Book description
After his wife, Helen, is brazenly abducted before his eyes, Special
Agent Pendergast furiously pursues the kidnappers, chasing them across
the country and into Mexico. But then, things go terribly, tragically
wrong; the kidnappers escape; and a shattered Pendergast retreats to his
New York apartment and shuts out the world.
But when a string of bizarre murders erupts across several Manhattan
hotels - perpetrated by a boy who seems to have an almost psychic
ability to elude capture - NYPD Lieutenant D'Agosta asks his friend
Pendergast for help. Reluctant at first, Pendergast soon discovers that
the killings are a message from his wife's kidnappers. But why a
message? And what does it mean?
When the kidnappers strike again at those closest to Pendergast, the
FBI agent, filled anew with vengeful fury, sets out to track down and
destroy those responsible. His journey takes him deep into the trackless
forests of South America, where he ultimately finds himself face to face
with an old evil that - rather than having been eradicated - is stirring
anew... and with potentially world-altering consequences. Douglas
Preston and Lincoln Child are the co-authors of a string of bestselling
suspense novels, including the adventures of both Agent Pendergast and
new recruit, Gideon Crew. Visit www. agentpendergast. com and www.
prestonchild. com to find out more.
