Fever Dream (Pendergast, #10)

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by Douglas Preston (Goodreads Author)

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Feeling a little confused. I read Cemetary Dance a couple of months ago and the website this one is next, but I have no idea who this Helen woman is. Can someone help me out?
Reader57 That would be his dead wife of course, There are multiple books in the series where we find she was not all she appeared to be. Quite frankly, it gets…moreThat would be his dead wife of course, There are multiple books in the series where we find she was not all she appeared to be. Quite frankly, it gets a bit tiresome. (less)
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In chapter 24 Pendergast and D'Agosta are in a restaurant in Sunflower, Louisiana trying to find out why Helen had visited the town some years ago. Pendergast asks a waitress about a family named Doane she responds with shock and anger. Pendergast tells D'Agosta that everyone in town reacted the same way when asked about the Doanes. But this is the first mention of the name in the book. Did I miss something?
Tyler S It's explained a few chapters later - the Doanes were a well respected family, and then chaos ensued and they were considered disgraced. …moreIt's explained a few chapters later - the Doanes were a well respected family, and then chaos ensued and they were considered disgraced. (less)
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Did I miss it, or did the authors never explain what the fellow in the beginning of the book said to Pendergast's wife to make her go so pale and clam up, just before they left to find the lion. Maybe in a later book?
Lobstergirl Yes, it's in a later book, Two Graves (Pendergast #12), p. 197.…moreYes, it's in a later book, Two Graves (Pendergast #12), p. 197.(less)
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