Bloodless
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Summary
Agent Pendergast faces his most unexpected challenge yet when bloodless bodies begin to appear in Savannah， GA， in this installment of a #1 New York Times bestselling series。 A legendary heist:
On the evening of November 24， 1971， D。 B。 Cooper hijacked Flight 305 -- Portland to Seattle -- with a fake bomb， collected a ransom of $200，000， and parachuted into the night， never to be seen again。。。 Perhaps。
A brutal crime steeped in malevolence:
Fifty years later， Agent Pendergast takes on a bizarre and gruesome case: in the ghost-haunted city of Savannah， Georgia， bodies are found completely drained of blood--sowing panic and reviving the infamous legend of the Savannah Vampire。
A case like no other in Pendergast's career:
Through twists and turns， Pendergast and his partner， Agent Coldmoon， race to understand how these murders are connected to the most mystifying hijacking in American history。 Together， they discover not just the killer-but an unearthly evil beyond all reckoning。
On the evening of November 24， 1971， D。 B。 Cooper hijacked Flight 305 -- Portland to Seattle -- with a fake bomb， collected a ransom of $200，000， and parachuted into the night， never to be seen again。。。 Perhaps。
A brutal crime steeped in malevolence:
Fifty years later， Agent Pendergast takes on a bizarre and gruesome case: in the ghost-haunted city of Savannah， Georgia， bodies are found completely drained of blood--sowing panic and reviving the infamous legend of the Savannah Vampire。
A case like no other in Pendergast's career:
Through twists and turns， Pendergast and his partner， Agent Coldmoon， race to understand how these murders are connected to the most mystifying hijacking in American history。 Together， they discover not just the killer-but an unearthly evil beyond all reckoning。
Reviews
Kimberly
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Review featured at www。books-n-kisses。com4。25 Hearts Pendergast， D。B。 Cooper and Vampires…。 What more could a girl want？ Whenever I am able to get a Pendergast book I rush through whatever I am reading so I can get to these books by Preston & Child。 And I really couldn’t wait to get to this one。 I have read all of the Pendergast books。 I have always loved vampires。 I have always been interested in D。B。 Cooper。 I really couldn’t wait to get to this one。 If you do not know who D。B。 Cooper is…。he i Review featured at www。books-n-kisses。com4。25 Hearts Pendergast， D。B。 Cooper and Vampires…。 What more could a girl want？ Whenever I am able to get a Pendergast book I rush through whatever I am reading so I can get to these books by Preston & Child。 And I really couldn’t wait to get to this one。 I have read all of the Pendergast books。 I have always loved vampires。 I have always been interested in D。B。 Cooper。 I really couldn’t wait to get to this one。 If you do not know who D。B。 Cooper is…。he is an interesting real life hijacker who parachuted out of an airplane on a stormy night with what today would be a bit over $1M dollars。 And it is to this day the only unsolved aviation hijacking in American history。 Anyway…。 This story was back to the way I fell in love with Pendergast。 I felt like I was reading one of the original stories。 This is the best one in the series in a number of years。 And that is saying something because all of the books in the series are good。 It can be read as a stand alone but I don’t know why anyone would not want to read the entire Pendergast series。 Disclaimer:I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Mia
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I have never read any of the other Pendergast books， and now I feel like I should。 I liked the suspense and quirkiness。 I feel like I would be more invested if I had read some of the previous books leading up to this， so I would know the characters a bit more。 Either way it kept me engaged。
CYIReadBooks （Claire）
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Bloodless is Preston and Child’s twentieth installment of the Pendergast series。 Although it is possible that the novel can be read as a standalone， this reader would say otherwise due in part to the character builds。Aloyisius X。 L。 Pendergast is back with his new partner， Armstrong Coldmoon。 Together， they must solve the mysterious murders of several townsfolk in Savannah， Georgia。 Those murders were vampire-like in that the blood of the victims were peculiarly drained or extracted from their b Bloodless is Preston and Child’s twentieth installment of the Pendergast series。 Although it is possible that the novel can be read as a standalone， this reader would say otherwise due in part to the character builds。Aloyisius X。 L。 Pendergast is back with his new partner， Armstrong Coldmoon。 Together， they must solve the mysterious murders of several townsfolk in Savannah， Georgia。 Those murders were vampire-like in that the blood of the victims were peculiarly drained or extracted from their bodies via a trocar-like instrument。 Could it be a sinister person acting like a vampire to suck out the life blood of the living for their own personal gain？ Or could it be a creature from the past or future that requires the blood of its victims to stay alive？Without giving away too much of the story， Bloodless was a bit too surreal for me。 The plot flowed nicely like the authors’ other novels， and the characters maintained their quirkiness and eccentricities。 However， the entire premise of the possibility of a parallel universe was a little too bizarre。Bloodless is not Preston and Child’s best novel and unlike their other novels， this one dipped its toes into unknown territory。 Three stars。 Still a positive review in that I liked it， but I wasn’t head over heels with it。I received a digital ARC from Grand Central Publishing through NetGalley。 The review herein is completely my own and contains my honest thoughts and opinions。 。。。more
Sue
