Crooked River

FBI Special Agent Pendergast faces his most powerful and deadly opponent in the latest instalment in Preston & Child's bestselling series.

FBI Special Agent Pendergast is called to investigate dozens of human feet, identically clad in blue, that have washed up Florida beaches. Soon the case takes a complex and deadly turn...

A sea of unanswered questions.Dozens of identical shoes have washed up on the beach in the quiet resort town of Sanibel Island, Florida. They appear completely ordinary but for one thing - each contains a crudely severed human foot.Faced with an incomprehensible puzzle and ever more confusing pathology reports, the local police call on FBI Special Agent A.X.L. Pendergast for his expertise. But with no answers and endless possibilities they are left with only questions: What has happened, and why? Where have the feet come from? And are the victims still alive?Soon Pendergast will find himself entrenched in one of the most complex and inexplicable challenges of his career.Praise for Preston and Child:'Get ready for the ride of your life' DAVID BALDACCI'Will leave you breathless' LEE CHILD'Fast-moving, sophisticated and bursting with surprises... There's nothing else like them' WASHINGTON POST'White-hot bestselling suspense. Simply brilliant!' LISA GARDNER

PRAISE FOR PRESTON & CHILD: 'Once you read Relic, you'll want to read the other seventeen books in the series' Whoopi Goldberg, Favourite Summer Reads 2018. 'Sit back, crack open the book and get ready for the ride of your life' David Baldacci. 'White-hot bestselling suspense. Simply brilliant!' Lisa Gardner. 'One of thrillerdom's most exciting and intriguing series leads, and it remains among the most reliable in the genre' Booklist. 'Fast-moving, sophisticated and bursting with surprises... There's nothing else like them'

Auteur

Douglas Preston writes about archaeology for the New Yorker and National Geographic magazines, as well as novels and nonfiction works (such as The Lost City of the Monkey God). With Lincoln Child, he writes international #1 bestselling thrillers, including the Agent Pendergast adventures.

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A sea of unanswered questions. Dozens of identical shoes have washed up on the beach in the quiet resort town of Sanibel Island, Florida. They appear completely ordinary but for one thing - each contains a crudely severed human foot. Faced with an incomprehensible puzzle and ever more confusing pathology reports, the local police call on FBI Special Agent A.X.L. Pendergast for his expertise. But with no answers and endless possibilities they are left with only questions: What has happened, and why? Where have the feet come from? And are the victims still alive? Soon Pendergast will find himself entrenched in one of the most complex and inexplicable challenges of his career. Praise for Preston and Child: 'Get ready for the ride of your life' DAVID BALDACCI 'Will leave you breathless' LEE CHILD 'Fast-moving, sophisticated and bursting with surprises... There's nothing else like them' WASHINGTON POST 'White-hot bestselling suspense. Simply brilliant!' LISA GARDNER

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FBI Special Agent Pendergast is called to investigate dozens of human feet, identically clad in blue, that have washed up Florida beaches. Soon the case takes a complex and deadly turn...