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Still Life with Crows

By: Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
Narrated by: Scott Brick
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Publisher's summary

For the first time in unabridged audio!

A small Kansas town has turned into a killing ground. Is it a serial killer, a man with the need to destroy? Or is it a darker force, a curse upon the land? Amid golden cornfields, FBI Special Agent Pendergast discovers evil in the blood of America's heart.

©2004 Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child (P)2011 Hachette Audio

Critic reviews

"As usual, Preston and Child deftly mix the real and the surreal, creating an atmosphere in which everything, for reasons we can't quite nail down, seems a tad off-kilter. Call it creeping paranoia, perhaps, or the dreadful certainty that something awful is about to happen. Whatever you call it, it's a recipe for success." ( Booklist)

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another great thriller

pendergast is such a great character and these books are so good at providing a thriller with some great twists.

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can't miss with Agent Pendergast

agent pendergast is a fantastic character and the story was interesting and engaging. cant miss

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the most enthralling Pendergast novel so far

Superb narration by Scott Brick, and one of the most riveting books in the series thus far. Had me wanting to keep listening!

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Incredible

Scott Brick is one of the best and this story had me gripped the entire time, definitely a good book

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Agent Pendergast

I find Agent Pendergast to be most interesting...his logic, his perspective, his demeanor. Intelligent with physical prowness. Narration helped distinguish the characters.

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Awful narration

Gonna have to read the hard copy. Normally I like Scott Brick all right but this performance was just SO ANNOYING.

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love the series

I originally downloaded the "book track" version.....big mistake. audible swapped for the regular version, otherwise I wouldnt have gotten thru it. this series tends to take such far fetched ideas and make them plausible. they are truly frightening. I recommend listening, they are getting me thru a tough emotional time...a little fiction helps

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Back to the good old Pendergast

This is a great listen. Classic Pendergast. It reminds me of some of the previous books with him at the NY museum. Great excitement and great adventure. DeGost is not in this one which is a bummer but Pendergast is great. Narration is amazing as always.

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great for most of the book

What made the experience of listening to Still Life with Crows the most enjoyable?

The scene was interestingly set with great characters

What did you like best about this story?

Pendergast. A classic Holmes-esque detective, with Amy being his Dr Watson

What about Scott Brick’s performance did you like?

He played the characters excellently.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

At first yes, but it struggled a bit in the last quarter

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I really enjoyed the book, but when they were all running around in the caves at the end it became a bit incredible and farcical, and I was struggling to cope with all the new late introductions to the list of characters. The final unveiling of the villain was a bit hard to swallow. The epilogue was a nice return to form though

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Favorite story yet so far but not narrator

This is my favorite of this series so far. I think it is book four and I have been reading them in order. Unfortunately, the last one "The Cabinet of Curiosities" was abridged, which I really hate. Feel like I'm getting ripped off half a story.
Anyway, this one was a lot of fun, just wasn't so crazy about the narrator. Not the worst I've heard by any means, just not so hot.
Looking forward to the next book "Brimstone". Once again though, abridged. Grrrrr....

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