Pendergast books in order

Pendergast Books In Order of Publication & Chronological

Aloysius Xingu Leng Pendergast is a fictional character appearing in novels by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. He first appeared as a supporting character in their first novel, Relic (1995), and in its 1997 sequel Reliquary, before assuming the protagonist role in the 2002 novel The Cabinet of Curiosities.

Pendergast is a special agent with the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). He once worked out of the New Orleans Field Office of the FBI, but resides in New York City and works out of the New York Field Office; he frequently travels out of state to investigate cases which interest him, often those appearing to be the work of serial killers.

Pendergast books in order


1. Relic 1995

Relic 1995

Relic is a 1995 novel by American authors Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, and the first in the Special Agent Pendergast series. As a horror novel and techno-thriller, it comments on the possibilities inherent in genetic manipulation, and is critical of museums and their role both in society and in the scientific community. It is the basis of the film The Relic (1997).

 

2. Reliquary 1997

Reliquary 1997

Reliquary is the 1997 New York Times best-selling sequel to Relic, by American authors Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. The legacy of the blood-maddened Mbwun lives on in Reliquary, but the focus is shifted from the original museum setting to the tunnels beneath the streets of New York City. The book is the second in the Special Agent Pendergast series.

 

3. The Cabinet of Curiosities 2002

The Cabinet of Curiosities 2002

The Cabinet of Curiosities is a thriller novel by American writers Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, released on June 3, 2002 by Grand Central Publishing. This is the third installment in the Special Agent Pendergast series.

 

4. Still Life with Crows 2003

Still Life with Crows 2003

Still Life with Crows is a thriller novel by American authors Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, released on July 1, 2003 by Grand Central Publishing. It is the fourth novel (behind Relic (1995), Reliquary (1997) and The Cabinet of Curiosities (2002)) to feature FBI Special Agent Pendergast as protagonist.

 

5. Brimstone 2004

Brimstone 2004

Brimstone is a thriller novel written by American authors Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, and published on August 3, 2004, by Warner Books. This is the fifth installment in the Special Agent Pendergast series and the first novel in the Diogenes trilogy that also includes Dance of Death (2005) and The Book of the Dead (2006).

 

6. Dance of Death 2005

Dance of Death 2005

Dance of Death is a novel by American authors Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, published on June 2, 2005 by Warner Books. This is the sixth book in the Special Agent Pendergast series. Also, this novel is the second book in the Diogenes trilogy: the first book is Brimstone, released in 2004, and the last book is The Book of the Dead, released in 2006.

Synopsis : The book follows FBI Special Agent Aloysius Pendergast and his sidekick, Lieutenant Vincent D’Agosta. Pendergast was last seen at the end of the previous novel, Brimstone, where he was buried alive behind a brick wall in Castel Fosco. His estranged brother, Diogenes, rescues him and nurses him back to health. However this is not a true act of kindness; Diogenes has a dark agenda and needs his brother alive in order to carry out his nefarious plans.

Pendergast’s ward Constance Greene requests Vincent D’Agosta’s presence for a very important meeting. D’Agosta is shown a letter written many months previously by Pendergast about his brother Diogenes. In the letter, Pendergast writes that he does not know of Diogenes’s whereabouts, but does in fact know one thing—a date, January 28. D’Agosta presumes that this will be the date of Diogenes’s greatest crime. Having been hated by and hating his family, Diogenes obviously cannot be trusted.

 

7. The Book of the Dead 2007

The Book of the Dead 2007

The Book of the Dead is a novel by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child published on July 1, 2007 by Warner Books. This is the seventh book in the Special Agent Pendergast series. Also, it is the third and final installment to the trilogy concentrating on Pendergast and his relationship with Lieutenant Vincent D’Agosta in their pursuit to stop Pendergast’s brother, Diogenes.

Preston and Child call these books the Diogenes trilogy. The three books in the trilogy start with Brimstone in 2004 and continue with Dance of Death in 2005. This final book was released on May 30, 2006 and has been on the New York Times Best Seller list, reaching as high as #4 on the list.

Synopsis : An FBI agent, rotting away in a high-security prison for a murder he did not commit… His brilliant, psychotic brother, about to perpetrate a horrific crime… A young woman with an extraordinary past, on the edge of a violent breakdown… An ancient Egyptian tomb with an enigmatic curse, about to be unveiled at a celebrity-studded New York gala…

 

8. The Wheel of Darkness 2008

The Wheel of Darkness 2008

The Wheel of Darkness is a novel by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child released on August 28, 2007 by Grand Central Publishing. This is the eighth book in the Special Agent Pendergast series. It entered The New York Times Best Seller list at number two on September 16, 2007, and remained on the list for five weeks.

 

9. Cemetery Dance 2009

Cemetery Dance 2009

Cemetery Dance is a thriller novel by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child released on May 12, 2009 by Grand Central Publishing. This is the ninth installment in the Special Agent Pendergast series. During production, it was known by the pre-release title Revenant. The preceding novel is The Wheel of Darkness.

 

10. Fever Dream 2010

Fever Dream 2010

Fever Dream is a novel by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. It was released on May 11, 2010 by Grand Central Publishing. This is the tenth book in the Special Agent Pendergast series and also the first in the Helen trilogy. The preceding novel is Cemetery Dance, and it is followed by Cold Vengeance.

 

11. Cold Vengeance 2011

Cold Vengeance 2011

Cold Vengeance is a thriller novel by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. It was released on August 2, 2011 by Grand Central Publishing. This is the eleventh installment in the Special Agent Pendergast series and also the second novel in the Helen trilogy. The preceding novel is Fever Dream.

 

12. Two Graves 2012

Two Graves 2012

Two Graves is a thriller novel by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. It was released on December 11, 2012 by Grand Central Publishing. This is the twelfth book in the Special Agent Pendergast series and also the third novel in the Helen trilogy. The preceding novel is Cold Vengeance.