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Bloodless is an invigorating， fast paced new entry in the Pendergast series and follows on his work with fellow agent Coldmoon and his ward Constance Green in the last book。 Once again， Assistant Director Pickett has delayed each of their returns to their respective destinations to bring them to the scene of a crime deserving specialized attention， a strange killing in Savannah Georgia。 And anyone knows that Pendergast gives the best and most specialized of attention to any case he takes on。 The Bloodless is an invigorating， fast paced new entry in the Pendergast series and follows on his work with fellow agent Coldmoon and his ward Constance Green in the last book。 Once again， Assistant Director Pickett has delayed each of their returns to their respective destinations to bring them to the scene of a crime deserving specialized attention， a strange killing in Savannah Georgia。 And anyone knows that Pendergast gives the best and most specialized of attention to any case he takes on。 There are so many elements of this case to keep it interesting: the manner of death， the presence of a “documentary” film crew trying to make a film about evil specters of Savannah; the election campaign of an obnoxious senator， a somewhat mysterious elderly woman hotel owner， and of course the venerable old city itself。 Putting all of this together， along with a couple of other elements it would be better for the reader to learn through the story， this was one of the most exciting episodes of the series that I’ve read for a while。Highly recommended。 While it’s always better if you have some knowledge of the characters beforehand， I think you could read this book without that history though you might miss some of the inter-character meaning。 Who knows？ You might decide to read the series！A copy of this book was provided by the publisher through NetGalley in return for an honest review。 。。。more
Lori L （She Treads Softly）
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Bloodless by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child is a very highly recommended investigative thriller and the 20th book in the Pendergast series。Bloodless opens with one of the FBI's most famous unsolved cases occurred on November 24， 1971， when D。 B。 Cooper hijacked Flight 305 from Portland to Seattle。 Cooper， who said he had a bomb， collected a ransom of $200，000， and parachuted off the plane。 He was never found。Fifty years later FBI agents Aloysius X。L。 Pendergast and Armstrong Coldmoon are sent Bloodless by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child is a very highly recommended investigative thriller and the 20th book in the Pendergast series。Bloodless opens with one of the FBI's most famous unsolved cases occurred on November 24， 1971， when D。 B。 Cooper hijacked Flight 305 from Portland to Seattle。 Cooper， who said he had a bomb， collected a ransom of $200，000， and parachuted off the plane。 He was never found。Fifty years later FBI agents Aloysius X。L。 Pendergast and Armstrong Coldmoon are sent to Savannah， Georgia， to investigate two bodies that have been found completely drained of blood。 Accompanying them is Constance Greene。 Behind their case assignment is a U。S。 Senator who wants the case quickly taken care of before the bad press jeopardizes his reelection。 At the same time， a crew arrives in town to film a documentary on haunted Savannah for Netflix and want to tie the bloodless bodies to rumors of the Savannah Vampire。 Pendergast always has a way to find the responsible perpetrator and is always unconventional in how he accomplishes this task。This entertaining installment in the series can be easily read as a stand-alone since it doesn't tie into any previous cases。 And it is a wild weird ride to investigate and solve the case。 The great thing is that you can't guess what the final denouement is going to be as Preston and Child always have a shocking twisty solution in their novels and this time it is even more unpredictable。 Solving the D。B。 Cooper case along side the case of the bloodless bodies is a surprising connection and the ties to the current case is wonderfully unexpected。 When you reach the conclusion it is going to be a breathless， action-packed， shocking surprise。 You'll never anticipate the directions and places this one will go。At this point fans know the characters and won't really need much information beyond that which is provided。 Those new to the series just need to now that Pendergast and Constance are both enigmas as a characters anyway。 Their inscrutability is a constant in most of the novels so any time any unexpected insight is revealed， it is a major development。 Sit back and enjoy the investigation， including Coldmoon's preferred coffee。Disclosure: My review copy was courtesy of Grand Central Publishing。http://www。shetreadssoftly。com/2021/0。。。 。。。more
Bam cooks the books ;-）
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*4-4。5 stars。 A very bizarre plot， reminiscent of the first book in the series， Relic， that I loved。 The story starts out even more strangely with a rehash of D。B。 Cooper's hijacking of a Boeing 727 aircraft in United States airspace between Portland and Seattle on the afternoon of November 24， 1971。 How， you might wonder， does this fit in with a horror story set in Savannah， Georgia in the current day？ The answer to that is quite extraordinary。 The plot: Special FBI agents Pendergast and Coldmo *4-4。5 stars。 A very bizarre plot， reminiscent of the first book in the series， Relic， that I loved。 The story starts out even more strangely with a rehash of D。B。 Cooper's hijacking of a Boeing 727 aircraft in United States airspace between Portland and Seattle on the afternoon of November 24， 1971。 How， you might wonder， does this fit in with a horror story set in Savannah， Georgia in the current day？ The answer to that is quite extraordinary。 The plot: Special FBI agents Pendergast and Coldmoon， along with Pendergast's ward， Constance Greene， are supposedly heading home after solving their latest case in Florida when they are unexpectedly rerouted to Savannah where there have been two grisly murders by exsanguination。 The Savannah Vampire at work？ Or something even more incredibly evil？ The agents and Constance are staying at The Chandler House， an historic hotel on Chatham Square， where the hotel manager was the first victim of the killer。 He and Miss Felicity Winthrop Frost， the elderly and reclusive owner of the hotel who resides on the uppermost floor， had a close relationship but were heard arguing shortly before his demise。 Perhaps Constance can gain the old woman's confidence to learn the reasons why？ Also on scene is a team filming a documentary about the haunted places of historic Savannah。 And an author on a mission to debunk all that。 And Satanists dabbling in rites。 And a narcissistic Senator running for reelection， demanding quick answers about the murders as the body count mounts。 The novel is a great addition to this long-running series。 The setting is equally quaint and atmospheric， just dripping with Spanish moss and eerie， foggy mists。 Certain characters are inscrutable， clever and terribly brave; others are amusing and ridiculous。 The ending is quite exciting and movie worthy。 At least one of the last chapters leaves the reader wanting to know more--hopefully answers will be forthcoming in future editions。 Can't wait！I received an arc of this new horror thriller from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 Preston and Child are always entertaining。 。。。more
Charlene Roberson
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Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced digital copy of this book in exchange for a review。WOW！！ Pendergast delivers another weird crime！Fresh off the case told in Crooked River， Pendergast， his ward， Constance Greene， and his partner Agent Armstrong Coldmoon have their flight home diverted and sent to Savannah Georgia。 Known as the most haunted town in America， Savannah now has two new murders that can't be easily explained。 The victims are not only murdered， they have had all their blood draine Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced digital copy of this book in exchange for a review。WOW！！ Pendergast delivers another weird crime！Fresh off the case told in Crooked River， Pendergast， his ward， Constance Greene， and his partner Agent Armstrong Coldmoon have their flight home diverted and sent to Savannah Georgia。 Known as the most haunted town in America， Savannah now has two new murders that can't be easily explained。 The victims are not only murdered， they have had all their blood drained - every drop。 Is this a return of the Savannah Vampire？ Pendergast thinks not， but it IS puzzling。 When another similar murder occurs and the timeline is impossible， he and Agent Coldmoon have to start looking elsewhere for answers。The explanation for the first two chapters， which chronicle the hijacking and escape by DB Cooper， back in 1971 soon becomes apparent， and figures into the case。This one goes in so many directions - the Cooper mystery， documentaries about Savannah's hauntings， reclusive old ladies， a feud between two authors - it is sometimes hard to keep up with who is who， but the payoff， as always， is worth it。 。。。more
Suzi McGhie
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3。5 stars。 I have to admit， this is not my favorite Pendergast novel and I have read them all。 The scenario of the machine in the basement was just too far fetched for me。 Also， the killing of the innocent animals in their own world was bothersome。 I enjoyed Agent Coldmoon’s reappearance in this book but would really like to see more interaction between Coldmoon and Pendergast。 They are partners but appear to be quite aloof from one another。 Also， why is Constance Green on FBI assignments with t 3。5 stars。 I have to admit， this is not my favorite Pendergast novel and I have read them all。 The scenario of the machine in the basement was just too far fetched for me。 Also， the killing of the innocent animals in their own world was bothersome。 I enjoyed Agent Coldmoon’s reappearance in this book but would really like to see more interaction between Coldmoon and Pendergast。 They are partners but appear to be quite aloof from one another。 Also， why is Constance Green on FBI assignments with them？ Good thing she was there when needed for Pendergast in dire circumstances， but Agent Coldmoon could have done the job which would have helped with the bonding between the two partners。 To me， Constance always comes across as cold and snobbish so I am happy with the ending。 Maybe we won’t hear from her for a while！ 。。。more
Nan Williams
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NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing graciously allowed me to read this book in pre-publication in exchange for an honest review。For readers who like the para-normal or vampire stories or haunted mysteries with lots of gore， this is your book！ Lots and lots of blood-letting， satanic worship and related topics in this haunted mystery set in Savannah。Personally， that's not my genre so I didn't enjoy it as much as I think others will。 Best wishes to Preston and Child on their newest publication。 NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing graciously allowed me to read this book in pre-publication in exchange for an honest review。For readers who like the para-normal or vampire stories or haunted mysteries with lots of gore， this is your book！ Lots and lots of blood-letting， satanic worship and related topics in this haunted mystery set in Savannah。Personally， that's not my genre so I didn't enjoy it as much as I think others will。 Best wishes to Preston and Child on their newest publication。 。。。more
Julie
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 3。75/5Probably my favorite Pendergast in a while。 Reminds me of the early ones！ We've got southern gothic themes， time travel， parallel universes， giant mosquito type creatures， and an infamous hijacking plot！ 3。75/5Probably my favorite Pendergast in a while。 Reminds me of the early ones！ We've got southern gothic themes， time travel， parallel universes， giant mosquito type creatures， and an infamous hijacking plot！ 。。。more
