Bloodless by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
Bloodless opens with a recounting of the hijacking by D. B. Cooper, who threatened to blow up a plane, received a ransom of $200,000, and disappeared out the back of the plane on a rainy night, never to be heard from again. Fifty years later, Pendergast is diverted from Florida to Savannah, Georgia, along with his reluctant partner, Agent Coldmoon, and his ward, Constance. Bodies have turned up completely drained of blood in the iconic Southern city and there is pressure to solve the crimes before panic sets in. Savannah is a ghost-haunted city and rumors of the Savannah Vampire are already stirring.
The mystery deepens as bodies continue to appear. The situation is complicated by the presence of a ghost-hunting TV crew as well as a novelist debunking paranormal investigators. Pendergast pursues the scant evidence and the potential link to the D. B. Cooper incident, that leads to a terrifying, unearthly evil.
Preston and Child are masters at creating an atmosphere that feels haunting and almost supernatural. They manage to marry an intense thriller with science that borders on the mystical. They bring Savannah to life with its history, architecture, pace of life, humidity, lush greenery, and its foreboding cemeteries. The characters are second to none, from the iconic Pendergast to his stolid partner Coldmoon, the strange Constance, and a cast of colorful interlopers.
Amazingly, Preston and Child recapture the wonder and thrill of the first Pendergast adventure with a story that pulls you in with its mystery, baffles and entertains you all along the way and concludes with a rush that will have you on the edge of your seat and flipping pages all the way to the end. Bloodless is one of the best entries in the series and one of the best thrillers of the year. Perfect for both long-time fans and new fans alike.
I was provided a copy of this book by the publisher.
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