The Cabinet of Dr. Leng
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Reviews
Hannah Zunic
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The following is an abridged version of my review。 To read the full length version then check out my blog www。readinghasruinedmylife。com or click the following link: https://www。readinghasruinedmylife。co。。。Thank you to Novel Suspects Insider's Club and Grand Central publishing for sending me an advanced copy of this book。 They aren't paying me for my review， they just sent me the book for free。Before I get to my review I must issue a spoiler alert。 I'm very good at spoiling the entirety of books The following is an abridged version of my review。 To read the full length version then check out my blog www。readinghasruinedmylife。com or click the following link: https://www。readinghasruinedmylife。co。。。Thank you to Novel Suspects Insider's Club and Grand Central publishing for sending me an advanced copy of this book。 They aren't paying me for my review， they just sent me the book for free。Before I get to my review I must issue a spoiler alert。 I'm very good at spoiling the entirety of books。 Take this as your warning。 Our story begins right where the last Pendergast novel left off。 Constance Greene has traveled back in time to 1880 New York City where she plans to save her sister and brother from certain death。 While our Femme Fatal is off figuring out how exactly to unalive a serial killer， her partner in the future is desperately trying to get back to her。Pendergast， the series’ titular character， is drinking too much absinth and searching for someone to repair his inherited time machine。 Somehow this man is loaded and can spend millions of dollars to repair this machine， that’s neither here nor there， but the important thing to note is that he basically does nothing throughout this novel until the end。We have two other important characters this novel focuses on: Agent Coldmoon and Detective D’Agosta。 Agent Coldmoon is solving the murder of a Lakota artist out in South Dakota and Detective D’Agosta is solving a murder in New York City involving a conservator who was locked inside a freezer at the National History Museum。 Spoiler， these two cases relate to one another and the pair of detectives get to work together and trade stories about Pendergast。 One more spoiler， these cases have no relation to the main story; at least not in this entry。 The Cabinet of Dr。 Leng is a two-part story with part-two schedule to release some time in the future。Full disclosure， I've never read any books in this series。 I entered into it at arguably its highest point， and despite not knowing all the details， I entered at the best possible time。 The amount of tension and exciting incidents this book has is through the roof。 Despite not knowing much about the characters’ relationships or much of the lore， that didn’t matter。 Preston and Child gave just the right amount of information for new readers to follow along。 I was able to understand the relationships between the main characters as well as the important lore required for this book。 It was incredibly easy to follow and I was engrossed from the start。It’s a shame that Constance isn’t the main focus of this novel。 Preston and Child constantly jump between the past and the present; which isn’t the issue。 I fully understand and support having chapters focusing on Pendergast and how he’s trying to get back to Constance。 Those do add to the novel。 The issue is the chapters that focus on Coldmoon and D’Agosta。 Their cases have nothing to do with the overarching plot。 What they’re doing has nothing to do with Constance and/or Pendergast。 I do not see any point in including them in this entry。 Their cases， while interesting on their own， do not fit in with the rest of this story and ultimately detract from the novel。I wholeheartedly believe fans of the Pendegast series will gobble this one up。 I enjoyed my time with it。 Thank you once again to Novel Suspects Insider's Club and Grand Central Publishing for sending me a copy of The Cabinet of Dr。 Leng。 I truly appreciate that someone wants to send me books。 Again， you can read the full length version of my review at www。readinghasruinedmylife。comNew posts go up every Wednesday at noon。 。。。more
Jannelies
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I’ve read only five other books in the Pendergast series （and two books from other series by Preston and Child） but anytime I read about this series somewhere， I feel that I should buy the whole series one day。 Therefore， I was very happy to be approved for a review copy of books 21 in this series。 Luckily there was enough information give about the main characters in this book to not be confused with who was who and what happened in earlier books。 On the contrary， I was immediately engrossed in I’ve read only five other books in the Pendergast series （and two books from other series by Preston and Child） but anytime I read about this series somewhere， I feel that I should buy the whole series one day。 Therefore， I was very happy to be approved for a review copy of books 21 in this series。 Luckily there was enough information give about the main characters in this book to not be confused with who was who and what happened in earlier books。 On the contrary， I was immediately engrossed in the story， which is a mixture of a thriller and science fiction。 For me as a fan of science fiction the concept of time travel and multiple universes is not new， and Preston and Child weave everything together in a very attractive way。 There are two main stories here， with Pendergast and Constance in one， and Armstrong Coldmoon and Vincent D’acosta in the other。 I won’t be surprised though， if the two stories would intertwine somewhere in the next book。 Yes， the next book， because the story isn’t finished yet。 I’m eagerly awaiting this because the mixture between time travel and multiple universes is very cleverly done。 And then there is Constance， fierce and loyal， and Dr。 Leng， a creepy ‘doctor’ if there ever was one。 Brilliant！Thanks to Netgalley and Aria & Aries for this review copy。 。。。more
