Play Audiobook Sample
Still Life with Crows: A Novel Audiobook
Play Audiobook Sample
(4.00) - 11,558 listener ratings
Quick Stats About this Audiobook
Total Audiobook Chapters:
Longest Chapter Length:
Shortest Chapter Length:
Average Chapter Length:
Audiobooks by this Author:
Publisher Description
A small Kansas town has turned into a killing ground.
Is it a serial killer, a man with the need to destroy?
Or is it a darker force, a curse upon the land?
Amid golden cornfields, FBI Special Agent Pendergast discovers evil in the blood of America's heartland.
No one is safe.
Download and start listening now!
"SPOILER ALERT! I must admit before I start writing about how awesome this book was- it did drag in the middle. However like all preston-child books the ending rocks my face off. Just as I was thinking to myself, 'I like this storyline, but I have to say I like the setting of the musuem and the library, etc. from the other books better', the cave was introduced and my face melted off again."
— Franny (5 out of 5 stars)
Quotes
-
“A scary campfire chillfest.”
— Publishers Weekly -
“Disturbing…Thrilling.”
— Audiofile -
“As usual, Preston and Child deftly mix the real and the surreal, creating an atmosphere in which everything, for reasons we can't quite nail down, seems a tad off-kilter. Call it creeping paranoia, perhaps, or the dreadful certainty that something awful is about to happen. Whatever you call it, it's a recipe for success.”
— Booklist -
Smart, skillful writers who have fun spinning their tall tale, and if you enjoy things-that-go-bump-in-the-night thrillers, you'll have fun reading it.
— Washington Post Book World -
From the first page, STILL LIFE WITH CROWS is creepy, disturbing, and altogether fascinating: Preston and Child at their best.
— Salem Statesman Journal (OR) -
Highly entertaining . . . a creepy, well-plotted novel . . . Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child's trademark mix of mystery, suspense, horror, and history proves to be a combination that works.
— Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Awards
-
A USA Today bestseller
Still Life with Crows Listener Reviews
-
" I love this novel so much it's almost got abit of a Stephen King vibe to it. Pendergast in the middle of nowhere investigating more bizzarre murders where each clue he finds leads to more questions than answers. Definitely one of my favorite Pendergast novels. "
— Wukong99, 12/10/2023 -
—
JOANN PALMER, 1/23/2021
-
—
Lisa Donn, 7/22/2018
-
" Very good read, I loved this story. Very twisted story line, but caught my attention. "
— Raven, 2/19/2014 -
" I liked the character development in this book. Corrie was a great assistant for Pendergast. "
— Jean, 2/14/2014 -
" This book scared the s**t out of me. It had me guessing until the end who the killer was and I definitely couldn't read it at night. If you like suspense, I highly recommend it. It was a fantastic read. "
— Jacqueline, 2/12/2014 -
" Possibly my favorite Pendergast. "
— Patricia, 2/11/2014 -
" Would have given it 5 stars but some sections just dragged on a bit too much. But it was a great story! Love Pendergrast novels. "
— Peanut, 2/11/2014 -
" This was a real page turner. Pendergast is at his weirdly best and the young girl that shared the action was a very sympathetic character. I sort-of guessed the ending, but some of it was still a surprise. "
— Tory, 1/30/2014 -
" Preston and Child are simply the best. I've enjoyed all their books, and they're really beginning to hit their stride with this thriller. "
— Jane, 1/19/2014 -
" Pendergast is wonderful-impossible to put down! "
— Katherine, 1/15/2014 -
" Good, but predictable. (On board the Carnival Glory) "
— Cathy, 1/12/2014 -
" Finally finished this book. Glad I stuck with it. It did have a good ending. "
— Temple, 12/22/2013 -
" I am in love with the Preston-Child team. I am in love with the venerable Agent Pendergast. I am in love with this series. Horribly, unapologetically gory and grotesque, and addictively cerebral. "
— Cori, 12/16/2013 -
" Makes you wonder what untold horrors lurk in the backcountry...and what legends are true. "
— Erik, 11/26/2013 -
" Where do they get their ideas??!! Scared me so much I had horrible dreams! I liked it... "
— Gail, 10/11/2013 -
" Classic Pendergast novel but with a chilling ending I actually didn't see coming... One of Preston and Child's best. "
— Donnielle, 9/16/2013 -
" At first I thought this book was kinda dragging and the thought of a monster really doing this I thought was stupid. So in the end all the pieces came together---even the reasons why it was much better. Not one of the best pendergast novels though "
— Lisa, 11/24/2012 -
" Picks up where Cabinet leaves off as another case taken by Special Agent Pendagast...the story begins in the cornfields of Kansas with a bunch of grizzly murders....a very good read, almost has good as Cabinet "
— Rob, 10/17/2012 -
" This is one of my favorite Pendergast novels - creepy scary. It also can "stand-alone" so would be a good place to start if you've never read any of the others. "
— Ramatre, 9/6/2012 -
" I kind of jumped around with this series but agent Pendergast keeps me coming back for more! "
— Shaun, 9/1/2012 -
" It's a good, not great mystery. I was unsatisfied with the reveal/ending. "
— Jason, 6/1/2012 -
" this was by far my favorite Pendergast novel. "
— Tynan, 3/16/2012 -
" great, entangled and scary "
— Bette, 2/22/2012 -
" An exciting story with the usual twists and turns. The writing in this Pendergast story is much visual then their others. "
— Slowdancer29a, 11/6/2011 -
" Interesting entry in the Pendergast story. It was fun seeing Pendergast interact in the great midwest. "
— Mary, 9/8/2011 -
" I still love Agent Pendergast. I keep coming back for more. "
— Mashon, 7/4/2011 -
" An early Pendergast book, but one of my favorites! "
— Gustavseal, 7/2/2011 -
" Kansas cornfields just got scarier in Still Life with Crows. Special Agent Pendergast shows up to investigate a series of grisly murders and, as usual, even stranger things begin to occur. This book introduces my favorite character of the series, an abused teen whose life will never be the same. "
— Jennifer, 7/2/2011 -
" My most fav of the Pendergast series "
— Moz, 5/21/2011 -
" Another great story in the Agent Pendergast series. Kept me guessing 'til the end! "
— Ken, 5/18/2011 -
" Lots of action and mystery right up my alley! With two authors writing together it just can't get any better, they are masters at scaring you. "
— Jennifer, 5/9/2011 -
" My first pendergast book, i quite enjoyed it, a good story a real thriller, could hardly put it down<br/> "
— Denrod, 5/9/2011 -
" Classic Pendergast novel but with a chilling ending I actually didn't see coming... One of Preston and Child's best. "
— Donnielle, 5/6/2011 -
" Saw this ending coming a mile away. Still a good read. "
— Kona, 5/6/2011 -
" If you like suspense you will love this book- Keeps you reading right up until the very last page! "
— Lynne, 4/30/2011
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.
Lincoln Child is the New York Times bestselling author of The Forgotten Room, The Third Date, Terminal Freeze, Deep Storm, Death Match, and Utopia, as well as coauthor, with Douglas Preston, of numerous New York Times bestsellers, including Fever Dream.
About Scott Brick
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.