Dance of Death

By: Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

Narrated by: Rene Auberjonois

Two brothers.
One a top FBI agent.
The other a brilliant, twisted criminal.

An undying hatred between them.

Now, a perfect crime.

And the ultimate challenge:
Stop me if you can...
©2005 Splendide Mendax, Inc. and Lincoln Child. All Rights Reserved.; (P)2005 Time Warner AudioBooks. All Rights Reserved.

Diogenes is back and he has a score to settle

Dance of Death is a fast-paced thriller that never lets up and keeps the reader turning pages, so to speak.

Pendergast is back, but this time his evil brother is out to finally extract his revenge on the FBI Agent. Targeting those close to Pendergast (friends and colleagues), the evil Diogenese embarks on a quest to methodically murder them while framing Pendergast and while planning on carrying out the "perfect" crime.

I can't say more without giving away important plot points, but I will say "read this book!" You will not be disappointed.

Superb

I've been reading these guys since Relic. This was not a disappointment. I listened to it in two days.

Good story, but horrible narrator

Could barely continue listening to this audiobook due to horrible narrator.

This will be last audiobook I will purchase of this series.

Good listen

Would you try another book from Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child and/or Rene Auberjonois?

Yes, but I am a fan of A X L Pendergast.

If you’ve listened to books by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child before, how does this one compare?

A good listen, not the best, but not bad. Relic was my favourite.

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

Always consistently good.

Could you see Dance of Death being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

No, Relic would be good though.

Another Pendergast

Ticked me off that I had to opt for the abridged version to enjoy Rene Auberjonois' wonderful portrayal of Pendergast. Just couldn't handle Scott Brick's. For a reason that escapes me, so many listeners think Brick has hung the moon. Sure, he's a good reader, but he pales in comparison to Mr. Auberjonois. In addition, I just completed all the Pendergast stories by going back to listen to Reliquary read by Dick Hill, who's a fine reader but utterly ill-equipped to portray Pendergast. Despite Mr. Hill's talent, he was colossally miscast. Perhaps, it was because Reliquary was among the first Pendergast entries and a suitable reader had yet to be discovered. Neither Hill, nor Brick have the chops to render the southern gentlemanly flair of Pendergast. That said, Jefferson Mays delivered an excellent portrayal for Crooked River.