The Book of the Dead (novel)

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The Book of the Dead is a novel by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. It is the third and final installment to the trilogy concentrating on FBI Special Agent Aloysius X. L. 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 Pendergast trilogy, although the character does make appreances in some earlier works (such as 'The Relic' and 'Reliquary'). The 3 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.

[edit] External links

• The Book of the Dead — The Book of the Dead on the authors' website
• Sample Chapter — A sample chapter from the book on the authors' website