved skyjacking in American history.

Together, they uncover not just the answer… but an unearthly evil beyond all imagining.

Critic reviews

PRAISE FOR BLOODLESS:

"Leave it to the imaginations of Preston and Child... Spooky and surreal [and] wonderful fun."

—Kirkus

Praise for CROOKED RIVER
"Exciting. Nail-biting. Quality storytelling."—Publishers Weekly

"Preston and Child know how to craft compelling stories that are both baffling and surprising. The cast of characters feels authentic and moves the story forward in unexpected ways. . . the authors are masters of the procedural with a gothic flair."—Associated Press

"[Pendergast] still remains the most charming, intelligent, cool, and creepy agent ever written. . . Read this. As fast as possible. Preston & Child have once again created the unimaginable and you just can't miss it!"—Suspense Magazine

"Agent Pendergast is back and better than ever."—The Real Book Spy

"The best mystery series going today. Preston and Child display a true masters' touch. This is riveting reading entertainment of the highest order."—Providence Journal

“Non-stop action, and much to amuse, shock and horrify the reader.”—Fresh Fiction

"BLOODLESS is their 20th novel featuring one of the most unique protagonists in all of thriller fiction, Agent Aloysius Pendergast, and may rank as one of the finest books they have ever penned together.... BLOODLESS is a pure pleasure to read and is like candy to thriller fans --- candy from which readers will drain every ounce of flavor in pure delight."—BookReporter

"Preston and Child, expertly straddling the line between reality and the paranormal, have fashioned a neo-gothic masterpiece."—The Providence (RI) Journal

“Bloodless is rife with inventive scenarios, amusing exchanges (especially between oft-impatient Coldmoon and eternally placid Pendergast) and tantalizingly spooky mysteries, topped off with a gloriously wild finale that is as action-packed as it is memorable.”—BookPage (Starred Review)

Poor Constance

The worst Pendergast book to date.
The narration… god where to begin?
I think the narrator came in cold with zero prior knowledge or even the slightest idea who these characters are. His Pendergast is meh, his Coldmoon is unlikeable, and his Constance… her dusky contralto, her wit, and class are nowhere. Instead we get this weird, aged, Bostonian Kathryn Hepburn impersonation. Jarring and horrid.
The story crosses into ridiculous and the ending, with that wretched Constance voice was wasted. Save the credit and buy the book. The story is still absurd but at least you won’t have to listen to Constance Hepburn.

Good beginning..ending jumped the shark

i always enjoy Preston and Child books. This one takes the reader thru a whirwind of stories that eventually come together. The ending, is a bit more fantastical than I am normally used to for the authors.

Rene you are missed!

Wow, I guess this is going to be my last Pendergast audio book. I loved Rene so much as a narrator! His performance was flawless and he was AP to the core I thought Jeffrey Mays did an OK job, but the new narrator is terrible. He makes Constance sound like an old shrew, Coldmoon a nasty bad guy and AP is no way the southern gentleman I have come to love.
Back to HC's.

Poor audio

The varying character voices were sometimes hard to hear. I was constantly replaying some portions in order to understand what they were saying. I do not have poor hearing. I have listened to over 20 audio books and this one was not as good audio-wise.

Sub-Standard Audio

While the narrator's voice was fine, and the variation of voices for the characters was pretty good, it's the sound quality I have a problem with. I feel like the narrator was speaking too softly - which forced me to increase the volume to a level I generally never have to use. And then - with the volume elevated - the narrator suddenly speaks louder, or perhaps at a normal level - the volume is instantly, painfully too loud. I had to constantly adjust the volume through the entire book. I would have stopped listening to this title out of irritation, but for the fact I'm a fan of this series. If not for the lackluster audio, I would have enjoyed this book.