Anthony Strong
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A spiritual successor to The Cabinet of Curiosities， Preston and Child’s third entry in the Pendergast series， The Cabinet of Dr。 Leng makes up the third installment of what will undoubtedly become a quartet within the larger series much like the Diogenes and Helen trilogies。 As such， it is not the book to start your foray into Special Agent Pendergast， but for those of us who have been reading from the beginning， it takes the series to a whole new level。After the events of Bloodless， which ende A spiritual successor to The Cabinet of Curiosities， Preston and Child’s third entry in the Pendergast series， The Cabinet of Dr。 Leng makes up the third installment of what will undoubtedly become a quartet within the larger series much like the Diogenes and Helen trilogies。 As such， it is not the book to start your foray into Special Agent Pendergast， but for those of us who have been reading from the beginning， it takes the series to a whole new level。After the events of Bloodless， which ended on an unexpected cliffhanger （not related to the main story arc which was wrapped up）， it is gratifying to continue the journey with Pendergast， Constance， and Coldmoon。 Overall， the story moves along at a clip， and I found myself turning the （digital） pages with eager anticipation。 I won’t mention any story elements here to avoid spoilers for those who have not read the previous book， but The Cabinet of Dr。 Leng will keep you up at night， I promise。 Preston and Child masterfully draw the reader in and keep them wanting more as a fascinating and often harrowing story unfolds that adds depth to the series as a whole， while filling out the backstory of at least one major character。Now all I have to do is wait until the next book comes out for the conclusion of this story arc， which I am sure will be all the more gratifying for its anticipation。 Five stars。 。。。more
Pam
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Thank you NetGalley， the publisher， and the authors for the opportunity to read and give an honest review of this book。For a long time I have been a big fan of the Pendergast books。 I wait in anticipation of the release of each new book。 I would call this book a “betweener” in the series。 It doesn’t really stand on its own。 It merely is a filler and it ends without a conclusion。The murder mystery regarding the museum curator actually takes a back seat to the other story line。 I am not a fan of t Thank you NetGalley， the publisher， and the authors for the opportunity to read and give an honest review of this book。For a long time I have been a big fan of the Pendergast books。 I wait in anticipation of the release of each new book。 I would call this book a “betweener” in the series。 It doesn’t really stand on its own。 It merely is a filler and it ends without a conclusion。The murder mystery regarding the museum curator actually takes a back seat to the other story line。 I am not a fan of time travel stories and this revolves around a time machine that has been re-built and put into use。I am interested in the fourth book of the series and I will read it in order to see how it all ends。 。。。more
Nicki
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These authors never fail to entertain and what a book this is。 For much of the book it feels like reading two different stories。 Both entertaining and heart pounding stories。 But why tell these very different stories in the same book。 But keep reading。 If will eventually make sense。 There are so many places where you want to tell the character to just stop and rethink。 That is what makes my heart just pound and stay up way to late to see what happened next。 Can't wait to read the next book。 Hope These authors never fail to entertain and what a book this is。 For much of the book it feels like reading two different stories。 Both entertaining and heart pounding stories。 But why tell these very different stories in the same book。 But keep reading。 If will eventually make sense。 There are so many places where you want to tell the character to just stop and rethink。 That is what makes my heart just pound and stay up way to late to see what happened next。 Can't wait to read the next book。 Hope it is out soon！ 。。。more
Karen
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ARC from NetGalley I loved this book， it picks up shortly after the end of Bloodless with Constance now in late 19th century New York trying to save her siblings， and Pendergast in the present day determined to find a way to travel back to the same time and place in order to help her。 In the modern day part of the story there are also two murders that appear to be linked。， one on a reservation in Colorado and one in the Natural History Museum in New York， these murders will bring Coldmoon and D’ ARC from NetGalley I loved this book， it picks up shortly after the end of Bloodless with Constance now in late 19th century New York trying to save her siblings， and Pendergast in the present day determined to find a way to travel back to the same time and place in order to help her。 In the modern day part of the story there are also two murders that appear to be linked。， one on a reservation in Colorado and one in the Natural History Museum in New York， these murders will bring Coldmoon and D’Acosta together。While the parts of the story that focus on Constance and Pendergast are well written， with an engrossing story， the Coldmoon/D’Acosta part of the story feels like an afterthought but hopefully that will be rectified in the next book。 。。。more
Gabriella Crivilare
