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Bloodless (Agent Pendergast Series, 20) Paperback – April 26, 2022

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INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER: Agent Pendergast faces his most unexpected challenge yet when bloodless bodies begin to appear in Savannah, GA.

A fabulous heist:
On the evening of November 24, 1971, D. B. Cooper hijacked Flight 305—Portland to Seattle—with a fake bomb, collected a ransom of $200,000, and then parachuted from the rear of the plane, disappearing into the night…and into history.

A brutal crime steeped in legend and malevolence:
Fifty years later, Agent Pendergast takes on a bizarre and gruesome case: in the ghost-haunted city of Savannah, Georgia, bodies are found with no blood left in their veins—sowing panic and reviving whispered tales of the infamous Savannah Vampire.

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As the mystery rises along with the body count, Pendergast and his partner, Agent Coldmoon, race to understand how—or if—these murders are connected to the only unsolved skyjacking in American history. Together, they uncover not just the answer…but an unearthly evil beyond all imagining.

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Bloodless, Douglas Preston, vampire mysteries, occult fiction, police procedurals

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PRAISE FOR BLOODLESS:

"Leave it to the imaginations of Preston and Child... Spooky and surreal [and] wonderful fun."

―Kirkus

Praise for CROOKED RIVER

"Exciting. Nail-biting. Quality storytelling."―Publishers Weekly

"Preston and Child know how to craft compelling stories that are both baffling and surprising. The cast of characters feels authentic and moves the story forward in unexpected ways. . . the authors are masters of the procedural with a gothic flair."―Associated Press

"[Pendergast] still remains the most charming, intelligent, cool, and creepy agent ever written. . . Read this. As fast as possible. Preston & Child have once again created the unimaginable and you just can't miss it!"―Suspense Magazine

"Agent Pendergast is back and better than ever."―The Real Book Spy

"The best mystery series going today. Preston and Child display a true masters' touch. This is riveting reading entertainment of the highest order."―Providence Journal

“Non-stop action, and much to amuse, shock and horrify the reader.”―Fresh Fiction

"BLOODLESS is their 20th novel featuring one of the most unique protagonists in all of thriller fiction, Agent Aloysius Pendergast, and may rank as one of the finest books they have ever penned together.... BLOODLESS is a pure pleasure to read and is like candy to thriller fans --- candy from which readers will drain every ounce of flavor in pure delight."―BookReporter

"Preston and Child, expertly straddling the line between reality and the paranormal, have fashioned a neo-gothic masterpiece."―The Providence (RI) Journal

“Bloodless is rife with inventive scenarios, amusing exchanges (especially between oft-impatient Coldmoon and eternally placid Pendergast) and tantalizingly spooky mysteries, topped off with a gloriously wild finale that is as action-packed as it is memorable.”―BookPage (Starred Review)

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The thrillers of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child "stand head and shoulders above their rivals" (Publishers Weekly). Preston and Child's Relic and The Cabinet of Curiosities were chosen by readers in a National Public Radio poll as being among the one hundred greatest thrillers ever written, and Relic was made into a number‑one box office hit movie. They are coauthors of the famed Pendergast series, and their recent novels include Bloodless, The Scorpion’s Tail, Crooked River, Old Bones, and Verses for the Dead. In addition to his novels, Preston writes about archaeology for the New Yorker and Smithsonian magazines. Child is a Florida resident and former book editor who has published seven novels of his own, including such bestsellers as Full Wolf Moon and Deep Storm.

Readers can sign up for The Pendergast File, a monthly "strangely entertaining note" from the authors, at their website, www.PrestonChild.com. The authors welcome visitors to their Facebook page, where they post regularly.

The thrillers of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child "stand head and shoulders above their rivals" (Publishers Weekly). Preston and Child's Relic and The Cabinet of Curiosities were chosen by readers in a National Public Radio poll as being among the one hundred greatest thrillers ever written, and Relic was made into a number‑one box office hit movie. They are coauthors of the famed Pendergast series, and their recent novels include Bloodless, The Scorpion’s Tail, Crooked River, Old Bones, and Verses for the Dead. In addition to his novels, Preston writes about archaeology for the New Yorker and Smithsonian magazines. Child is a Florida resident and former book editor who has published seven novels of his own, including such bestsellers as Full Wolf Moon and Deep Storm.

