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Two Graves
An Agent Pendergast Novel
Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
Read by Rene Auberjonois

Hachette Audio (Unabridged)
December 11, 2012/ ISBN
Horror / Audio CD / Run Time: 16 hours, 22 minutes
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Reviewed by Jo Rogers

Agent Pendergast is about to learn the truth of Confucius’ proverb that says, “Before you embark on a journey of revenge, first dig two graves.” The story begins with a reunion. Pendergast has found that his wife, Helen, whom he has thought dead, has been found alive. They are to meet in New York City’s Central Park. But their reunion was short-lived. Helen was kidnapped by a group of Nazis called Der Bund.

Meanwhile, police Lieutenant Vincent D’Agosta has his hands full with a very unusual killer. The young man goes into a hotel to kill a guest, but makes sure he walks in front of every surveillance camera in the lobby. He seems to want everyone to see him and know who he is. He also leaves body parts behind that don’t belong to his dismembered victim. Tests show that the extras belong to the killer.

D’Agosta would like to have Pendergast’s help, but the FBI Special Agent is busy tracking his wife’s kidnappers to rescue Helen. It is a mission he has to do alone. D’Agosta is on his own, without a clue as to who his killer is – until he gets the DNA results back on the extra body parts.

This story is as complex as Pendergast himself. The plot is always twisting and turning, and involves three separate stories. Two are connected, one is not. The characters are totally human; even Pendergast makes a few mistakes. The setting takes the reader from New York City to rural Pennsylvania to the jungles of South America. It is fast-paced and the tension never lets up. So pick up this audiobook, and go for a run on the dark and wild side.

Reviews of titles in this series

The Cabinet of Curiosities, #3    [audio 1] [audio 2]
Still Life With Crows, #4    [book] [audio]
Brimstone, #5     [book] [audio 1] [audio 2]
Dance of Death, #6    [book]
Book of the Dead, #7   [book] [audio]
Wheel Of Darkness, # 8   [book] [audio]
Cemetery Dance, #9    [book] [audio]
Fever Dream, #10    [book] [audio]
Cold Vengeance, # 11    [audio]
Two Graves, #12 [audio]


Reviewer's Note: Note: Contains Violence, profanity
Reviewed 2013
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