{"product_id":"pendergast-the-beginning-9781538779156","title":"Pendergast: The Beginning","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling duo Preston and Child comes \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e Agent Pendergast origin story--a golden opportunity for longtime fans and new readers to learn about Agent Pendergast's strange and shocking first case.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It only took six months for the life of Special Agent Dwight Chambers to crumble around him. First, he lost his partner, and then, tragically, his wife. Returning to work at the New Orleans Field Office, Chambers is dismayed to find himself saddled with mentoring a brand new FBI agent--a certain A. X. L. Pendergast. As Chambers tries to pull himself together, his enigmatic and exasperating junior partner pulls an outrageous stunt that gets both of them suspended. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Pendergast welcomes the banishment, because it gives him the opportunity to investigate a peculiar murder in Mississippi that has captured his fancy. Chambers grudgingly goes along. What starts off as a whimsical quest swiftly turns into a terrifying pursuit, as Chambers and Pendergast uncover a string of grisly, ritualistic killings that defy any known serial killer profile. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Thanks in large part to Pendergast's brilliance and unorthodox methods, they solve the case and find the killer... and that is when the true horror begins.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Douglas Preston,Lincoln Child\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781538779156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe thrillers of \u003cb\u003eDouglas Preston \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eLincoln Child\u003c\/b\u003e \"stand head and shoulders above their rivals\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e). Preston and Child's \u003ci\u003eRelic \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Cabinet of Curiosities\u003c\/i\u003e were chosen by readers in a National Public Radio poll as being among the one hundred greatest thrillers ever written, and \u003ci\u003eRelic \u003c\/i\u003ewas made into a number-one box office hit movie. They are coauthors of the famed Pendergast series, and their recent novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Cabinet of Dr. Leng, Diablo Mesa, Bloodless, The Scorpion's Tail, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCrooked River\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition to his novels, Preston is the author of the award-winning nonfiction book \u003ci\u003eThe Lost City of the Monkey God\u003c\/i\u003e. Child is a Florida resident and former book editor who has published eight novels of his own, including such bestsellers as \u003ci\u003eChrysalis \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDeep Storm\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Douglas Preston \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47629477478557,"sku":"9781538779156","price":50.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_ae59512a-b2a9-4758-ae3e-a5df42cfe6b1.jpg?v=1770190014","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/pendergast-the-beginning-9781538779156","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}