Still Life with Crows

A Novel

By: Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

Narrated by: Rene Auberjonois

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 heartland.
No one is safe.©2003 Splendide Mendax, Inc. and Lincoln Child; (P)2003 Time Warner AudioBooks. A division of AOL Time Warner Book Group.

Preston and Child have done better

I am a big fan of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child and have read or listed to all of their books. This book doesn't keep the reader as engaged as their other books and the plot is just a showcase for the central character. Special Agent Pendergast never makes a false move or mistake and has mystical powers that allow him to transport to other times. This is stretching it a little too far. I hope Preston and Child start focusing on the plot again and stop trying to create a new superhero - we have enough of those already.

Melodrama

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

I've read other books by Preston, but this was a overly formulaic.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

The character of Corrie Swanson held the most interest for me. Believable and resourceful, I found myself wanting to hear more about her.

Which character – as performed by Rene Auberjonois – was your favorite?

Corries Swanson

Rene Aberjonois, is one of the best narrators

I thought this story was a pretty good listen and I really like Rene Aberjonois's narrating I think he is one of the best, just as good as Scott Brick

Wow

This novel was excellent. Spooky and original, not something that I have read before.

Still Life an excellent work from Lincoln & Child

I have read/listened to every book that has been published by the dynamic duo of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. Only one has yet to even slightly disapoint me. This is not that book! The authors have created some very interesting characters in their books, one of my favorites being FBI Special Agent Pendergast. He is one of the most enigmatic characters I'm met so far. In this story, agent Pendergast travels to rural Kansas to investigate a grizzly murder. Turns out, the murderer is a possible serial killer. With the style used in their previous books, Preston and Child weave one heck of a story laden with the supernatural and possibly some natural history. I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good, edge of your seat thriller.