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Pendergast Series

23 primary works • 26 total works
Aloysius X. L. Pendergast is an FBI agent. Praised as a “ruthless descendant of Holmes” (Publishers Weekly), Agent Pendergast has become one of crime fiction’s most endearing characters

Book # 2 (Reliquary) is the sequel of book # 1 (Relic)
Books 5, 6 & 7 are part of the Diogenes trilogy
Books 10, 11 & 12 are part of the Helen's trilogy
Books 3, 20, 21…

Book 0.5

Pendergast: The Beginning
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4.52 · 6991 Ratings · 725 Reviews · published 2026 · 8 editions
From the #1 New York Times bestselling duo Preston…

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    Book 1

    Relic
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    4.05     · 116542 Ratings · 5116 Reviews · published 1995 · 145 editions
    Just days before a massive exhibition opens at the…

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    Book 2

    Reliquary
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    4.04     · 50982 Ratings · 2119 Reviews · published 1997 · 101 editions
    Hidden deep beneath Manhattan lies a warren of tun…

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    Book 3

    The Cabinet of Curiosities
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    4.26     · 56234 Ratings · 3164 Reviews · published 2002 · 3 editions
    In downtown Manhattan, a gruesome discovery has ju…

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    Book 4

    Still Life With Crows
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    4.22     · 42296 Ratings · 2275 Reviews · published 2003 · 1 edition
    A small Kansas town has turned into a killing grou…

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    Book 5

    Brimstone
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    4.15     · 43730 Ratings · 1739 Reviews · published 2004 · 2 editions
    Art critic Jeremy Grove is found dead, his face fr…

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    Book 6

    Dance of Death
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    4.20     · 35861 Ratings · 1359 Reviews · published 2005 · 108 editions
    Two brothers on opposite sides of the law battle i…

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    Book 7

    The Book of the Dead
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    4.17     · 39967 Ratings · 1609 Reviews · published 2006 · 105 editions
    Can FBI Special Agent Pendergast stop a cursed Egy…

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    Book 8

    The Wheel of Darkness
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    3.97     · 33080 Ratings · 1592 Reviews · published 2007 · 104 editions
    At a remote monastery in Tibet, a rare and dangero…

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    Book 9

    Cemetery Dance
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    4.04     · 30925 Ratings · 1611 Reviews · published 2009 · 1 edition
    Pendergast-the world's most enigmatic FBI Special …

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    Book 10

    Fever Dream
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    4.13     · 37308 Ratings · 1858 Reviews · published 2010 · 69 editions
    Yesterday, Special Agent Pendergast still mourned …

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    Book 11

    Cold Vengeance
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    4.12     · 28217 Ratings · 1700 Reviews · published 2011 · 73 editions
    Devastated by the discovery that his wife, Helen, …

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    Book 12

    Two Graves
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    4.07     · 27107 Ratings · 1959 Reviews · published 2012 · 70 editions
    After his wife, Helen, is brazenly abducted before…

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    Book 12.5

    Extraction
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    3.99     · 8608 Ratings · 458 Reviews · published 2012 · 19 editions
    From #1 New York Times bestselling authors Preston…

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    Book 13

    White Fire
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    4.12     · 29563 Ratings · 2492 Reviews · published 2013 · 81 editions
    Special Agent Pendergast arrives at an exclusive C…

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    Book 14

    Blue Labyrinth
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    4.13     · 25282 Ratings · 1832 Reviews · published 2014 · 68 editions
    Special Agent Pendergast-one of the most original,…

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    Book 15

    Crimson Shore
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    4.04     · 22571 Ratings · 2015 Reviews · published 2015 · 1 edition

    A secret chamber.

    A mysterious shipwreck.

    A murder…

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    Book 16

    The Obsidian Chamber
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    3.99     · 20314 Ratings · 1627 Reviews · published 2016 · 1 edition
    A TRAGIC DISAPPEARANCE
    After a harrowing, otherworl…

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    Book 17

    City of Endless Night
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    4.09     · 22784 Ratings · 1899 Reviews · published 2018 · 3 editions
    In this #1 New York Times bestseller, Special Agen…

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    Book 18

    Verses for the Dead
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    4.22     · 19251 Ratings · 1657 Reviews · published 2018 · 49 editions
    Preston & Child return with their #1 bestselling s…

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    Book 18.5

    The Strange Case of Monsieur Bertin
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    4.02     · 868 Ratings · 91 Reviews · published 2019 · 4 editions
    Unpublished news from Preston & Child, accompanied…

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    Book 19

    Crooked River
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    4.26     · 19827 Ratings · 1702 Reviews · published 2020 · 49 editions
    #1 New York Times bestselling authors Doug Preston…

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    Book 20

    Bloodless
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    4.01     · 19292 Ratings · 1946 Reviews · published 2021 · 1 edition
    In this latest installment of the #1 New York Time…

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    Book 21

    The Cabinet of Dr. Leng
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    4.27     · 16237 Ratings · 1708 Reviews · published 2023 · 37 editions
    Preston & Child continue their #1 bestselling seri…

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    Book 22

    Angel of Vengeance
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    4.30     · 12692 Ratings · 961 Reviews · published 2024 · 27 editions
    Preston & Child continue their #1 bestselling seri…

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    Book 5-7

    The Diogenes Trilogy: Brimstone, Dance of Death, and The Book of the Dead
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    4.60     · 1519 Ratings · 28 Reviews · published 2012 · 8 editions
    Now, available for the first time together in a si…

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