The Cabinet of Curiosities

This is the first book I've read by this writing team, though it will not be my last. Preston and Child work well together, and I'm interested in reading their solo work as well. In this not-quite-contemporary setting (only one person has a cell phone, for instance), New Orleans FBI Special Agent Pendergast is inexplicably interested in the recent discovery of a charnel beneath a New York construction site. He builds a... Read Full Review

I am a huge fan of books with a historical basis. On the same coin I am also very critical of these books. This makes me very picky in the books I chose to read and the ones I actually finish. Once again, Douglas Preston and Lincoln child did not dissapoint. This book is a perfect mix of museum intrigue, suspense, and horror all against a rich backdrop of 19th century New York. Their attention to detail is key to making the... Read Full Review

Auberjonois is A-one in his deft, dramatic (when called for) delivery of a dark tale. In this, their seventh collaboration on a science laced thriller, Preston and Child take us to present day Manhattan and a 100 year old crime. As excavation begins for the erection of a state-of-the-art apartment complex in Lower Manhattan, a basement is unearthed with a grisly store - the remains of 36 dismembered bodies, brutally slain... Read Full Review

Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child's seventh novel has been a long time coming, but it was well worth the wait. It represents, without question, their best writing to date. As always, the scene is set with great skill, but now their talent for set piece drama has evolved into excellent characterization and superbly subtle plot development.It would be difficult for me to describe the story without spoiling the plot, but I... Read Full Review