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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Gideon's sword Gideon's sword Douglas Preston "At age 12, Gideon Crew witnessed the brutal murder of his father. More than 20 years later, Gideon gets his revenge. But then a mysterious witness steps forward to confront Gideon on his crime---and… OL15507787W
Cold vengeance Cold vengeance Lincoln Child,Douglas Preston "A bonding trip for Pendergast and his brother-in-law, Judson Esterhazy, turns violent. Before abandoning a mortally-wounded Pendergast, Esterhazy announces his sister, Pendergast's long-dead wife He… OL16139937W
Gideon's corpse Gideon's corpse Lincoln Child,Douglas Preston A top nuclear scientist turns homicidal, taking an innocent family hostage at gunpoint. Gideon Crew, a colleague of the scientist at Los Alamos, is called in to talk the man down. But the standoff en… OL16518004W
Blue Labyrinth Blue Labyrinth Lincoln Child,Douglas Preston "A long-buried family secret resurfaces when one of Aloysius Pendergast's most implacable enemies shows up on his doorstep as a murdered corpse. The mystery has all the hallmarks of the perfect murde… OL17889834W
Beyond the Ice Limit: A Gideon Crew Novel (Gideon Crew series) Beyond the Ice Limit: A Gideon Crew Novel (Gideon Crew series) Lincoln Child,Douglas Preston That thing is growing again. We must destroy it. The time to act is now...With these words begins Gideon Crew's latest, most dangerous, most high-stakes assignment yet. Failure will mean nothing shor… OL19356351W
The Lost Island The Lost Island Lincoln Child,Douglas Preston After being tasked with stealing a page from a priceless, ancient book, brilliant scientist and master thief Gideon Crew discovers a hidden map on the back of the book's parchment, in the third novel… OL19982062W
Crimson shore Crimson shore Lincoln Child,Douglas Preston "A seemingly straightforward private case turns out to be much more complicated--and sinister--than Special Agent A.X.L. Pendergast ever could have anticipated. Pendergast, together with his ward Con… OL20010758W
Cemetery Dance Cemetery Dance Lincoln Child,Douglas Preston Pendergast - the world's most enigmatic FBI Special Agent - returns to New York City to investigate a murderous cult. William Smithback, a New York Times reporter, and his wife Nora Kelly, a Museum o… OL24646806W
Cemetery dance Cemetery dance Lincoln Child,Douglas Preston Pendergast-the world's most enigmatic FBI Special Agent-returns to New York City to investigate a murderous cult. William Smithback, a New York Times reporter, and his wife Nora Kelly, a Museum of … OL549355W
Riptide Riptide Lincoln Child,Douglas Preston In 1695, a notorious English pirate buried his bounty in a maze of booby-trapped tunnels on an island off the coast of Maine. In three hundred years, no one has breached this cursed and rocky fortre… OL549362W
The cabinet of curiosities The cabinet of curiosities Lincoln Child,Douglas Preston In an ancient tunnel underneath New York City a charnel house is discovered. Inside are thirty-six bodies all murdered and mutilated more than a century ago. While FBI agent Pendergast investigates… OL549364W
Dinosaurs in the Attic Dinosaurs in the Attic Douglas Preston Describes the history of the American Museum of Natural History--its founding, its special collections, and the scientists and curators who work there. OL549367W
Brimstone Brimstone Lincoln Child,Douglas Preston A body is found in the attic of a fabulous Long Island estate. There is a hoofprint scorched into the floor, and the stench of sulfur chokes the air. When FBI Special Agent Pendergast investigates … OL549375W
Thunderhead Thunderhead Lincoln Child,Douglas Preston The bestselling authors of "The Relic" deliver a "highly readable tale of adventure and long-ago crimes" ("Dallas Morning News"). An archeologist goes in search of the fabled Lost City of Gold, an ex… OL549376W