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Reliquary

Written by: Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
Narrated by: Dick Hill
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Publisher's Summary

Hidden deep beneath Manhattan lies a warren of tunnels, sewers, and galleries, mostly forgotten by those who walk the streets above. There lies the ultimate secret of the Museum Beast.

When two grotesquely deformed skeletons are found deep in the mud off the Manhattan shoreline, museum curator Margo Green is called in to aid the investigation. Margo must once again team up with police lieutenant D'Agosta and FBI agent Pendergast, as well as the brilliant Dr. Frock, to try and solve the puzzle. The trail soon leads deep underground, where they will face the awakening of a slumbering nightmare.

©2008 Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child (P)2008 Brilliance Audio

What the critics say

The netherworld of New York City...proves as shuddery a setting for the authors' latest scientific monster mash as the American Museum of Natural History did for their bestselling Relic, to which this is the sequel. ( Publishers Weekly)
"This should do for the New York subway system what Jaws did for Long Island beaches." ( Booklist)
"Dick Hill's reading of this fascinating sequel to Relic builds the suspense and horror." ( AudioFile)

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Loved this!

Goes well with Relic and much detailed mention is given of events in that story. Good characterization, narrator was enjoyable. Story, of course, was great!

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Weird fiction with great female leads

Really enjoyed the second installment of the Pendergast Series, although it feels like a misnomer as the central protagonist is for me Dr. Margo Green. The female characters in this book drive the story, and the sexism they encounter is realistic. I grew up in the seventies and I can relate. Class inequality and disability are also touchstones in this book. It would be a great read for a high school or college English class - it illustrates how misinformation, slant, assumptions and bias can put good people against one another in a violent riot. Considering this is a book of weird fiction from the late nineties, it definitely appeals to a modern audience. I was also surprised to dicover the underground Manhattan described is real! If you are waffling; invest the credit already!!

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mildly Entertaining

Sherlock Holmes meets Jurassic park again, don't think I will continue with this series

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