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The Wheel of Darkness (Special Agent Pendergast)
 

The Wheel of Darkness

by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

Pendergast has taken Constance on a whirlwind Grand Tour, hoping to give her closure and a sense of the world that she's missed. They head to Tibet, where Pendergast intensively trained in martial arts and spiritual studies. At a remote monastery, they learn that a rare and dangerous artifact the monks have been guarding for generations has been mysteriously stolen. Pendergast agrees to take up... (read more)

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Liked It

Emily D
  • Rated 4 stars

“Love the series, loved this book! Still having nightmares about the ship scene.”

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Didn’t Like It

connie b
  • Rated 2 stars

“I read the whole thing so I guess I it was ok. The books starts out at a Tibetan monestary so remote it was unreachable by the Chinese during their invasion. If you can believe then that two white people could just ride up to the monestary on horses, then you can relax and enjoy the Indiana-Jones style adventure. Murder on a cruise ship combined with some sketchy knowledge of Tibetan Buddhism make for a fun snakes-on-a-plane-type read.”

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Community:
  • Rated 3.879518 stars
Amazon:
  • Rated 3.5 stars
  

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  • D K Gaston

    d k gaston said:

    “The Wheel of Darkness has a slow start as Pendergast and Constance enter a Tibetan Monastery for time away from the world. When an ancient item is stolen from the Monastery; the monks ask Pendergast for help. He agrees, chasing down the thief to an apartment in England. However, the thief had been horribly murdered. Pendergast tracks the stolen artifact to a cruise ship sailing on its maiden voyage. He and Constance board. Soon afterwards, people are being murdered in the cruelest fashions. The Wheel of Darkness proved to be a real page turner as the suspense begins. As always Preston and Child wrote another winner.”

    posted Monday, March 24 2008
  • Shoshi2

    shoshi2 said:

    “With the last book "the wheel of darkness" many open questions were answered. I am glad that Pentergast was helping Constance to find herself. That she got more secure in herself and could take revange later on. Still, it could have been better. The last view books i found more complex.”

    posted Thursday, December 20 2007
  • totallydevoted

    totallydevoted said:

    “I just finshed the book and I have to say it's not what I expected but still a good read. I really liked the talk between Aloysius and Diogenes. I was glad to see that Diogenes had so thought about the welfare of his offspring. I wonder if Aloysius will raise it as his or if the child will really become a monk.”

    posted Thursday, December 20 2007
  • animerebel

    animerebel said:

    “I just finished the book myself within 3 days. As with many of their books, it starts out kinda slow, but works it's way up to a gripping level. Now I did notice a few comment below, and do have to agree, there could have been more interaction involving Pendergast and the crew. But none the less, it was a good read.
    Preston & Child are fine authors who even though live far apart, have done a acceptional job with their combined writings.”

    posted Monday, September 24 2007
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