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Thank you to Grand Central Publishing， the authors， and NetGalley for providing this eARC in exchange for an honest review。 This book will be released on January 17， 2023。At the end of Bloodless， we saw Constance disappear into late 1800s New York City， hellbent on preventing the deaths of her siblings and stopping Enoch Leng—Pendergast’s serial killer ancestor， introduced in Cabinet of Curiosities—once and for all。 Now she is beginning to execute her plan。 Meanwhile， Pendergast is seeking a way Thank you to Grand Central Publishing， the authors， and NetGalley for providing this eARC in exchange for an honest review。 This book will be released on January 17， 2023。At the end of Bloodless， we saw Constance disappear into late 1800s New York City， hellbent on preventing the deaths of her siblings and stopping Enoch Leng—Pendergast’s serial killer ancestor， introduced in Cabinet of Curiosities—once and for all。 Now she is beginning to execute her plan。 Meanwhile， Pendergast is seeking a way into this alternate past NYC himself， and Armstrong Coldmoon investigates the theft of several indigenous artifacts swapped for fakes， which leads him to a very familiar museum， and a very familiar NYPD officer…Hot。Damn。That’s me， fresh off the ending， which is a hell of a cliffhanger。 Seriously。 I don’t know how Doug and Linc are going to explain this one， but I thoroughly look forward to seeing them try （and， knowing them， succeed）。 And that part， shockingly， I can wait for。 What I CAN'T wait for is the wrap up of Coldmoon and D’Agosta’s case， which we unfortunately don’t get the conclusion of and which I enjoyed just as much—maybe sometimes more—than the 1800s segments of the story。 These authors don’t just include subplots without tying them all together in the end， and so I am really eager to see how the murders of a curator and a Lakota artist are related to Leng。 And， perhaps， someone else…？ This is all pure speculation， of course。 And maybe the case isn’t related to the 1800s timeline！ But I would be very surprised to learn they’re entirely separate。Enough about the ending。 One of the things I was most interested in about this book was the prospect that the adult Constance would succeed in rescuing her sister， Mary， and that we would get a glimpse at her as a person。 Every mention of Mary in the past has been almost… deified or romanticized， in a way， since Constance was so young when her sister died， and as readers we’ve only ever seen her idealized childhood recollections and not Mary herself。 I won’t give anything away， obviously， but we do get a bit of a glimpse at Mary; it wasn’t quite as much as I’d hoped for， and not enough to fully explore her character， which was unfortunate， but I still liked what we got。 As for the modern track—I think I’m in the minority here in finding it more interesting than the historical bits， but then my mother is always shocked that Cabinet is not my favorite installment in the series—my absolute favorite thing happened when D’Agosta realized who Coldmoon’s former partner was。 The dawning realization was just too good。 And again， I’m so invested in the contemporary crime。 All my notes regarding the investigation are full of theorizing and all-caps reactions as one avenue after another is closed off。 （My favorite reads: “WHO IS RESPONSIBLE”。）Between Bloodless and The Cabinet of Dr。 Leng， I feel like the weird ingenuity and bizarre cases that made me fall in love with the series are back in full force。 I’m completely ready to volunteer in whatever capacity Doug and Linc need that will enable them to write as fast as the wind to complete the next book。 Thanks for the apology regarding the cliffhanger， guys。 We love and forgive you。 。。。more
Kaitlin
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Who is the mysterious Dr。 Leng？ Why is he taking girls to his sanatorium and why is the location secret？ All these questions can be answered in The Cabinet of Dr。 Length by Preston and Child。 The story is set in the 1800’s， feels like a cozy Victorian gothic mystery with a time travel twist through parallel universes。 Constance is searching for her sister and brother while trying to change events of the past to ensure a better and brighter future for them all。 Her story is intertwined with the m Who is the mysterious Dr。 Leng？ Why is he taking girls to his sanatorium and why is the location secret？ All these questions can be answered in The Cabinet of Dr。 Length by Preston and Child。 The story is set in the 1800’s， feels like a cozy Victorian gothic mystery with a time travel twist through parallel universes。 Constance is searching for her sister and brother while trying to change events of the past to ensure a better and brighter future for them all。 Her story is intertwined with the mystery of a dead Lakota man and an anthropologist who was found in a museum freezer。 Fans of Preston and Child have another great book on their hands and if you haven’t read any of their books yet， this would be a good one to start！The review will be posted on TikTok after the book is released to the public。 。。。more
Ashley