Stacy
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Thanks to NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for an advanced readers copy in exchange for an honest review。3。5 starsAgent Pendergast， Special Agent Coldmoon and Constance are dispatched to Savannah， Georgia， to find the source of several dead bodies completely drained of blood。 I enjoyed how the book started with the D。B。 Cooper hijacking of a plane in 1971 and how they solved that old mystery。 I was wondering if Preston/Child jumped the shark with the answer to the "Savannah Vampire" myster Thanks to NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for an advanced readers copy in exchange for an honest review。3。5 starsAgent Pendergast， Special Agent Coldmoon and Constance are dispatched to Savannah， Georgia， to find the source of several dead bodies completely drained of blood。 I enjoyed how the book started with the D。B。 Cooper hijacking of a plane in 1971 and how they solved that old mystery。 I was wondering if Preston/Child jumped the shark with the answer to the "Savannah Vampire" mystery but I have to say I am intrigued with how the book ended and hope that their next novel follows that story line。 I wish they gave Coldmoon more to do。 It sometimes feels like the authors try to use obscure words （judder， chitinous， coruscating to name a few）。 With such a large and varied vocabulary， I hope they make the effort to change one unnecessary homophobic slur before Bloodless goes to print。 。。。more
Lisa
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Diverted on their way home after their last case， Agents Pendergast and Coldmoon， are sent to Savannah， Georgia to examine two very bizarre murders。 Both bodies are completely drained of blood and the locals fear the legendary Savannah Vampire is roaming their streets。 This was a riveting thriller which weaves into it a possible answer to a famous FBI case that has been unsolved for decades。 I especially enjoyed the descriptions of Savannah， a charming Southern town filled with ghosts。 Once agai Diverted on their way home after their last case， Agents Pendergast and Coldmoon， are sent to Savannah， Georgia to examine two very bizarre murders。 Both bodies are completely drained of blood and the locals fear the legendary Savannah Vampire is roaming their streets。 This was a riveting thriller which weaves into it a possible answer to a famous FBI case that has been unsolved for decades。 I especially enjoyed the descriptions of Savannah， a charming Southern town filled with ghosts。 Once again， Preston & Child had me captivated into the early morning hours reluctant to put down this book！ 。。。more
Noelle
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BloodlessNML rating: Library rentalStar rating: 3eARC reviewI've read a few other Pendergast novels， no where near all of them， but I enjoyed the ones I have read。 Bloodless is not my favorite among them， but it was still an enjoyable story that I read through rather quickly。 This story starts off in the late 70s with a depiction of a plane hijacking。 Then fast forward to modern day Savannah （I loooove stories set in Savannah） where Pendergast and crew are tasked with a string of unusual homicid BloodlessNML rating: Library rentalStar rating: 3eARC reviewI've read a few other Pendergast novels， no where near all of them， but I enjoyed the ones I have read。 Bloodless is not my favorite among them， but it was still an enjoyable story that I read through rather quickly。 This story starts off in the late 70s with a depiction of a plane hijacking。 Then fast forward to modern day Savannah （I loooove stories set in Savannah） where Pendergast and crew are tasked with a string of unusual homicides -- the bodies are completely drained of blood。 It's up to the FBI team to solve the case and keep the remainder of Savannah safe。 The main thing I didn't like about this story was the amount of characters and subplots。 It all made sense in the end and it tied together very well， but it was very confusing in the beginning when I was trying to keep these characters and stories straight。 The other thing I didn't care for， which really knocked this down a star， was （view spoiler）[ the fight scene with the giant mosquito monster at the end。 Time-travel and other dimensions。。。 super cool。 Giant insect monsters。。。 also super cool。 But the amount of time spent describing the destruction and carnage。。。 not cool。 That went on way too long for me。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
Michael
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Excellent， can I give it 10 Stars？！I think this may be the best Pendergast to date and can not wait for the next chapter。Thanks NetGalley for the ARC
Michelle
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Pub date: Aug 20213。5 This 20th installment of this mystery series was an interesting Pendergast story AND THEN it went to a really surprising place！ I loved Agent Coldmoon in his first book， but have not been a fan of him partnered with Pendergast。 However， the first 3/4ths of this was more of a throwback Pendergast mystery， so I was digging it。 But once they figure out the "Savannah Vampire" in the last quarter， it seemed like such a weird turn it almost felt like a jumping the shark moment。 D Pub date: Aug 20213。5 This 20th installment of this mystery series was an interesting Pendergast story AND THEN it went to a really surprising place！ I loved Agent Coldmoon in his first book， but have not been a fan of him partnered with Pendergast。 However， the first 3/4ths of this was more of a throwback Pendergast mystery， so I was digging it。 But once they figure out the "Savannah Vampire" in the last quarter， it seemed like such a weird turn it almost felt like a jumping the shark moment。 Despite it， I really liked Constance being in the thick of solving this and I SO hope that we see her starring in the next book！ 。。。more
Linda
