Sharon's review
The Book of the Dead
by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
Sharon's review
The Book of the Dead by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
Sharon's review
rating:
recommended for: people who like crime dramas mixed with very slight supernatural themes
This book is in the middle of a series of books about an extraordinary FBI agent and his seemingly neverending battle with his extraordinary criminal brother who looks very much like him. Since I read this book without reading any of the others, I was left wondering about the nature of some of the characters, because several seem to have relatively mystical backgrounds which are explained by science, and yet still remain mysterious. If you've seen "The Prestige" you understand the sort of mix between scientifically explained phenomena that still seems mystical or ancient/antique. For example, a box engineered in the 19th century designed to frighten someone to death or push someone to take their own life. Everyone in the book is really smart, so that seems somewhat unrealistic, but it was enjoyable.