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I have been a fan of Preston and Child’s Pendergast novels since discovering them several years ago – and each new installment always has me racing to get my hands on it！ The Cabinet of Curiosities， the third Pendergast novel， introduced readers to the spine-chilling villain Dr。 Enoch Leng and， in this latest novel， we are once again pulled back into Leng’s cruel world， where the past and present collide with disastrous consequences。 While the two novels are years apart in publication， this dist I have been a fan of Preston and Child’s Pendergast novels since discovering them several years ago – and each new installment always has me racing to get my hands on it！ The Cabinet of Curiosities， the third Pendergast novel， introduced readers to the spine-chilling villain Dr。 Enoch Leng and， in this latest novel， we are once again pulled back into Leng’s cruel world， where the past and present collide with disastrous consequences。 While the two novels are years apart in publication， this distance has introduced us to many new characters that only add to the current storyline。 This book was a wild ride of a read， to say the least， and I enjoyed the authors bringing together so many of the characters we’ve met throughout the series - I was especially glad to see D'Agosta again！ Overall， I think this is another well-written thriller from Preston and Child， complete with high stakes escapades， twists and turns you won't see coming but that will keep you reading from sheer adrenaline， a cast of characters， including favorites old and new， that will have you chuckling， cringing， and admonishing， and a cliffhanger that literally had me staring at the last page incredulously。 As a devoted fan of the Pendergast novels， The Cabinet of Dr。 Leng was a delight to read。 I am already eagerly awaiting the next installment！ 。。。more
Karin Carlson
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I love every book in the Pendergast series and this one was spectacular！ I loved the dual storyline that brought in all the Pendergast crew working together。 This story is a bit different then most in the series but as always， I was hooked from the first page and lost a whole day and half a night finishing it。 Now I cannot wait for the next book in the series which I hope is really soon。 Thank you NetGalley for the advanced readers copy for review。
Juli
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I love this series。 I will read every single Pendergast novel until the very last one。。。and any spin off series。。。and really， just anything these guys write。 I'm hooked。The Cabinet of Dr Leng is the 21st Pendergast novel。 And sometimes a dark， creepy-cool series can start to get a bit dusty and repetitive after so many books。 But Preston & Child keep finding ways to interject excitement， new directions and different plot twists into this series that it just keeps getting better and better！ I mak I love this series。 I will read every single Pendergast novel until the very last one。。。and any spin off series。。。and really， just anything these guys write。 I'm hooked。The Cabinet of Dr Leng is the 21st Pendergast novel。 And sometimes a dark， creepy-cool series can start to get a bit dusty and repetitive after so many books。 But Preston & Child keep finding ways to interject excitement， new directions and different plot twists into this series that it just keeps getting better and better！ I make a point to never read blurbs， early reviews， or commentary on new books in this series。 I start reading with no preconceived notions。 Some of the action in this book caught me totally by surprise！ I was glued to the page from start to finish。Loved it！ I'm definitely on board for the next book in this series， as always！**I voluntarily read a review copy of this book from Grand Central Publishing。 All opinions expressed are entirely my own。** 。。。more
Spiritedbookishbabe
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I received a physical copy of this book so I went back and forth between my kindle and the physical copy。 I really enjoyed reading this book。 It was very interesting and very good。 I have no complaints about this series。 The story was well told。 There were a few mistakes。 It’s an arc they aren’t meant to be perfect。
Lynne
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I’ve enjoyed all the novels in the Pendergast series by Preston & Child， some more than others。 Their latest in the series， book 21， The Cabinet of Dr。 Leng has to be one of my favorites！ The merging of both timelines and multiple storylines was perfect and it was great to have most of the characters back together- Pendergast， Constance， D’Agosta， Coldmoon and others。 Yes， there’s a cliffhanger， but if you must that was the most unexpected one！ Can’t wait to read the next one。
TARA Peace
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Once again， the Pendergast series did not disappoint。 And bringing back old characters after a long absence is always refreshing， especially seeing them interact with the newly introduced ones。 My only qualm in this one is that since I generously received a galley， I now have to wait for the next to come out。 Highly recommend this series - readers are in for a treat， but also a long ride as this is the 21st installment！
Suz Jay
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The latest installment of the Agent Pendergast series begins directly after the events of BLOODLESS， where Constance has traveled to an alternate universe to save her siblings and exact vengeance on Enoch Leng， the man who killed her sister and experimented on Constance。 Agent Coldmoon is back， investigating a murder on a reservation， while Vincent looks into a homicide at the natural history museum where the series started。 Pendergast is focused on finding a way to protect Constance from Leng。T The latest installment of the Agent Pendergast series begins directly after the events of BLOODLESS， where Constance has traveled to an alternate universe to save her siblings and exact vengeance on Enoch Leng， the man who killed her sister and experimented on Constance。 Agent Coldmoon is back， investigating a murder on a reservation， while Vincent looks into a homicide at the natural history museum where the series started。 Pendergast is focused on finding a way to protect Constance from Leng。THE CABINET OF DR。 LENG involves several story threads， which at times intersect。 For most of the book， Pendergast’s storyline takes a backseat to the adventures of Constance， Coldmoon， Vincent， and several secondary characters。 THE CABINET OF DR。 