Pendergast: The Beginning (Agent Pendergast Series)

Pendergast: The Beginning (Agent Pendergast Series)

by Douglas Preston

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4.7 stars from 6,608 reviews. One of the highest rated Mystery Thriller books we track.

400 pages~6.7 hr readPublished by Head of ZeusPublished 2021-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

  • You love the Pendergast series and want to see how this obsessive, peculiar agent became who he is.
  • You enjoy crime thrillers where the investigation itself is only half the puzzle.
  • You appreciate character-driven mystery with supernatural or deeply unsettling undertones.

Maybe not for you if...

  • You prefer standalone thrillers and don't want to commit to a long series.
  • You're looking for a cosy mystery or something light and procedural.
  • You need a tidy, comforting resolution where everything makes logical sense.

About this book

This novel presents the origin story of Agent Pendergast. Special Agent Dwight Chambers has recently suffered devastating losses—his partner and his wife—and returns to work at the New Orleans Field Office. There he is assigned to mentor a new FBI agent named A. X. L. Pendergast. When Pendergast's unconventional behavior results in both agents being suspended, he uses the opportunity to investigate an unusual murder in Mississippi. Chambers reluctantly joins him. What begins as a curious investigation becomes a dangerous pursuit as the two uncover a series of ritualistic killings that don't match any known serial killer profile. Using his brilliant and unorthodox methods, Pendergast helps solve the case and identify the killer. However, their discovery marks the beginning of a far more sinister situation.

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