The Book of the Dead

By: Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

Narrated by: Scott Brick

An FBI agent, rotting away in a high-security prison for a murder he did not commit...
His brilliant, psychotic brother, about to perpetrate a horrific crime...
A young woman with an extrodinary past, on th edge of a violent breakdown...
An ancient Egyptian tomb with an enigmatic curse, about to be unveiled at a celebrity-studded New York gala...
Memento Mori©2006 Splendide Mendax, Inc. and Lincoln Child. All Rights Reserved.; (P)2006 Time Warner AudioBooks. All Rights Reserved

The Trilogy is Complete!

I had been anxiously awaiting this continuation from the last novel, "Dance of Death", and it certainly hasn't been a disappointmen! Without revealing the ending, I can happily report that the circle left open at the end of the previous novel has now been closed, but hopefully there will be another Pendergast novel at not too distant a date.

Fabulous !

Okay..so the end got a little long winded and hokey - forget that....the entire book was like a fabulous dinner and Scott Brick like a rare wine...the combination made for a tremendous thriller, a great read and when it ended I felt sad to let it go.
This book is a FIVE (but Scott Brick must be a TEN!)

Very Satisfying

I truly didn't want this trilogy to end. And PLEASE NOTE: this is a trilogy and should be read in order.

The first book had wondrously quirky characters, and a hint of the dark supernatural that often resides in Preston/Child's books. And it had an intriguing cliff hanger ending that caused me to immediately download book 2. Book 2 had lots of action and a building suspense, all featuring a nemesis that (finally) was truly worthy of our hero. And yes, it had one of those cliff hanger endings that immediately launched me into book 3.

This is my review of book 3: All the story lines and open questions (with one caveat) were very satisfyingly tied off. The world became "right" again and we were definitely headed toward a well rounded ending -- until, yes, there was one more cliff hanger. This one won't cause this reader/listener to immediately immerse herself in the next book. But it will leave an open question that will want to be resolved the next time I delve into the delicious world that belongs to Pendergast and his fascinating circle of friends.

Now the Audible Versions

I've read all of the authors' books and enjoy the series. The characters and the settings where the stories are set are rich and textured, the people imperfect, flawed, yet sympathetic and the stories complex and intriguing. I didn't read all of the books in order so now listening to them I am. They are like old friends and there are details that had slipped by in the reading and with the time between novels so now I'm really enjoying the consecutive audible versions in an extended binge.

Enjoyable genre fiction

I don't read much genre fiction, and I can't even remember I stumbled across this book, but it was a lot of fun. The authors have brought together so many cliches: brilliant opposing siblings, suppressed childhood trauma, Southern Gothic motifs, and probably other elements that more experienced mystery/thriller readers will have no trouble identifying. But it doesn't come across as a muddled collection of cliches. The authors approach this with an energy and a spirit of overwhelming enthusiasm. Someday I may even pick up another one of their books.