LENG culminates in an action-packed cliffhanger that sets up the next book in the series。 Having not yet read BLOODLESS in no way impeded my enjoyment of THE CABINET OF DR。 LENG， but after finishing this book， I am even more eager to read BLOODLESS。 The pacing， which starts out a bit slow， accelerates when Constance’s plan begins to unravel。 My favorite thing about the book is how various characters intersect at different points in the story。 My least favorite thing about the book was how many times negative stereotypes were used to characterize overweight people。 The authors do a great job of rendering the 1880 alternate world and describing the weird and wonderful machine that made Constance’s travel possible。 While ending on a cliffhanger is a bit of a disappointment， the cliffhanger itself is delicious。 I would have liked more time in the book devoted to Pendergast， however， watching Coldmoon and Vincent work their cases felt like hanging out with old friends。 I am thrilled that Coldmoon continues to be a series character。 I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 Thanks to Grand Central Publishing， a division of Hachette Book Group， Inc。， for providing an Advance Reader Copy via NetGalley。 。。。more
Lisa
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At the close of "Bloodless"， Constance Greene 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。 Seeking to prevent the deaths of her sister and brother， Constance must engage in a battle with Manhattan’s most infamous serial killer， Dr。 Enoch Leng。 Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child have delivered another ingenious， gripping， nail-biting race to the cliffhanging ending that will keep fans turnin At the close of "Bloodless"， Constance Greene 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。 Seeking to prevent the deaths of her sister and brother， Constance must engage in a battle with Manhattan’s most infamous serial killer， Dr。 Enoch Leng。 Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child have delivered another ingenious， gripping， nail-biting race to the cliffhanging ending that will keep fans turning pages until early morning hours。 I tried to take my time with this book， forcing myself to stop for essential daily activities but couldn't stop thinking about it。 A very compelling tale full of surprises and thrills， this novel stands among the best of the series so far！ 。。。more
Tales Untangled
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I received an ARC from Grand Central Publishing and NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion。Surprise！ This was book 21！ But it was the first I'd read。Thankfully， the authors do a great job of giving enough info that I actually wasn't confused。I quickly became vested in the main storylines， wanting to find out how they connect。 Yes—it totally sucked me in and didn't let me go！1。 Constance travels back in time to save her siblings from a horrible fate。2。 Pendergast is a mysterious man with mon I received an ARC from Grand Central Publishing and NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion。Surprise！ This was book 21！ But it was the first I'd read。Thankfully， the authors do a great job of giving enough info that I actually wasn't confused。I quickly became vested in the main storylines， wanting to find out how they connect。 Yes—it totally sucked me in and didn't let me go！1。 Constance travels back in time to save her siblings from a horrible fate。2。 Pendergast is a mysterious man with money and power。 At first， what's driving him was foggy for me。3。 Armstrong Coldmoon， an FBI agent， works on solving a murder case on the Rez。4。 A seemingly benign museum worker is locked in a cold storage freezer and dies， investigated by Lieutenant Vincent D'Agosta。I feel like the touchstone in these different stories is Pendergast。 Everyone knows him and have felt his influence。 This novel has a bit of a gritty feel， but it's not so dark that I had nightmares。 So that's the right amount of horror or disturbing characters with a gothic feel for me。Fans of this series are going to love so much about this book。There was ONE gripe for me。 It ended on a cliffhanger。 And I literally yelled， "NO！" I didn't feel didn't feel satisfied with any of the story threads getting resolved。 Now I have to decide if I'm going to read the previous 20 this next year or just wait for 22 to come out。I recommend this book！ （I'm knocking it down one star because of the cliffhanger—you can decide if that's fair or not since I was entranced by the storylines。） 。。。more
William Bentrim
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The Cabinet of Dr。 Leng by Douglas Preston; Lincoln ChildThis is a continuation of some past books。 It leaves you hanging。 Personally， I would wait for the sequel so I could read it all at once。 Constance leaves Pendergast for her own reasons。 Pendergast is distraught and avails himself of his favorite NYC detective to help him with Constance。 As a sidebar， there is a case of missing native American artifacts from the museum。 I enjoyed the story。 The plot is complex and needs several books to pl The Cabinet of Dr。 Leng by Douglas Preston; Lincoln ChildThis is a continuation of some past books。 It leaves you hanging。 Personally， I would wait for the sequel so I could read it all at once。 Constance leaves Pendergast for her own reasons。 Pendergast is distraught and avails himself of his favorite NYC detective to help him with Constance。 As a sidebar， there is a case of missing native American artifacts from the museum。 I enjoyed the story。 The plot is complex and needs several books to play out。 These two authors take you to some surprising places。 。。。more
Angela