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Oh， Momma。。。。。。"I recall my fleeting instants in Savannah as the taste of a cup charged to the brim。" （Henry James）Charged much like a quick-beat of a thunderous bolt of lightning rippin' through the nighttime skies。 Bloodless definitely breaks the silence。 It's what we all need about now to change the channel of life from oppressive reality to the Isle of Wonky in a heartbeat。Now don't be scared off by the #20 in the Pendergast Series。 You can jump onto this raft and sail away clearly。 Preston Oh， Momma。。。。。。"I recall my fleeting instants in Savannah as the taste of a cup charged to the brim。" （Henry James）Charged much like a quick-beat of a thunderous bolt of lightning rippin' through the nighttime skies。 Bloodless definitely breaks the silence。 It's what we all need about now to change the channel of life from oppressive reality to the Isle of Wonky in a heartbeat。Now don't be scared off by the #20 in the Pendergast Series。 You can jump onto this raft and sail away clearly。 Preston and Child open the door on this one without a lot of extraneous baggage from the past。 Just sit back and sip from a cold glass of Sweet Tea。。。。。and leave the light on。Let's get acquainted with Special Agent A。X。L。 Pendergast of the FBI and his Native American partner， Special Agent Armstrong Coldmoon。 Pendergast is a highly gifted agent with a remarkable intuitive nature。 Always gets his criminals。 Doesn't often fit into recommended procedures。 Coldmoon has an uncanny streaming nature with Lakota Spirits。 He brings his own dynamics to the table。 And there's Pendergast's ward， Constance Green， who steps forward into the spotlight this time with a heavy impact in this storyline。The team is being flown into Savannah after a successful experience in Florida。 Police Commander Alanna Delaplane is perplexed， and rightfully so， when bodies start to turn up drained completely of blood。 Daisy Fayette， local Savannah historian， begins to elbow the story into the dark areas of the Savannah Vampire folklore。 As bad news travels fast， a team of Netflix documentarians set up shop in Savannah with cameras ready。 A famous medium/author is not far behind。 But it's gonna take a supersonic effort in order to solve this one with vibes from Bizarro World。 Oh， yeah。。。。Preston and Child break open this storyline with a tantalizing scenario from a Northwest Orient flight to Seattle in 1971。 The plane is being hijacked by a man threatening to blow up the craft if his needs are not met。 Said man parachutes with said money。 Only Preston and Child can pull off this confusion with an electrically charged twist-aroo at the end。 Gotta grab this one。。。。。and fast。I received a copy of Bloodless through NetGalley for an honest review。 My thanks to Grand Central Publishing and to the highly talented team of Preston and Child。 。。。more
Michelle Snow
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'Bloodless' by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child is the 20th installment in the bestselling series featuring the character of F。B。I。 Special Agent Aloysius Pendergast。 The story starts with a blast from the past， as a man in 1971 is hijacking a plane。 He lets the passengers deplane， gets a ransom payment， then orders the plane to take off with a skeleton crew for freedom， but jumps out of the plane somewhere in the Pacific Northwest。We then fast forward to the present day， as Pendergast， his war 'Bloodless' by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child is the 20th installment in the bestselling series featuring the character of F。B。I。 Special Agent Aloysius Pendergast。 The story starts with a blast from the past， as a man in 1971 is hijacking a plane。 He lets the passengers deplane， gets a ransom payment， then orders the plane to take off with a skeleton crew for freedom， but jumps out of the plane somewhere in the Pacific Northwest。We then fast forward to the present day， as Pendergast， his ward and assistant Constance Green， and his F。B。I。 partner Agent Coldmoon head to Savannah where a strange case has been developing。A man has been found dead， his body drained of all blood。 It's followed by another unrelated body， dead by the same means。With very little clues to go on， the trio immerses themselves in the supernatural legends of Savannah， including the infamous "Savannah Vampire。" Following all the threads will lead Pendergast and crew all over Savannah， as they find the killer may not be of this Earth， and the mystery may also intersect with the legend of D。B。 Cooper。 'Bloodless' progresses along rather slowly， at first， kind of like moving on a hot humid Southern summer day。 There are scenes relevant to the mystery， but a lot of red herrings， and a lot of conversations between Pendergast and Constance that probably make more sense if you've read other books in the series。 I didn't really connect with the story or the characters until later in the book， when the mystery takes an extreme sci-fi turn I definitely didn't see coming。 That part of the story was riveting。 I'm giving 'Bloodless' by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child 3。5 stars out of 5。 Trigger warning for scenes of animal violence and some gruesome kills。 My full review will be on Zengrrl。com on July 23， 2021。 The book is available for pre-order at book retailers， with a release date of August 17， 2021。 。。。more
Selena
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This one went a little too far for me。 More science fiction than suspense。
Jen
