{"id":854,"date":"2024-08-12T13:41:37","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T18:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.passarella.com\/blog\/?p=854"},"modified":"2024-08-12T13:41:37","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T18:41:37","slug":"angel-of-vengeance-by-douglas-preston-lincoln-child-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.passarella.com\/blog\/854\/angel-of-vengeance-by-douglas-preston-lincoln-child-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Angel of Vengeance by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child (Review)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Angel<\/a>Angel of Vengeance<\/strong><\/a>
\nby Douglas Preston; Lincoln Child<\/p>\n

Pub Date: Aug 13 2024
\nGrand Central Publishing
\nGeneral Fiction (Adult) | Mystery & Thrillers<\/p>\n

DESCRIPTION\/SYNOPSIS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Preston & Child continue their #1 bestselling series featuring FBI Special Agent Pendergast and Constance Greene, as they take a final stand against New York\u2019s deadliest serial killer: Pendergast\u2019s own ancestor\u2026and Constance\u2019s greatest enemy.<\/p>\n

A desperate bargain is broken\u2026<\/p>\n

Constance Greene confronts Manhattan\u2019s most dangerous serial killer, Enoch Leng, bartering for her sister’s life \u2013 but she is betrayed and turned away empty-handed, incandescent with rage.<\/p>\n

A clever trap is set\u2026<\/p>\n

Unknown to Leng, Pendergast\u2019s brother, Diogenes, appears unexpectedly, offering to help\u2014for mysterious reasons of his own. Disguised as a cleric, Diogenes establishes himself in New York’s notorious Five Points slum, manipulating events like a chess master, watching Leng\u2019s every move\u2026and awaiting his own chance to strike.<\/p>\n

A vengeful angel will not be deterred\u2026<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, as Pendergast focuses on saving the unstable Constance in her fanatical quest for vengeance, she strikes out on her own: to rescue her beloved siblings from a tragic fate and take savage retribution on Leng. But Leng is one step ahead and has a surprise for them all\u2026<\/p>\n

REVIEW:<\/strong><\/p>\n

And so, with Angel of Vengeance<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0 the “Leng Quartet” comes to an end with a grand flourish. I’ve mentioned previously that The Cabinet of Curiosities<\/em> was one of my favorite Agent Pendergast novels from the prolific Preston & Child. Angel of Vengeance<\/em> puts a bow on the whole series-within-a-series. I know some long-time Pendergast readers balked at the science-fiction (arguably science-fantasy) turn at the conclusion of Bloodless<\/em>, but as a multi-genre reader I loved the commitment. And it pays off handsomely. Angel of Vengeance<\/em> is a thrill ride for Pendergast fans. We get prime Diogenes and Enoch Leng, along with Pendergast and Constance, swirling in each others often-deadly orbits in what amounts to a high-stakes historical thriller. I don’t want to risk any spoilers, but I will say: Angel of Vengeance<\/em> is appropriately titled, in more ways than one; Diogenes basically steals the show; and, going forward, there may finally be some progress in the ongoing tension between Aloysius and Constance.<\/p>\n

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Note: I received a free eGalley of Angel of Vengeance<\/strong><\/a> from Net Galley in consideration of an unbiased review.<\/p>\n

This site is a member of the Amazon affiliate partnership program. As such, any sales resulting from links to Amazon products on these pages might generate a small commission for the site, which helps keep the proverbial lights on—but does <\/em>not affect the price you pay at Amazon.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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