The Wheel of Darkness ~ Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child

Funk Rating: 9 out of 10

Pendergast is BACK! Picking up where Book of the Dead leaves off, Special Agent Aloysius Pendergast and his ward Constance Greene set off in pursuit of a very unique and dangerous item that's been stolen from a remote monastery in Tibet.

The first thing you must do when you start reading this book is suspend disbelief. For once you stop objecting to the extraordinary plot twists and unlikely series of events, I think you'll love this mystery thriller. Like in all the Pendergast books, the skills Pendergast possesses are incredible, and there's a not insubstantial amount of Tibetan mysticism and meditation. I enjoyed all the untraditional elements of this one, and found the pages turning deep into the night and on the plane.

This is a book consistent with the Pendergast series and unlike most other thrillers and best sellers out there. The writing is outstanding, the characters and scene development elegant, and the plot twists largely unpredictable. Preston & Child cram a lot of intriguing and arcane knowledge into this thriller and do it as well as anyone. If you've loved the other ones in the series, this is one of the best.

Comments

[Dave Bayless]

Yup, this was a fun one--Murder on the Orient Express taken to extremes.