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I never miss an Agent Pendergast。 The books are a mix of campy， supernatural， and horror--and the strange appearance and personality of Aloysius Pendergast。 The novels aren't for everyone， but Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child have a huge fan base。 The first in this long series is Relic， which was made into a movie in 1997。 What I liked about this one is that the novel has a connection to the famous and unsolved D。B。 Cooper case。 These books are not literature; they are an amalgam of horror， sup I never miss an Agent Pendergast。 The books are a mix of campy， supernatural， and horror--and the strange appearance and personality of Aloysius Pendergast。 The novels aren't for everyone， but Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child have a huge fan base。 The first in this long series is Relic， which was made into a movie in 1997。 What I liked about this one is that the novel has a connection to the famous and unsolved D。B。 Cooper case。 These books are not literature; they are an amalgam of horror， supernatural， and suspense。 I liked the earlier books better for the most part， largely for characters who are no longer part of the series， but I can't resist giving each new one a try。 The information about D。B。 Cooper （even if the novel is fiction） made me curious about elements in the unsolved 1971 real life case。 I'm not sure I like the importance of Constance in the later books。 Read in April。NetGalley/Grand Central PublishingSuspense。 Aug。 17， 2021。 Print length: 400 pages。 。。。more
Steven
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Thanks to Netgalley and Grand Central Publishing for providing an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review。Phew， what a ride it's been。 20 books in （plus the standalones that tie in with character crossovers， so more like 23-24）， and I still love this series。Potential spoilery hints ahead。 I haven't given any specifics， but if you don't want to even have a hint of what's going on， please stop reading！But this one hit like a ton of bricks。 It jumped the shark quite a bit with its main antag Thanks to Netgalley and Grand Central Publishing for providing an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review。Phew， what a ride it's been。 20 books in （plus the standalones that tie in with character crossovers， so more like 23-24）， and I still love this series。Potential spoilery hints ahead。 I haven't given any specifics， but if you don't want to even have a hint of what's going on， please stop reading！But this one hit like a ton of bricks。 It jumped the shark quite a bit with its main antagonist/plot， and the ending left much to be desired， with a seriously disappointing ending to a long-developed storyline that left a bad taste in my mouth。 Much of the story and plot in this one was made moot by later events， to the point where the book felt bloated a bit。I know things have to change to keep the story moving forward， but not at the expense of what you've been working towards for soooo many books。I guess we'll see how it plays out。 I'll still pick up the next one。。。 I am invested in this series and in these authors， after all。 But I'm not nearly as excited about the series any more after this entry。 I've never given an entry in this series such a low rating。。。Just wasn't my favorite in the series。 As always， with a series like this， please start at the beginning。 Jumping in here wouldn't provide you with the context you need to understand who these characters are， what makes them tick， or the emotional effects of the events of this book。 。。。more
Jennifer
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The Pendergast novels all proceed as if there might be a logical solution to the crime。。。until they don't。 Bloodless， in about the last quarter of the book， went way out into left field to explain both a historical mystery （D。B。 Cooper） and a series of "vampire-like" murders in current-day Savannah， Georgia。 Bloodless may have done the literary version of "jumping the shark。。" Although I enjoyed the novel as a whole， I was incredulous at the authors' explanation of events。 Because I did enjoy th The Pendergast novels all proceed as if there might be a logical solution to the crime。。。until they don't。 Bloodless， in about the last quarter of the book， went way out into left field to explain both a historical mystery （D。B。 Cooper） and a series of "vampire-like" murders in current-day Savannah， Georgia。 Bloodless may have done the literary version of "jumping the shark。。" Although I enjoyed the novel as a whole， I was incredulous at the authors' explanation of events。 Because I did enjoy the majority of the story， 3。5 stars， rounded up to 4。 I am grateful to NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for the opportunity to read Bloodless in return for an honest review。 。。。more
Christina
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I've been reading this series from the very beginning， so my opinions are a blend of what I think about this particular book and how I feel it fits into the overall Pendergast world。 I've missed the partnership between Pendergast and D'Agosta， his old friend from New York。 Pendergast needs someone from the "normal" world to play off of and to keep him from going too far off the deep end。 Agent Coldmoon is a good substitute， I think his character adds to the dynamics of the story。 I'm enjoying th I've been reading this series from the very beginning， so my opinions are a blend of what I think about this particular book and how I feel it fits into the overall Pendergast world。 I've missed the partnership between Pendergast and D'Agosta， his old friend from New York。 Pendergast needs someone from the "normal" world to play off of and to keep him from going too far off the deep end。 Agent Coldmoon is a good substitute， I think his character adds to the dynamics of the story。 I'm enjoying the discreet mysteries， there were so many books tied to the arc of Pendergast's past， his wife， that I missed the smaller cases where there was resolution。 That being said， this mystery is a doozy！ Mild spoilers here。。。 having the antagonist be a vampire would have been less outlandish than what was really going on！I was truly surprised and confounded by this mystery。 Preston and Child really went out there this time。 It's impossible to talk about what truly happened to the bloodless bodies without ruining it， but summer in the South has a whole new meaning！ I'm going to be honest about what eventually happens to Constance， she has never been a character I liked or enjoyed having in the books。 If she never comes back， I'd be just fine。 This was a great addition the world of weird， I'm so happy these books keep coming out year after year！ 。。。more
