Reliquary (Pendergast, Book 2) | Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

Reliquary (Pendergast, Book 2) | Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child | A nail-biting, page burner

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	Reliquary (Pendergast, Book 2) Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child Tor Books, 1998 - 480 pages average customer review:based on 184 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Better Than Relic

I enjoyed "Relic", but loved this sequel more as it was even scarier than its predecessor. This could be partly because I tend to be claustrophobic, and I cannot imagine anything much scarier than creeping around underground NYC in the near pitch black looking for homeless persons, ie. moles, being terrorized by genetically mutated human monsters. Agent Pendergast is my vote to carry the mantle of the modern Sherlock Holmes; his courage in searching for the secret dwelling of the creatures made me consider if I was capable of facing extreme terror for the welfare of many others.

I enjoyed the introduction of the petite but feisty Sergeant Hayward, expert on the "moles".

I seem a little overly exuberant, you might think, but I couldn't put this book down; it made me eager to return to work the next day as I was reading it on my lunch break. Preston and Child are great at providing just the right amount of detail to give you a clear picture of the scene, but not too much so that the action gets bogged down. It's the type of thrill that keeps you turning the pages, but doesn't give you nightmares. I wish they'd make a movie out of this book. I plan to read all of their novels.

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A nail-biting, page burner

Reliquary, like Relic before it, features Special Agent Pendergast and his associate with the NYPD Vincent D'Agosta. These are two of the best written characters it has been my pleasure to read. While Pendergast remains very much a mystery, you can't help but admire his intelligence and resourcefullness. This book takes place underneath the streets of New York City, among the homeless people known as 'the mole people.' While this book keeps your attention and is very interesting, it also helps to show that poor people are real and that they have feelings, too. Something far too many people seem to have forgotten.
It would help you to read Relic first, to get a better understanding of the situation, but you will be able to follow this one without reading the first one. To anyone who loves suspense, great character development and interesting plots with excellent twists, I highly recomend this book.

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Fantastic

Doug Preston & Lincoln Child are fantastic writers.
I own and have read all of their books.
Exceptional mystery and suspense with high tech information thrown in.
I recomend all of their books.

Good story, but a bit over the top

A great plot, lots of interesting places and characters, but my what a mess it creates. It pushes the limits of credibility pretty hard. But I had a lot of fun reading it. To read in time order, read after Relic, but before Mount Dragon.

Barely average but okay if you liked Relic

I only read this because I liked the audio version of Relic. After finishing the whole thing (> 400 pages) I was a tad disappointed. There are a few good moments but I wasn't frightened much and how many times can best-selling authors use the phrase "After what seemed like an eternity,"? They also repeat figures of speech used in Relic to the point of making it almost a clone. Pros: the characters are good and likeable cons: ending is a let-down, sluggish in the middle, Pendergast is too knowledable (what DOESN'T the guy know? it caused me to lose the feeling of being immersed in a believable environment), etc. etc.

The twist in this book did catch me a little off guard but only because I wasn't trying to figure out the plot while reading. I tried to just enjoy it.

So, I think if I could go back in time, I'd skip this one.

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