Readers can sign up for The Pendergast File, a monthly "strangely entertaining note" from the authors, at their website, www.PrestonChild.com. The authors welcome visitors to their Facebook page, where they post regularly.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Grand Central Publishing (April 26, 2022)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 416 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1538736721
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1538736722
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.35 x 1.4 x 8.05 inches

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Lincoln Child is the co-author, with Douglas Preston, of such highly-acclaimed thrillers as CROOKED RIVER, OLD BONES, VERSES FOR THE DEAD, CABINET OF CURIOSITIES, and RELIC, the latter two of which were chosen by an NPR poll as among the 100 greatest thrillers ever written. He has also published seven thrillers of his own, most recently the Jeremy Logan books FULL WOLF MOON and THE FORGOTTEN ROOM. 26 of his joint and solo books have become bestsellers, 3 of which debuted at #1 on the New York Times list. He lives in Sarasota, Florida.

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KFM

Have really enjoyed this series since The Relic but it was getting tired, until this installment...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 18, 2023

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As I said in the headline; I've been reading the Pendergast series by Preston and Child since the first installment way back in the 1990's, (The Relic). I've enjoyed the series very much but was beginning to find the stories a bit boring and formulaic, it seemed the series had run it's course. And that's fine, three decades is a long time to keep one character interesting and engaging. But this latest installment put those feelings to rest, at least for the moment because there's an excellent twist at the end that I won't disclose but that opens up all kinds of new possibilities. It's completely revived my interest in the series and I look forward to the next book as much as I used to ten or fifteen years ago.
If you're a fan of the Pendergast novels and even if you've started to grow weary of them, as I had, I recommend you give the series another chance and read this book, it's not up there with The Cabinet of Curiosities or Still Life with Crows, but it's not far off and it's a fun read. It will reignite your interest in the Pendergast saga.

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Charles F. Kartman

Savannah, an old mystery, and sci-fi

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 28, 2023

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The story begins with a re-telling of the D.B. Cooper airplane hijacking and presumed escape, one of the FBI's most famous unsolved mysteries. It then moves to Savannah, a city with its own claims to atmosphere and history. Messrs. Preston and Child, as usual, convey people and places with a marvelous attention to detail. The conclusion of the tale is pretty good science fiction, albeit not exactly in the authors' real wheelhouse, if you know what I mean. Pendergast shows off a heroic side and Constance plays a major role. In sum, I enjoyed the book a great deal, but thought the sci-fi was not an ideal way to take the story.

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Agent Pendergast is back

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 18, 2023

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As usual Preston and Child deliver the thrills. Filled with the supporting characters with their own sublots adds to the main case. Very engaging reading and I finished this quick read in 2 days. One problem with my copy of the book( a misprint) when I got to page 278 instead of going to page 279 it went back to page it jumped to 247 to 278. Then it picked up at 279. Anyone else get a copy like that?

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Pretty Good Though Messes with the Way These Books Are Written

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 9, 2021

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In this book Agent Pendergast, his "ward" Constance and his relatively new sidekick Agent Coldmoon get diverted from their latest cast to Savannah Georgia. They do so to solve a small series of vampiric murders. It's perfectly suited for Pendergast.

Overall the book is fun. But it deviates a bit from the way they're normally written. Pendergast books typically stretch the limit of scientific reality for a good story. Past plots included monsters that were just scientific mutations, artwork designed to cause malevolent psychological reactions in viewers, and evil geniuses that were borderline too genius to believe. All things that mimicked but weren't actually magic; mostly plausible science fiction. This one goes off the rails to near implausibility using theoretical science for a plot device It also has a conclusion that is as over the top as the end of the first Ghostbusters movie and kind of fun if you like mayhem. I'll just say that Savannah Georgia doesn't come out of it unscathed.

It also meanders a bit. Some of the side characters get more spotlight and background than they need. Coldmoon bitches about getting sidetracked to Savannah a little too much. Being paired with Pendergast almost cost him his life two books ago. But Pendergast isn't a bad person to work with. He's secretive and eccentric but he's not one of those abusive super geniuses like, say Dr. House MD or some iterations of Sherlock Holmes.

