The Forgotten Room by Lincoln Child is a throwback to the tales of Poe, with a dash of modern day science fiction run loose tossed in for good measure. "...It was a Friday. I'd missed the place. And this time...this time...' He swallowed. 'It happened again. Only it was worse. Much worse. I didn't just want to stare at the ocean. I wanted to walk down to it. Walk down to the sea, walk into the sea, and keep on walking...I stood up. It was a terrible feeling. I knew what I was doing, I didn't wan...

I enjoyed The Forgotten Room (Jeremy Logan #4) although I had not read any of the previous books in the series. This works well as a stand-alone.The Forgotten Room had a little of everything.....mad scientists, unexplained deaths, strange goings-on, and a protagonist who is a 'sensitive'- Professor Jeremy Logan (the quirky and charismatic “enigmalogist” who specializes in solving problems of the strange or seemingly supernatural variety). An enjoyable and entertaining read/listen.

I'm not sure where to start with this. It's hard to believe TFG is written by part of the same team that brings us the ever-enjoyable Pendergast adventures. This is really an overwritten piece. Too much description and exposition in every single scene bleeds any tension from what should be a tense thriller, leaving the story feeling like a bad Scooby Doo episode without any of the fun spooks and scares. And TFG's protagonist, Jeremy Logan, is really the anti-Pendergast. The character is just too...

The Forgotten Room by Lincoln ChildPublished 2015, DoubledayStars: ★★★★☆Review also posted at: Slapdash & SundryI really like Jeremy Logan. I'm hoping Lincoln Child decides to keep writing this character, and maybe to attempt to put out more books. He works hard with Douglas Preston to do a Pendergast every year, and they also put out Gideon Crew books, so I know he's busy. But I just can't help but wish Jeremy Logan would get more appearances. I love his job, "enigmologist," and I like his pers...

The Forgotten Room gives initial vibes that it's heading toward the supernatural, perhaps with a ghostly presence that's responsible for the gruesome suicide of a senior researcher at a stuffy think tank on the coastline of Newport, Rhode Island.The main character Jeremy Logan was a prof at the Lux research institute years earlier until a self-important professor rallied opposition, citing Logan's field of study, enigmatology was not up to the institute's scientific/academic standards.When one o...

A solo book from Lincoln Child and no co-writer this time. The story is about a scientist who kills himself in a most horrific way in an old mansion that is changed into the home of a think tank that is independent from any government involvement. The scandal drives the board to involve Jeremy Logan and he finds a hidden room in a wing of the mansion that was getting a remake to add to the capacity of the laboratoria of the organisation. It turns out that whatever was being done in this forgotte...

I’ve often suspected that I tend to enjoy books even more when I hear them on audio. Something about them being acted out and hearing distinct voices makes them become more interesting to me. Mediocre books become Good. Good books become Great. Great books become Exceptional. Take Harry Potter – Most everyone loves Harry Potter, but when you add Jim Dale (U.S. version) to the mix with his 5 gazillion voices and well…his work on Harry Potter was nothing short of fantastic. There’s a reason he ear...

Rating 3* out of 5, since I quite enjoyed some parts of it. The book certainly delivered on my expectations - an easily-read mystery thriller. Quick to read, quicker to forget, but entertaining enough. I prefer the Preston-Child combination to their single endeavours, but nevermind.Jeremy Logan is called to Lux, a scientific "think tank" that has just been through the horrific suicide of one of its researchers. Since the self murder was quite out of character, the chair of the organization wants...

I was eagerly awaiting this as a fan of Lincoln Child and was not dissapointed. A strange suicide of a researcher leads to a murder mystery revolving around a hidden room and a secret project that was abandoned in the 1930s. Taut plot, lots of action, and believable characters round out this fantastic thriller.

It is a nice book. A one time read. It is neither boring nor unputdownable. It has some interesting ideas as given below in excerpts. But author failed to build on that. Some excerpts :“Yes. That’s especially interesting, isn’t it? ‘Ectenic force,’ otherwise known as ectoplasm, was the substance believed to be emitted by spiritual mediums during séances, for purposes such as telekinesis or communicating with the dead. It was studied rather intensively in the late nineteenth century, but interest...

Not the page-turner that most of the Pendergast books are, but a great mystery/supernatural horror that really pulls you in. Lots of creepy atmospherics, mainly centered around an old New England mansion that houses a scientific organization called Lux. The story reminded me a little of Cabinet of Curiosities. Great read!

3.5 With a strong start, I thought that this was going to go in a more horror/supernatural direction, which I was kind of digging. But then it felt like the author reigned it in and changed direction to be a more straight-up mystery, which I was a little disappointed with. The main character had some elements of Pendergast and the house was a little Enoch Leng-ish, so it felt very familiar and comfortable. Definitely for those people who love the Pendergast books.

Lincoln Child is one scary writer who takes you for a harrowing trip through an upscale think tank housed in a creepy old New England mansion. Following enigmalogist Jeremy Logan through this maze of brilliant scientists and the sorts of horrors great brains can create is an adventure you won’t want to miss. Weaving carefully several fields of knowledge, Child will frighten even the boldest reader into turning page after page as Logan struggles to decipher the convoluted path of reason from deca...

3.5/5; 4 stars; B+I picked this up on a whim from the library and ended up really enjoying it. It has the vibe of a good thriller mixed in with the machinations of a nasty secret organization hellbent on world domination.

It's not bad. It's not Child's best work, but it's a solid read and the 4th Jeremy Logan novel.