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Still Life with Crows

Still Life with Crows

CrimeSuspense
Pages
671
Published
2003
Language
English

Synopsis

A gruesome murder in the cornfields of Medicine Creek, Kansas, draws the brilliant and eccentric FBI agent Pendergast to a town steeped in its own dark history. As more victims are found staged in bizarre, ritualistic tableaux, Pendergast teams up with Corrie, a local teenager and outcast, to uncover the truth behind a killer who seems to be enacting a centuries-old curse. Beneath the town's quiet surface lies a secret that has been festering for generations, and the investigation pulls Pendergast and Corrie into a conspiracy far larger than a single string of murders.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

DarkTenseMysterious
Mystery BoxDual TimelineUnreliable Narrator

Genres

Crime Suspense Thriller Mystery

Authors

D
Douglas Preston

American author best known for the Agent Pendergast thriller series, co-written with Lincoln Child since Relic (1995). He also writes solo thrillers and nonfiction on archaeology, exploration and natural history, including The Monster of Florence and The Lost City of the Monkey God. He began his career at the American Museum of Natural History and has served as president of the Authors Guild.

L
Lincoln Child

Lincoln Child is the author of Face Off, a thrilling novel that fans of suspense will enjoy. He's known for his gripping stories that keep you turning pages.

Characters

PendergastProtagonist
Corrie SwansonSupporting
All characters in Still Life with Crows