Nouveau Policier: La Chambre Des Curiosites (Paperback)

from gdill

Yet another wonderful Preston/Child mystery. A story that involves the quest for eternal life on earth and where science has gone wrong. Beginning in the 19th century Five Points area of Manhattan, a doctor must kill people in order to extract a protein from the human spine while alive. In order ...

from csweder

This has been the longest, and the best, book of the Pedergast series so far. An interesting story that kept me riveted and engaged, I didn't want to put this book down. So many times with longer books I have the thought that it could be shorter, I don't have that thought or desire for this book-...

from Meredy

Six-word review: Wow, more creepy subterranean nasty business. Extended review: I think I'm catching onto a pattern here. This is the third mystery-thriller starring Special Agent Pendergast, and three out of three have involved (a) the Museum of Natural History in New York, (b) a mad scientist, ...

from istoria

Oh I loved this book. I didn't really know anything about real cabinets of curiousities so it was interesting to learn about them. I think this is my second favorite in the Pendergast series (after Relic) for it's well played out mystery and suspense as well as giving a bit more history into Pend...

from burnit99

The third Pendergast suspense novel, and one of the best. Special Agent Pendergast is investigating a 130-year old serial killing when the remains of 36 victims are found in lower Manhattan. The victims had had surgical procedures performed upon them, while alive. Now a copycat killer is reproduc...