Dave's review
Brimstone (Diogenes Trilogy, Book 1)
by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
Dave's review
Brimstone (Diogenes Trilogy, Book 1) by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
Dave's review
rating:
bookshelves:
fiction-read
recommended for: Fans of mystery thrillers or of the authors
Noticed the audiobook at my local library, the reviews were interesting. I enjoyed another book by one of the authors so it seemed like a worthwhile gamble to try this book. Similarities with the Faustlegend appeal to me as well, though I was worried about supernatural woo-woo. Fortunately the evil is natural and quite human.
This is a ripping yarn. Special agent Pendergast is another independently wealthy, well educated, seemingly near supernaturally skilled detective/hero with an affinity for the unusual cases that may be too common in fiction. His partner in this adventure, a cynical city policeman who had a brief stint as a crime novelist is more blue collar but canny if less serene. While the story is improbable and implausible, it is so much fun that the suspension of disbelief is not only not difficult, it's inviting. The story is filled with literary allusions: Faust, Holmes, Poe, Wilkie Collins' (from whom a character is blatantly, raucously borrowed / ripped off wi...more
This is a ripping yarn. Special agent Pendergast is another independently wealthy, well educated, seemingly near supernaturally skilled detective/hero with an affinity for the unusual cases that may be too common in fiction. His partner in this adventure, a cynical city policeman who had a brief stint as a crime novelist is more blue collar but canny if less serene. While the story is improbable and implausible, it is so much fun that the suspension of disbelief is not only not difficult, it's inviting. The story is filled with literary allusions: Faust, Holmes, Poe, Wilkie Collins' (from whom a character is blatantly, raucously borrowed / ripped off wi...more
