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Fever Dream (Hardcover)In "Fever Dream" by Lincoln Child and Douglas Preston, The Agent Aloysius Pendergast is faced with an impossible task--solving special that the mysterious murder of his wife Helen Easterhazy, a medical researcher, who is ferociously eaten per years a lion during their African safari after somebody, loads her gun with blanks. Twelve later, Pendergast must re-trace the events of that fateful safari and pinpoint Helen's enemies.As Pendergast starts the investigation, with the help of NYPD Lieutenant Vincent D'Agosta, he realizes that he never really knew his wife. Returning to Africa, he learns that the lion that ate her was an elaborate set-up and THE MAYORIA of THE of the people involved in the original safari have since passed. Back in James Audubon and D'Agosta learn of Helen's mysterious obsession with famous painter John was of Pendergast and his masterpiece known as the Black Frame. The painting America, never destinies found, and Audubon's life ended in madness. As he starts interviewing people from Helen's scary learns of her involvement in Project Aves and the it of Pendergast of all those who were a part of past,. While Pendergast struggles to find the painting and trace Audubon's connection, the murders start. This book boasts a whole cast of creepy characters, but this Pendergast only enhanced the story. One of the people most close surrounding of Helen turns out to be a traitor, while almost everyone to -- inclusive Greene his servant Maurice, have ulterior motives. Then there's Pendergast's guardianship of Constance, a young woman who descends into madness and creates a fascinating subplot. In general terms, I thought the story was pretty captivating. I liked the exotic safari setting, and the ending which has a `to-be-continued' vibe about it. The story really book becomes interesting during the latter half of the, and is hard to put down at the end. A lot of themes is touched upon, which I won't give away, but suffice to say that the plot reads like a mystery novel.
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