3.5 stars. Pendergast is a great character! This series can be pretty creepy actually and this one was no exception. The books make a good occasional read for when I've overdosed on one type of book (usually fantasy in my case)! These books are always suspenseful, not too demanding but also not too predictable.

I love several books in the Pendergast series. But, I think Still Lif with Crows is my personal favorite. It has an interesting and engrossing plot and best of it all we are introduced to Corrie Swanson, who besides Pendergast is my favorite character in the series!

Pendergast is officially my favorite detective. He is absolutely peculiar beyond anything reasonable yet I love when he puts non-believers in their place. Preston & Child have created a uniquely appealing character that has an immense personality for readers to lock onto. Still Life with Crows is no exception... from his arrival in town and dealings with the sheriff to his temporary landlady's strange trust of his skills.It starts out incredibly odd; what does the dead woman have to do with all

Revisited ReviewOn the back of my edition of 'Still Life With Crows' there is a blurb that states: These guys are masters at scaring the hell out of people. Turns out... they actually are. In this case, it was certainly true. I'd been reading a slew of horror and suspense novels, and this one was certainly one of the scariest. Some other reviewers weren't too fond of the setting, but I loved it. I've always enjoyed 'Small Town Horror' settings. No, this isn't quite the same thing as 'Salem's Lot...

Is it possible to have another best in the series? It's so good that I want to cancel all my book requests so that I can read the next one then the next. The feel in Still Life with Crows is like "True Detective" s.1 kind of creepiness. But methods of killing definitely top that of the TV show. Then there's Medicine Creek local history. Is the land cursed by local natives since 1860s? Or are there other motives for recent brutal killings?Pendergast arrived at the crime scene alone with personal

YES!! Another great addition in the Pendergast series!I’m sure you can you tell I’m excited to do this review, right? You’ve got to understand that my enthusiasm for this book is also for the series. Almost all the books in this series are entertaining, fun and thrilling. The tension is just lights out.The books are just so good! I mean, isn't that what we want when we read? To be entertained?Thanks Terry for another great buddy read while we travel down Pendergast lane!So, how does this book st...

Why are you reading this review instead of a Pendergast book? These books are soooooo damn good!Suspenseful . . . mysterious . . . gory . . . terrifying . . . Most books have just one or two chapters of suspenseful climax. The entire last third of this book had me on the edge of my seat.If you like Michael Crichton and Dan Brown but are looking for something a bit more hardcore, look no further than Preston & Child. Do yourself a favor and start reading the Pendergast series!

"Because truth is the safest lie."I'm in love - this book has now pushed itself to the top of the line of the first four novels from the talented team of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. Pendergast actually leaves New York and travels to a small, dying town that's covered in cornfields and old Indian Legend. When the dust settles, it's clear they have a demented killer at hand. At first the sheriff blames an outsider, but it soon become apparent it's someone nearer to them than that...the onl...

Another terrific installment in the Pendergast series by Preston and Child. It's evidence of a great mystery book when I'm left wondering all the way to the end exactly what is going on, even to the point of getting the biggest revelation in the final pages. I think the setting painted by the authors in this book is perfect for this storyline, as creepy and awe-inspiring as it is. I look forward to the next book in the series, as well as the other Preston/Child books. Thanks again to Ginger and

Another stellar mystery involving Special Agent Pendergast.

Wow!! I can’t believe how suspenseful and frightening this book was! I had to finish it ASAP as I knew I’d never be able to sleep. This is another series that I’ve been meaning to continue- so glad I finally did!Special Agent Pendergast is an FBI agent, who definitely thinks outside the box. He has his peculiarities, of course, but he is such a memorable character. I look forward to continue to follow him as he delves into more cases.If you love solid suspenseful mysteries, that are well written...

There are books that once you start reading it is sooo hard to put it down, this 4th installment of the Pendergast series is one of those books. This book tells of a series of deaths that are gruesome as they come and Pendergast on vacation in a little town in central USA is very curious about the situation and invites himself.Pendergast as always works very wel when it highlights some curious bit of Americana, in this case the disappearing towns in the great expanse of the United states. Towns

Agent Pendergast shows up again at an unusual place....mostly due to his interest in esoteric murders. The elasticity of his relationship with the FBI is a continual topic of conversation among those who know him.I enjoyed this book also (it's the source of one of my favorite quotes, especially if you can imagine it in Pendergast'a New Orleans accent. When asked why he always wears black he responds "I am partial to the color". Okay I said it was one of MY favorite quotes.) The weirdness of the

This was a red hot, horrifying read! A murder mystery with the feel of a genuine horror, slasher flick.Scenes unfold at a relentless pace and chills fly at you like bullets. Not very predictable either. I didn't see the revelation coming until the moment before Pendergast did the big tell-all. Eerie prose that keeps you guessing and captivated.The whole thing with the antagonist was just plain freaky. Also, I'll never think of cornfields the same way again.

4.5 stars. It's been 5 years since I read The Cabinet of Curiosities but I hadn't forgotten one thing about Special Agent Pendergast. And the weird, invariably horrible crimes he ends up investigating definitely held true here.These authors are masters at hooking the reader into the story and holding you there til the very end. So far, every book is this series has been fairly long and this one went for 564 pages, and not for single moment did it drag. The crimes are gory, the deaths stunningly