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I received an ARC copy of The Cabinet of Dr。 Leng via #NetGalleyI was so happy to be able to get an ARC of this novel。 I am a huge fan of the Pendergast books， and the previous one ended on the big cliffhanger。 I will try to write about this one without many spoilers。。。but it will be hard。 You have been warned。 Some spoilers lay ahead。WHY DID THIS ONE END ON A CLIFFHANGER TOO？？ I just about threw my Kindle through the window！ The book ended right at the height of the action。 And to end with the I received an ARC copy of The Cabinet of Dr。 Leng via #NetGalleyI was so happy to be able to get an ARC of this novel。 I am a huge fan of the Pendergast books， and the previous one ended on the big cliffhanger。 I will try to write about this one without many spoilers。。。but it will be hard。 You have been warned。 Some spoilers lay ahead。WHY DID THIS ONE END ON A CLIFFHANGER TOO？？ I just about threw my Kindle through the window！ The book ended right at the height of the action。 And to end with the long overdue re-appearance of a certain characters？ Douglas and Lincoln are just being cruel at this point。Ranting aside， this has been one of their best books yet。 I have a real love/hate thing with Constance。 She's a great character and is good at grounding Pendergast。 But at the same time she's incredibly selfish， immature， and at times emotionally manipulative。 She bit off way more then she could ever chew， then gets mad when Pendergas swoops in to save her。 I feel that with the way her character is， she will never be happy with Pendergast because love isn't enough for her。 There is something fundamentally broken in her that cannot be fixed。Unfortunately for Pendergast， he's going to end up taking the brunt of what happens in the next book out of a misplaced sense of guilt that she put in his head。 He's given in to her pushing for a more romantic relationship， but he's clearly uncomfortable with it & trying not to hurt her。 I don't doubt that he loves her， but its not in anyway romantic。 I really hope in the next book he says enough with her。 She needs to move on & grow up。 。。。more
Jeanne Golden
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Readers always anxiously await the arrival of a new Prendergast novel。 This one is no exception。 But Prendergast is almost completely absent from this novel。 I’ve been awaiting a book focusing on Constance Green and her story but thought Prendergast would be more involved。 But wait， continue reading。 We get a thread of a story with FBI Agent Coldmoon， and another one involving sometime partner NYPD Lt。 Vincent D'Agosta investigating at the Natural History Museum again。 What！？ Where’s Prendergast Readers always anxiously await the arrival of a new Prendergast novel。 This one is no exception。 But Prendergast is almost completely absent from this novel。 I’ve been awaiting a book focusing on Constance Green and her story but thought Prendergast would be more involved。 But wait， continue reading。 We get a thread of a story with FBI Agent Coldmoon， and another one involving sometime partner NYPD Lt。 Vincent D'Agosta investigating at the Natural History Museum again。 What！？ Where’s Prendergast？ Continue reading。 Just like the two threads of investigations， we also get thrown into the world of 19th-century New York City because Constance has traveled back to her own past to save her siblings’ lives。 This brings us back to the storyline of Dr。 Enoch Leng， and Constance’s history with him。 Sit back and enjoy the story folks。 But what about Prendergast？ We will have to wait until the next book is released。 。。。more
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ARC provided by NetGalley & Publisher for an Honest Review Let this review serve as a warning that you should be prepared for one hell of a curveball ending that in no way concludes this story。 In the end I wish I had something akin to a punching bag because I was a mix of emotions and feeling stabby with the unknown。 Aside from the ending this book was absolutely amazing and if I’m being honest that explosive out of nowhere surprise has me just a lil bit excited。 Months ago just seeing the titl ARC provided by NetGalley & Publisher for an Honest Review Let this review serve as a warning that you should be prepared for one hell of a curveball ending that in no way concludes this story。 In the end I wish I had something akin to a punching bag because I was a mix of emotions and feeling stabby with the unknown。 Aside from the ending this book was absolutely amazing and if I’m being honest that explosive out of nowhere surprise has me just a lil bit excited。 Months ago just seeing the title of this book had me giddy as the first three books in this series are by far my favorite and often rereads of mine。 I really didn’t think too much about how the Cabinet would once again become a large role in the book but I was ready and eager。 Considering Pendergast resides at Leng’s Riverside Dr。 home， it often serves as a common setting and so I was in no way prepared for how this book would feature the prominent home。 😱 （Just note diving in would also be best while the series is fresh in your mind， at least from the perspective of Bloodless。） The complexity of Dr。 Leng and his quest to end humanity mixed with the number of mind-blowing artifacts scattered throughout his home make for an overwhelming but thrilling adventure。 Then again I completely forget just how sly and keen this Dr。 Leng was。 When he’s a threat the first go round Pendergast and the gang never actually go toe to toe with him as he’s taken out by another foe。 Only now with tides having turned Dr。 Leng 2。0 is even more of a threat with luck and brains on his side。 I’ve always loved Constance but this book really made me want to throttle her。 I think in some ways not having experienced a true childhood or adolescence she’s not adept with handling such large emotions of any kind。 So now she’s like a slow boiling volcano that vents occasionally but eventually explodes in the worst way。 It’s just sad and scary to see how many are taken down as collateral。 I found the WOW factor from the last book continued on。 Immediately the book hooks you and you’re on a rollercoaster ride of time and space， literally in fact！ I’m only sad at this point to be caught up in the series without another book to dive into。 I absolutely loved this book and enjoyed seeing Coldmoon and D’Gosta’s cases bring them together and ultimately to their shared friend: Pendergast。 Somehow everyone good， bad and in between from the Pendergast universe makes an appearance （those alive of course） and it’s chilling。 So many threads woven together but left dangling in the wind and I am dying for the next book。 I will be on pins and needles until I get answers 😵💫😵💫 。。。more