Valerie Joy
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***3。5 stars***I liked this much better than the previous two books in the series。 It had that spooky/supernatural element that made the earlier Pendergast books so good， in my opinion。 I'm still not a Coldmoon fan （D'Agosta was the perfect Watson to Pendergast's Holmes） and I actually hated the ending。 Like。。。really？ Overall though， I'm hoping this is the start of the series going back to what made me love it in the first place。 ***3。5 stars***I liked this much better than the previous two books in the series。 It had that spooky/supernatural element that made the earlier Pendergast books so good， in my opinion。 I'm still not a Coldmoon fan （D'Agosta was the perfect Watson to Pendergast's Holmes） and I actually hated the ending。 Like。。。really？ Overall though， I'm hoping this is the start of the series going back to what made me love it in the first place。 。。。more
Britney Young
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On Thanksgiving 1971 the infamous DB Cooper hijacking surprised the nation。 On a flight from Portland to Seattle， a man carrying a bomb alerted flight attendants he was hijacking the plane and demanded $200，000。 After collecting his ransom， and instructing the plane the fly to Mexico City， Cooper parachuted from the plane's airlift and has evaded capture ever since。 Half a century later Agents Pendergrast and Coldmoon are called to investigate a string of mysterious murders in the reportedly hau On Thanksgiving 1971 the infamous DB Cooper hijacking surprised the nation。 On a flight from Portland to Seattle， a man carrying a bomb alerted flight attendants he was hijacking the plane and demanded $200，000。 After collecting his ransom， and instructing the plane the fly to Mexico City， Cooper parachuted from the plane's airlift and has evaded capture ever since。 Half a century later Agents Pendergrast and Coldmoon are called to investigate a string of mysterious murders in the reportedly haunted city of Savannah。 Bodies are showing up completely drained of all their blood; rumors are abound that the legendary Savannah Vampire is on the loose and out for blood。 These two cases are intertwined and the final results could be out of this world。 I equally enjoyed and was caught off guard by this book。 This is book 20 in Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child's Pendergast series of novels， but it's the first one I've read。 I was wholly coming into the story believing it was going to be a straight up FBI investigative thriller， and I think the first 2/3s of the book were written that way。 It does have elements of the supernatural with the vampire and ghost hunting aspects， but the last 1/3 of this book is entirely Sci-fi/Fantasy。 I wasn't upset by it， as the story is engaging and kept me invested。 But I will say， I wasn't totally prepared for the sudden switch。 Since this is my first book in the series， I am not sure if that mix of genres is par for the course or just this book alone， but it was a mix that really worked！ I also appreciated that this book felt like a stand alone novel。 I didn't feel like I needed to read the previous 19 books in order to understand the backstory or personality of any of the characters。 "Bloodless" is well written and imaginative。 It's plot was engaging， and structurally flowed well。 I enjoyed the characters， and found them all to be distinct and three dimensional。 I wished we could've spent more time with Miss Frost， as I found her delightful， but if that is the only downside of this book then that's pretty good。 I myself am interested in the DB Cooper case， and have done a lot of reading and research about it。 I really enjoyed how Preston and Lincoln put their own spin on explaining the case， and found their reasonings to be plausible。。。well， all but one。I would recommend this book to fans of the Pendergast series and to Preston and Lincoln newbies alike。 Thank you to Grand Central Publishing and NetGalley for giving me an advanced copy。 。。。more
Jg
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Another wonderful addition to the Pendergast series that starts with an unusual airline hijacking。in 1971。 In present day Pendergast， Constance and Coldmoon， much to his chagrin， are detoured to Savannah after finishing their latest case。 Someone has been killing people by draining all the blood from their bodies， and one of the victims is the manager of an old hotel。 What do these events have in common you might wonder， but all is tied together beautifully， as you’re swept up in yet another qui Another wonderful addition to the Pendergast series that starts with an unusual airline hijacking。in 1971。 In present day Pendergast， Constance and Coldmoon， much to his chagrin， are detoured to Savannah after finishing their latest case。 Someone has been killing people by draining all the blood from their bodies， and one of the victims is the manager of an old hotel。 What do these events have in common you might wonder， but all is tied together beautifully， as you’re swept up in yet another quirky， suspenseful and enjoyable mystery book from Preston and Child。 And from the way it ends I can’t wait to read the next installment。 。。。more
Gabriella Crivilare