The book also resolves Constance's story arc in an interesting if implausible way. I won't spoil too much but I will state she doesn't die but she does leverage a device that really shouldn't have been available to leverage to make her own way. And it's possible she may have a spin off series of her own. Which would be awesome, actually. Constance and Pendergast compliment each other in the stories but at the same time kind of detract from the stories themselves.

At the same time, minus a few trademark moves, Pendergast is a little more Pendergast in this book than he has been in a while. Overall I found the book enjoyable.

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Paranormal elements both enhance and diminish plot.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 7, 2021

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It is extremely difficult to write an understandable review without disclosing information which would ruin reading this on your own. If you have enjoyed prior novels in this series where paranormal elements were in large measure the focus you may love this tale. If however you have found that the paranormal elements detract from what would otherwise be a great tale then you will hate this one at about 75% into the book.
The D.B. Cooper hijacking is given a novel if unbelievable resolution. That part is remarkably clever. The being who is the murderer is where I thought the paranormal worked to diminish the plot. It just went a few too many steps into the ridiculous.
As always ancillary characters are well developed and interesting. For the most part the story line develops smoothly and at a rate which keeps your attention without getting bogged down in superfluous details. This time there is a cliffhanger as regards Constance, Pendergast's ward. I am sure the a subsequent entry in the series will continue to develop what happens to her as she attempts to rewrite history.
I also had the Audible version and was able to listen as well. The narrator does a good job in giving characters unique voices, even though a few are less than pleasing to the ear. The reporters and the Senator have a bombastic voice which is as unlikable as their character. It actually serves.to make you dislike those characters even more.
Without question if you have been a fan of the series you will enjoy this entry. If how ever you have not read earlier entries, you may be at a bit of a loss as so much of the books by this point depend on your familiarity with the ongoing narrative history.
Overall the uniqueness of the story makes this a book I would definitely recommend. The authors are highly skilled word smiths who manage to keep your interest even when you question their decision to make the culprit a bit too far fetched.

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Hampshire J

Ruined by just a few pages

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 18, 2021

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I've been reading the Pendergast books for many years and some are excellent and a few average.

Unlike other people reviewing this book, I can accept that there was a creature and time travel as part of this story. After all, the series began with Relic and has probably veered away from that to appeal to wider audiences.

However, SPOILER ALERT, it's the scenes where Pendergast travels to the lair of the creatures that are just plain crazy. It's like a deus ex machina where the authors had no idea how to really end this because they'd created a foe too powerful. And the time paradox it would have created wasn't resolved as if the creature was killed before it travelled to our world, how could there have been all that destruction or any deaths to begin with?

Apart from that, it's a good story and goes back a bit to the series roots. But the ending doesn't fill me with a lot of hope for book 21 if it focuses on more time travel.

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Sandra Brookes

Latest Pendergast book!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 4, 2021

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This is book 20 in the Pendergast series and I was expecting a well written book similar to the others, (each with a different surprise in store). I couldn’t have been more wrong.
The authors have written a story which links FBI law enforcement with science and the supernatural. They are always bang up to date with the technology they include, but this book takes that to a whole new level. I was also pleased to see the long running situation between Pendergast and his ward progress and hope we will see more of that in the next book! Great read, thank you.

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Mr Darren Adams

Where did it all go wrong !

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 22, 2021

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As an avid fan I look forward to the latest release and finished reading this last night. I am convinced the authors have been on an acid trip what stated out as a normal mystery crossed the realm into horror slash science fiction a large monster flying between dimensions draining savannah residents of blood. How will Constance survive in the past will Pendergast commander the Tardis to fly through space and time to save her. The best thing the authors could do is retract this book.

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MW

A fall from grace

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 5, 2021

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God I hate to write this. I’ve loved every single book in this series… until now. This felt forced, clumsy and rushed. It’s like they had an idea for Constance and wrote an absurd story to fulfil it. Read all the others, skip this one.

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Chris Rochester

Not one of their best novels

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 9, 2021

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Stuck with it to the end but didn’t enjoy just how ridiculously bizarre it was.
The creature was utter ludicrous

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