Tennille Marie
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Thank you NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for a free digital copy in exchange for an honest review。 I have never read a Preston and Child book before， and I absolutely loved it。 Even though this was a part of a series， I never felt lost and could quickly grasp who the characters were and what they wanted。 The action was nonstop， a complete page turner。 I will definitely read more by these authors！
Janet
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Whoa！ Whoa！ And Whoa！ What a cliffhanger this third book in a four book series leaves you on。 I’m desperate for the conclusion now and waiting with bated breath。 This installment you find Constance Greene back in New York in 1880… stranded after a mishap with the multiverse machine stranding her there， but exactly where she wants to be to right so many wrongs that have been laid against her。 Agent Pendergrast finds himself bereft at the loss of Constance and in his scheming， all knowing and ever Whoa！ Whoa！ And Whoa！ What a cliffhanger this third book in a four book series leaves you on。 I’m desperate for the conclusion now and waiting with bated breath。 This installment you find Constance Greene back in New York in 1880… stranded after a mishap with the multiverse machine stranding her there， but exactly where she wants to be to right so many wrongs that have been laid against her。 Agent Pendergrast finds himself bereft at the loss of Constance and in his scheming， all knowing and ever fascinating ways is making plans to follow Constance at whatever risk he must assume。 FBI Special Agent Coldmoon is dispatched to a shooting death on the Lakota Reservation of a tribe member that can make replicas of Lakota artifacts。 The suspect list for him is narrow， but in true fashion， all is never what it seems when dealing with this motley crew。 And what of D’Agosta？ Well he’s been dispatched to the freezing death of a museum curator。 How are all these things connected？ And what of Pendergrasts connection as well as Constance Greenes connection to the infamous serial killer Dr。 Leng？ Well jump in this express train through the multiverse of time travel to follow all the strings and leads that will have you finding friends old and new， and ending with a cliffhanger you won’t see coming。 This is definitely one you don’t want to miss if you’re a Preston and Child’s fan。 It’s definitely best to read this series in order in order to avail yourself of all the characters pasts and intricate relationships， but it can be read alone … if you like jumping in and figuring out the backstory as you go。 Thank you so much to #NetGalley， the publishers， and of course the talented writing team of Preston and Child for extending an ARC in exchange for my honest opinion。 This is a great way to start your new year in January of 2023！ Happy reading my friends！ 😊 。。。more
Pat Dupuy
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Can you change the past？ That's what Constance Greene is attempting to do。 This story picks up where Bloodless ends。 I hadn't read Bloodless but I am remedying that now！ Pendergast is still a fascinating character and I really need to catch up on the series。 Can you change the past？ That's what Constance Greene is attempting to do。 This story picks up where Bloodless ends。 I hadn't read Bloodless but I am remedying that now！ Pendergast is still a fascinating character and I really need to catch up on the series。 。。。more
Matt Erwin
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Huh， this is a tough one。 There are things to like and things to like and things to hate about this book， but in the end， there is a deep frustration at the fact this isn't a whole book， this is the middle chapters of a longer story that is not interesting or satisfying as its own book。This is a follow up to the rather hit and miss Bloodless from last year。 At the end of that book Constance Green used a time machine to go back to 1880 NYC in order to save her sister who was killed by Pendergast' Huh， this is a tough one。 There are things to like and things to like and things to hate about this book， but in the end， there is a deep frustration at the fact this isn't a whole book， this is the middle chapters of a longer story that is not interesting or satisfying as its own book。This is a follow up to the rather hit and miss Bloodless from last year。 At the end of that book Constance Green used a time machine to go back to 1880 NYC in order to save her sister who was killed by Pendergast's ancestor Enoch Leng。 Got all that？I once heard someone say that Poirot books were very boring when Poirot is not in them。 I could say the same of Pendergast books。 For the first half of the book Pendergast isn't really seen。 The majority of the action takes place in 1880 with Constance working to free her family。 There is also a subplot about a murder at the natural history museum being investigated by D'Agosta and its far to convenient relation to a murder on a reservation being investigated by Coldmoon。 