 

13. Extraction 2012

Extraction 2012

In New Orleans’ French Quarter, the Tooth Fairy isn’t a benevolent sprite who slips money under your pillow at night….he’s a mysterious old recluse who must be appeased with teeth–lest he extract retribution. When young Diogenes Pendergast loses a tooth, however, his skeptical older brother Aloysius is determined to put the legend to the test…with dire consequences. *Includes a special preview chapter of Preston & Child’s new full-length novel TWO GRAVES, available December 11, 2012.

 

14. White Fire 2013

White Fire 2013

White Fire is a thriller novel by American writers Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. It was released on November 12, 2013 by Grand Central Publishing. This is the thirteenth book in the Special Agent Pendergast series. The preceding novel is Two Graves.

 

15. Blue Labyrinth 2014

Blue Labyrinth 2014

Blue Labyrinth is a thriller novel by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. The book was released on November 11, 2014, by Grand Central Publishing. This is the fourteenth book in the Special Agent Pendergast series.

 

16. Crimson Shore 2015

Crimson Shore 2015

Crimson Shore is a thriller novel by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. The book was released on November 10, 2015, by Grand Central Publishing. This is the fifteenth book in the Special Agent Pendergast series.

 

17. The Obsidian Chamber 2016

The Obsidian Chamber 2016

The Obsidian Chamber is a thriller novel by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.The book was released on October 18, 2016 by Grand Central Publishing and is the sixteenth book in the Special Agent Pendergast series.

 

18. City of Endless Night 2018

City of Endless Night 2018

City of Endless Night is a thriller novel by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. The book was released on January 16, 2018, by Grand Central Publishing. This is the seventeenth book in the Special Agent Pendergast series.

 

19. Verses for the Dead 2018

Verses for the Dead 2018

Verses for the Dead is a 2018 mystery novel by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. This is the eighteenth book in the Special Agent Pendergast series. It tells the story of FBI special agent Aloysius Pendergast as he investigates a serial killer in Miami Beach.

 

20. Crooked River 2020

Crooked River 2020

Dozens of identical blue shoes are found in the ocean off the southwestern coast of Florida, all with a severed human foot inside, all exhibiting unmistakable signs of violence. They appear out of nowhere one day, floating in on the tide.

Called off the tarmac from his return flight back to New York City, Pendergast reluctantly arrives on Captiva Island and is quickly drawn into the mystery. A preliminary pathology report indicates the feet were wrenched from their bodies in the crudest of ways. As the days continue, more wash in until the number tops one hundred.

Soon, Pendergast and his partner, junior agent Coldmoon find themselves squaring off against an adversary more powerful and deadly than they’ve ever encountered.

 

21. Bloodless 2021

Bloodless 2021

In this latest installment of the #1 New York Times bestselling series, FBI agent Pendergast faces the strangest, most challenging puzzle of his career, when bodies—drained to the last drop of blood—begin appearing in Savannah, Georgia.

A FABULOUS HEIST
On the evening of November 24, 1971, D. B. Cooper hijacked Flight 305—Portland to Seattle—with a fake bomb, collected a ransom of $200,000, and then parachuted from the rear of the plane, disappearing into the night…and into history.

A BRUTAL CRIME STEEPED IN LEGEND AND MALEVOLENCE
Fifty years later, Agent Pendergast takes on a bizarre and gruesome case: in the ghost-haunted city of Savannah, Georgia, bodies are found with no blood left in their veins—sowing panic and reviving whispered tales of the infamous Savannah Vampire.

A CASE LIKE NO OTHER
As the mystery rises along with the body count, Pendergast and his partner, Agent Coldmoon, race to understand how—or if—these murders are connected to the only unsolved skyjacking in American history. Together, they uncover not just the answer…but an unearthly evil beyond all imagining.

 

22. The Cabinet of Dr. Leng 2023

The Cabinet of Dr. Leng 2023

Preston & Child continue their #1 bestselling series featuring FBI Special Agent Pendergast and Constance Greene, as they cross paths with New York’s deadliest serial killer: Pendergast’s own ancestor…and now his greatest foe.

AN INCREDIBLE JOURNEY

Astoundingly, Constance has found a way back to the place of her origins, New York City in the late 1800s, leaping at the chance, although it means leaving the present forever.

A DESPERATE OPPORTUNITY

Constance sets off on a quest to prevent the events that lead to the deaths of her sister and brother. But along the road to redemption, Manhattan’s most infamous serial killer, Dr. Enoch Leng, lies in wait, ready to strike at the slightest provocation.

UNIMAGINABLE ODDS

Meanwhile, in contemporary New York, Pendergast feverishly searches for a way to reunite with Constance—but will he discover a way back to her before it’s too late?


How many books are there in Pendergast books series?

There are total 22 books in Pendergast books series. This book series include 2 authors Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.


Pendergast books in order of release date

1. The Relic (1995)

2. Reliquary (1997)

3. The Cabinet of Curiosities (2002)

4. Still Life with Crows (2003)

5. Brimstone (2004)

6. The Dance of Death (2005)

7. The Book of the Dead (2006)

8. The Wheel of Darkness (2007)

9. Cemetery Dance (2009)

10. Fever Dream (2010)

11. Cold Vengeance (2011)

12. Two Graves (2012)

12.5 Extraction (2012)

13. White Fire (2013)

14. Blue Labyrinth (2014)

15. Crimson Shore (2015)

16. The Obsidian Chamber (2016)

17. City of Endless Night (2018)

18. Verses for the Dead (2018)

19. Crooked River (2020)

20. Bloodless (2021)

21. The Cabinet of Dr. Leng (2023)


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