Cemetery Dance

De: Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

Narrado por: Rene Auberjonois

William Smithback, a New York Times reporter, and his wife, Nora Kelly, a Museum of Natural History archeologist, are brutally attacked in their apartment on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Eyewitnesses claim and the security camera confirms the killer seen leaving the building was their strange, sinister neighbor - a man who, by all reports, was already dead.

Captain Hayward leads the official homicide investigation, while Pendergast, D'Agosta, and Nora undertake a private quest for the truth. Their serpentine journey takes them into a part of Manhattan they never imagined could exist: a secretive and deadly hotbed of Obeah, the West Indian Zombii cult of sorcery and magic. And it is here they find their true peril is just beginning.

©2009 Grand Central Publishing (P)2009 Hachette Audio

Classic Pendergast

Would you consider the audio edition of Cemetery Dance to be better than the print version?

no

Who was your favorite character and why?

Nina, she really shoed her moxie in this one.

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

Yes, I have finally beome accustomed to him as apposed to Scott and honestly Rene is a better Pendergast than probably anyone.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Yes, but I am not going to spoil it for anyone.

As weird as Still Life With Crows

I do prefer Scott Brick narration. Rene did a good job. this is my second favorite Pendergast book.

Pendergast-wow what a guy

What made the experience of listening to Cemetery Dance the most enjoyable?

I have listened to this book twice in the last year and each time I found something interesting in it I didn't pick up the first time. I am reading the books in order now that I know there is an order to them. I had read several prior to going onto the Preston-Childs website. That's where I found the books in Chronological order. Although I just completed "Fever Dreams" and "Cold Vengence". This is a trilogy. Waiting patiently for last of these books too. I will reread the ones I had read prior to finding out about the listed order of Lincoln Childs and Douglas Preston books. Kenneth Follett and these two men are my favorite authors. They keep me guessing and have reawakened my imagination. Thank you all.

What did you like best about this story?

Pendergast and his side kick. Love the male butlers too. His family's freaky history.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Best suspense movie since "Cape Fear".

Any additional comments?

Preston & Childs are the best and I would recommend these books to everyone over the age of 18 years.

great book<br />

loved this book
the performance is remarkable. can't wait for the next one. Thank you

A Little Bit "Out There"

What did you like best about Cemetery Dance? What did you like least?

This book is one of those Pendergast books that's just a little farfetched. The plot was way out there, and was just one of those plots that wasn't very realistic.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

I honestly don't remember. I think I was just glad it was over.

What didn’t you like about Rene Auberjonois’s performance?

Auberjonois, if you haven't heard him before, is a good narrator for a story so long as it's not a long one. He's got a distinctly elderly voice and it's just not so great for stories with a lot of characters. He sounds like a man reading a book, instead of performing an audiobook. He can't do any kind of accents, which is not a good quality to have as an audiobook narrator.

Magnificent

Each book has me entranced. Love the series and the authors. Thank you for the stories.

Story a bit fantastical. Narrator could be a lot better.

The story is fun and I enjoyed the inclusion of voodoo. It’s a good addition to the Pendergast series. That being said, I HATED the narration. I honestly do not like any of the voices he uses for the characters and I especially despise his Pendergast and D’Agosta voices. I lost track of the story a few times due to the voice acting. I’m not sure if I’ll get another Preston & Child audiobook if René Auberjonois is the narrator.

Interesting characters

The book lived up to my expectations. I have been a Pendergast fan since the very beginning. Although Scott Brick was a good narrator for the preceding books, I really enjoyed Rene A.

Playback errors

Enjoyed the story and the reading. Really annoyed with the authors for the one death.

Good story as always, but mediocre performance

The narrator isn't bad, but he is limited in the voices that he can do. When he narrates for younger teens or kids they sound like they've been smoking for decades. Pendergast's accent isn't as good as it has been in other books either. Again, not a bad narrator, just limited in number of voices.