The Book of the Dead

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• The Book of the Dead By Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

  Hold on to your hats Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child have a new, rocket-paced, cunningly convoluted, action-packed adventure that pits FBI agent Aloysius Pendergast against his demonic younger brother, Diogenes. As The Book of the Dead begins, an E ... (read full critics)

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• Bookreporter.com - THE BOOK OF THE DEAD by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child

  THE BOOK OF THE DEAD is the climactic conclusion to what is loosely referred to as the Pendergast Trilogy. As such, you would expect to have to have read the previous two works in order to have any idea of what is going on. No doubt much more could b ... (read full critics)

  bookreporter published on Wed, 1 Sep 2010

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  A package of fine dust delivered to the Museum turns out to be their diamond collection, Aloysius sits in prison, framed for three murders and Diogenes sets his true plan in motion. As Aloysius' friends plot to free him, a benefactor funds the opening of an Egyptian Tomb at the museum. Mysterious de ... (continue)

  A package of fine dust delivered to the Museum turns out to be their diamond collection, Aloysius sits in prison, framed for three murders and Diogenes sets his true plan in motion. As Aloysius' friends plot to free him, a benefactor funds the opening of an Egyptian Tomb at the museum. Mysterious deaths begin to occur and they are somehow tied to Aloysius, Diogenes and their childhood together.

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  Again, another solid Pendergast story. I did figure out the main thrust of it earlier than most be the payoff was good

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  Kevin Kuphal said on Dec 1, 2007 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Others 400 Pages
• ISBN-10: 0752882902
• ISBN-13: 9780752882901
• Publisher: Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
• Pub date: Dec 01, 2008
• Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD and eBook
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