This feels like an interesting subplot until the authors seem to give up on it halfway through the book and just sort of quickly sum it up and bring the bad guy to justice in the final pages。That first half is just absolutely dragged by Constance and Coldmoon， who are effective foils to Pendergast but generally uninteresting on their own。 Nothing in this book makes me feel different about them。 D'Agosta is a more fully formed character but even he can't carry much。The second half of the book picks up the pace as Pendergast uses a scientist to repair the time machine and go after Constance。 Unfortunately by the end， the story has gotten away from the authors and instead of wrapping it up quickly， they just end it。That's right， they just end the book， basically mid scene。 They seem to know it sucks because they put what amounts to an apology after the final page。 I like the authors and I'm sure I'll read the next book to see how it turns out， but even they realize they did their readers dirty。There is also a strange lack of interest in the whole project because of the multiverse idea the authors use to justify time travel and Constance meeting her younger self。 Am I supposed to care if Mary Green is saved？ Or if Leng is killed？ If there are infinite universes and Constance alters one。。。who cares？ I'm more interested in whether Pendergast can save her and get back to his own timeline。 Preston and Child have been very hit and miss for a while now。 Unfortunately you can throw this one in the miss pile。Thanks to Netgalley for the advance review copy。 。。。more
Ben
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 If you're on board with where Bloodless went， you'll enjoy the direction this follow-up takes; it's crazy， but in a good way。 Preston & Child deliver another twisty thriller， bringing back D'Agosta along the way！ If you're on board with where Bloodless went， you'll enjoy the direction this follow-up takes; it's crazy， but in a good way。 Preston & Child deliver another twisty thriller， bringing back D'Agosta along the way！ 。。。more
Sarah
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I greatly anticipated the release of this book！ After the cliff hanger in "Bloodless"， I was anxious to know what happened next。 "The Cabinet of Dr。 Leng" picks up at the point that "Bloodless" ends with Constance having successfully traveled back to New York City in 1880。 This book focuses on Constance， her history and family， and the dark side of 1880 New York。 It is a thrilling， time-traveling adventure as only Preston and Child can deliver。 If it has been a while since you have read "Bloodle I greatly anticipated the release of this book！ After the cliff hanger in "Bloodless"， I was anxious to know what happened next。 "The Cabinet of Dr。 Leng" picks up at the point that "Bloodless" ends with Constance having successfully traveled back to New York City in 1880。 This book focuses on Constance， her history and family， and the dark side of 1880 New York。 It is a thrilling， time-traveling adventure as only Preston and Child can deliver。 If it has been a while since you have read "Bloodless"， I do recommend a quick re-read before starting this one。 Thank you to NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for an advanced reader copy。 I look forward to the next book in the Pendergast series！ 。。。more
Shalyn
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Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child have done it again！ Wow！ Read this book！ In fact if you haven’t read the Pendergast saga， do it！ You won’t regret it！ Dr Leng is a novel full of surprises and twists and the ending will surprise you guaranteed！ I about threw my book at the end， what！？ I am impatiently awaiting the next installment， good job Mr Preston and Child you have written yet another masterpeice！
Julia
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The writing team of Preston and Child is one of my favorites。 I love the Pendergast series and also the standalone novels they both write。 This book continues right where the previous one， Bloodless， left off。 Constance has gone into the past and Pendergast is obsessed with finding her。 There is also a Native American mystery with Agent Coldmoon which involves forged artifacts。 I enjoyed the Coldmoon storyline and would love to see a book staring him。 The forging of native artifacts is fascinati The writing team of Preston and Child is one of my favorites。 I love the Pendergast series and also the standalone novels they both write。 This book continues right where the previous one， Bloodless， left off。 Constance has gone into the past and Pendergast is obsessed with finding her。 There is also a Native American mystery with Agent Coldmoon which involves forged artifacts。 I enjoyed the Coldmoon storyline and would love to see a book staring him。 The forging of native artifacts is fascinating to me， and Coldmoon is such a great character。 The story with Coldmoon did not really have anything to do with the Pendergast story。 It just seemed like a way to add more pages to the book。 I do not really like the time travel aspect of the story， but I still found myself involved the storyline。 I really came into this series for the mysteries， and that is still my favorite part。 It was nice to see Constance come up against a worthy opponent in Dr。 Leng。 Sometimes she seems so self assured that it feels like she can do no wrong， so it is nice to see her get her comeuppance。 And once again it is Pendergast to her rescue， even if he needs to reinvent time travel to do so。 The story ends in a cliff hanger， which I felt was a bit of a cop out。 Why drag this out？ I enjoyed this book and plan to continue reading the series but would love a return to the FBI cases rather than the family dynamics。 I received a free ARC from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
OutlawPoet
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