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The Book of the Dead

By: Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
Narrated by: Scott Brick
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The New York Museum of Natural History receives their pilfered gem collection back, ground down to dust. Diogenes, the psychotic killer who stole them in Dance of Death, is throwing down the gauntlet to both the city and to his brother, FBI Agent Pendergast, who is currently incarcerated in a maximum security prison.

To quell the PR nightmare of the gem fiasco, the museum decides to reopen the Tomb of Senef. An astounding Egyptian temple, it was a popular museum exhibit until the 1930s, when it was quietly closed. But when the tomb is unsealed in preparation for its gala reopening, the killings, and whispers of an ancient curse, begin again. And the catastrophic opening itself sets the stage for the final battle between the two brothers: an epic clash from which only one will emerge alive.

©2006 Splendide Mendax, Inc. and Lincoln Child. All Rights Reserved. (P)2006 Time Warner AudioBooks. All Rights Reserved Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Scary Mystery

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"Another gripping, action-packed page-turner...with a tantalizing, ominous twist at the end." (Publishers Weekly)
Intriguing Plot Twists • Complex Characters • Historical Elements • Suspenseful Storytelling • Engaging Performance
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The perfect setting for the perfect mystery…no…thriller. A dusty museum, something staking the workers and add to the mix sibling rivalry. Yea, this is the basis for a good listen and Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child delivers. This was my first “FBI Agent Pendergast” book. I liked it so much I am going back to the beginning of the series. Yes it that good!

Yes it that good!

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When this book gets going, it really gets going. I kept thinking I'd gotten to the end only to find the plot building to another climax.

A Real Clifhanger

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Even when we may have figured a few things out about the plot & characters, the surprises, twists and nuances of the storytelling are superb! I so appreciate their obvious and dedicated research, and whatever elements may be invented or embellished, they have created unforgettable scenarios.
I love these authors, and Scott Brick is an amazing narrator.

Riveting!!! Couldn't stop listening.

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Preston and Child deliver the book I've been waiting for since last August. A thrilling conclusion to the "arc" started in Brimstone, and just when you think it's just about over, the bottom drops out and the story takes off again.

Clear your day because the last thing you're going to want to do is turn this off.

Anyone else think Sccot Brick's voice is like liquid sex for the ears?

Must We Wait For More?

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While definitely a follow up to Dance of Death, this book does bring us a measure of completion on the story of Pendergast and Diogenes. I really like these books and have listened to them back to back. This one started a little slow for me, but didn't disappoint as I moved to the meat of it.

This is not a standalone book if you really want to have a good sense of what's going on.

Nice one

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This book was an appropriate ending for the Pendergast saga (at least to date). In their usual way, the authors tease and tantalize the reader at every turn. Hopefully, in spite of each author striking out on their own, they will continue to collaborate.

A Fitting Conclusion

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Loved every minutes of the battle of the Prendergasts! absolute must listen to!

Fantastic

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one again they deliver. very interesting plot. not my favorite but keeps you on edge .

good read.

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Well I hate to repeat myself but ANother great book by Child and Preston . If you like mystery .. If you like horror ... if you like history ... If you like a M%@*&$F*&@ING badass you will love Pendergast

Pendergast ....... what else need I say

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Very Entertaining book. My wife & I like to listen to books when we travel. This book as well as the previous books in the series are very easy to listen to and pretty easy to follow while traveling. Sometimes my wife gets a little lost & occasionally I as well, but between the two of us we're able to fill in the parts the other missed. Only two down sides, 1st the author's get a little too descriptive at times dragging out a scene & 2nd they change readers from book to book, understandable & definitely not a big deal, you just get used to the way a reader reads & then start the next book thinking I liked the last reader better. By the end of that book you'll like him just as well. Funny how that works.

Very entertaining

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