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Relic, a Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child thriller that introduces FBI Special Agent Pendergast
Just days before a massive exhibition opens at the popular New York Museum of Natural History, visitors are being savagely murdered in the museum's dark hallways and secret rooms. Autopsies indicate that the killer cannot be human...
But the museum's directors plan to go ahead with a big bash to celebrate the new exhibition, in spite of the murders.
Museum researcher Margo Green must find out who--or what--is doing the killing. But can she do it in time to stop the massacre?
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"This book starts a series featuring The New York Museum of Natural History and mysterious and scary happenings there and around NYC, The characters are a wonderful quirky FBI agent from New Orleans, a hardened NYC police officer, a reporter and several museum workers. I loved the suspense. "
— Patricia (4 out of 5 stars)
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— Tampa Tribune and Times
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Relic Listener Reviews
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" This a fictional tale of the discovery of a monster living in the sub-basement of the Natural History Museum in New York City. This was well written, interesting topic, too scary for my taste. But I am known to be a chicken in certain circles, LOL!! "
— Teri, 1/28/2014 -
" A good read. Plenty of action. A nice conclusion. I learned something of the New York Museum of Natural History, and a couple of new words. "
— Barbara, 1/5/2014 -
" This is only the 2nd five stars I've given....a real good read.... "
— Dougw, 11/16/2013 -
" Fantastic first book to a fantastic series. Absolutely a must read! "
— Cassidy, 10/14/2013 -
" A better than average thriller...but not better than Crichton, as it was advertised to be! "
— Ellen, 9/25/2013 -
" I would give Relic 3.5 stars. It is the first of the Pendergast series. Pendergast is an FBI agent from Louisiana in NYC to investigate a series of unusual deaths taking place in the Museum of Natural History. I really liked Pendergast (thought there could have been more of him) and the other characters. It is at times a page-turning thriller, and at times gets bogged down in too much detail. It is the latter that caused the 3.5 star rating. I enjoyed Pendergast and the story, recommend the book, and will read the next in the series. "
— Jodi, 9/21/2013 -
" The rating is for interesting scientific premise, not story craft. Poorly drawn characters populate the novel. Disappointed, as I'd read Tyrannosaur Canyon and liked it quite a lot. "
— Geoffrey, 9/18/2013 -
" 3.5 stars. I read this a long time ago, and the book was definitely better than the movie. "
— Andi, 8/14/2013 -
" One of my favorite of that kind! "
— Lo, 7/21/2013 -
" This is classic horror and So much fun! Pendergast is always way over the top--cast aside your skepticism and enjoy the ride! Although I have enjoyed the whole series, this is still my favorite. "
— Janet, 6/16/2013 -
" Well I've watched the film & thought I'd see what the book was like. It is better (isn't it always?). I enjoyed it and there is a lovely lead into the next book; which I'll also look to listen to. Good fun... "
— Caroline, 5/4/2013 -
" Light fiction - ok for horror/mystery popcorn - especially on long air plane trips. "
— Scott, 1/16/2013 -
" This is not a very good book. Be warned. However, it can be a very entertaining book. If you're capable of turning your brain off--or, better yet, cackling at the absurdities--it can be a lot of fun. "
— C.D., 12/8/2012 -
" great suspense book, some graphic violence. The boogie man in the basement that has haunted almost everyone as a child is put in a book. "
— Diane, 6/20/2012 -
" I love this genre of writing and so will you if you like horror, mystery and thrills. Proof once again that the book is always better than the movie. "
— Anna, 6/7/2012 -
" Very average. Hard to follow and visualize at times what the author was trying to describe in Museum locations. "
— Dennis, 5/9/2012 -
" The *only* reason I finished this is because I'm out of other books to read. I skimmed it, and even then it was tedious. Predictable. "
— Debby, 4/6/2012 -
" The Book that STARTED it all!! People are being brutally murdered in the New York Museum of Natural History. Introduces Pendergast as the enigmatic agent. "
— Miriam, 3/19/2012 -
" Wonderfully thrilling. "
— Conni, 11/17/2011 -
" It was fun! Not great science, not great literature. But I really enjoyed it, and it was marvelously suspenseful. "
— Nyssa, 11/13/2011 -
" Just flat out enjoyed it. "
— Nathan, 5/23/2011 -
" Suspenseful but didn't set my world on fire. Read it for book club. Not my usual genre of choice. "
— Jen, 5/13/2011 -
" Even better the second time around when I knew how it all turned out. "
— Mark, 5/8/2011 -
" Now this is a great monster book. Good thriller "
— Randy, 5/8/2011 -
" I went back to read this one after starting in the middle of the Pendergast series. I'm glad I went back. This book was very good. Fast-paced, interesting, and a great ending. Plus, I got to see how my favorite characters met. "
— Sue, 4/30/2011 -
" Great first book in this series. I very interested in the plot as it progressed. It kept me engrossed. Love the main characters. "
— Jodi, 4/29/2011 -
" Fun, quick rides. Turn a bit of your brain and suspension of disbelief off for an afternoon or evening, and enjoy. "
— David, 4/23/2011 -
" I read this book a long time ago and absolutely adored it. It's been a while, though. Hmmm... might want to read it again, come to think of it. FAR better than the movie that it was based off of. If you like archaeological thrillers, these two are the best! "
— Carissa, 4/17/2011 -
" One of my all time favorite books. I LOVE science gone wrong type monster stories (in books and movies). "
— Michelle, 4/11/2011
About the Authors
Douglas Preston has published forty books of both nonfiction and fiction, of which over thirty have been New York Times bestsellers, several also reaching the #1 position. He is the co-author, with Lincoln Child, of the Pendergast series of thrillers. He also writes nonfiction pieces for the New Yorker magazine. He worked as an editor at the American Museum of Natural History in New York and taught nonfiction writing at Princeton University. He is president emeritus of the Authors Guild and serves on the advisory board of the School for Advanced Research in Santa Fe.
Scott Brick, an acclaimed voice artist, screenwriter, and actor, has performed on film, television, and radio. He attended UCLA and spent ten years in a traveling Shakespeare company. Passionate about the spoken word, he has narrated a wide variety of audiobooks. winning won more than fifty AudioFile Earphones Awards and several of the prestigious Audie Awards. He was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine and the Voice of Choice for 2016 by Booklist magazine.
About David Colacci
David Colacci is an actor and director who has directed and performed in prominent theaters nationwide. His credits include roles from Shakespeare to Albee, as well as extensive work on new plays. As a narrator, he has won numerous Earphones Awards, earned Audie Award nominations, and been included in Best Audio of the Year lists by such publications as Publishers Weekly, AudioFile magazine, and Library Journal. He was a resident actor and director with the Cleveland Play House for eight years and has been artistic director of the Hope Summer Rep Theater since 1992.