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Thank you to Grand Central Publishing and NetGalley for providing this eARC in exchange for an honest review。 This book will release August 17， 2021。“I would think that someone with your appreciation for spirits will find Savannah to be the most shadow-haunted place in all of America。”With this， the twentieth installment in the Pendergast series， Preston & Child have invariably done it again， and better than I recall in recent years。 I won't spend too much time rehashing this （because I don't wa Thank you to Grand Central Publishing and NetGalley for providing this eARC in exchange for an honest review。 This book will release August 17， 2021。“I would think that someone with your appreciation for spirits will find Savannah to be the most shadow-haunted place in all of America。”With this， the twentieth installment in the Pendergast series， Preston & Child have invariably done it again， and better than I recall in recent years。 I won't spend too much time rehashing this （because I don't want to be too negative， and we want to get to the good stuff！）， but after the Helen Trilogy， the books just didn't quite strike me like they used to。 And honestly， I think that was bound to happen—they're on BOOK TWENTY， after all， and they've been writing this series since just after I was born—and not everything can be as brilliantly horrifying as the masterpiece that is Still Life With Crows。 However， with their more recent books， this one included， they seem to be sliding back toward their horror-supernatural origins and I couldn't be happier！Bloodless was absolutely packed with elements that I loved。 I was initially struck by the opening scenes because to my recollection， none of the books in the series so far have begun with such a lengthy， fictionalized recreation of a real event: in this case， D。 B。 Cooper's Thanksgiving Eve plane hijacking。 Chalk it up to me being a millennial， but I had never heard of the event。 But as I read on， I was not intrigued so much by that particular mystery， but by how the authors were going to tie it in to murders seemingly perpetrated by a vampire in modern-day Savannah， Georgia—yet tie it in they did， masterfully。 I had several laugh out loud moments， as well as two that caused me to go "Ooooh" out loud， thanks to Pendergast and Constance's assessments of Southern history—that wasn't something I had initially expected to find here， and I kind of appreciated that they were included。 The red herrings even drew me in， especially that one。 Oh， you'll know it when you get there。 While I do miss D'Agosta， I've really grown to like Coldmoon。 He also serves as an excellent foil to Pendergast， and despite his keen desire to get to the Denver field office， I hope he shows up in the next installment。 His attitude is great。 Constance was more fascinating that I recall her being recently， and I found her chapters—especially the ones where she converses with the proprietress of the hotel at which they're staying to be some of the most compelling， which makes sense， as they're truly central to solving the whole mystery。 The reclusive woman herself is also quite a character with an intriguing history， and it could have been neat to see more of that kinship she seemed to have with Constance。 I wasn't quite as interested in the subplots of the documentary crew and the author who had a bone to pick with the director， but they were engaging enough; I just wish they'd had slightly more bearing on the plot than being nuisances and tangentially involved。 This book ends in a spectacular way with a level of strangeness I feel like I haven't seen since Wheel of Darkness。 I have a feeling that the way in which this all ultimately plays out is going to drum up a LOT of conversation among Pendergast fans。 You are truly not going to see the end of this one coming; it may be the wildest thing the authors have ever done。 The fact that I'm not going to be able to chat with fellow fans about it until release is killing me！ I can't stop thinking of the implications it holds for future books， and I have two burning questions regarding things I'm not entirely sure about！ I may have to reread this again， and soon， just to see if I can give myself satisfactory answers。 But all that aside， I honestly have no idea where the series could possibly go from here。。。 and that's pretty exciting。I'll admit it now: I'll never stop holding out hope that Preston & Child will one day fully return to the creeping-dread-horror and supernatural-science plots that first caused me to fall in love with their books fourteen years ago （FOURTEEN YEARS AGO？！）。 But even without those trappings， they write some damn solid thrillers that I'll never stop reading， either。 。。。more
Mackenzie Schley
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Thank you to NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review。What do D。B。 Cooper， time travel， and haunted house documentaries have in common？ You’ll have to read Bloodless to discover the odd ties that bind。 I haven’t missed a Pendergast novel yet， and I don’t plan to anytime soon。 Bloodless felt like going back to the beginning with Pendergast in that it captured all of the best elements of those beginning novels。 A peculiar mystery， Penderg Thank you to NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review。What do D。B。 Cooper， time travel， and haunted house documentaries have in common？ You’ll have to read Bloodless to discover the odd ties that bind。 I haven’t missed a Pendergast novel yet， and I don’t plan to anytime soon。 Bloodless felt like going back to the beginning with Pendergast in that it captured all of the best elements of those beginning novels。 A peculiar mystery， Pendergast acting mysteriously and making connections others don’t， and a blend of science and strange to tie it all together。 After wrapping their previous case， Pendergast， Constance and Coldmoon are heading home only to be diverted to Savannah， Georgia and a very strange series of crimes that leave victims without a drop of blood left in them。 Of course， this is just too interesting of a case to ignore and Pendergast and Constance dive right in， with Coldmoon reluctantly joining the hunt。 Like Pendergast， I couldn’t walk away from the mystery either and if you’re like me， you’ll love this one。 。。。more
William Bentrim
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Bloodless by Douglas Preston; Lincoln ChildPendergast is at his cryptic finest with a reluctant partner in Coldmoon。 The two FBI agents along with Constance， Pendergast’s ward， are sent to Savanah to solve a murder。 As is normal with Pendergast， there is much more than murder to discover。 This author team always presents the inexplicable in a believable manner。 In this book， they tie in a real unsolved FBI case and solve it， fictionally of course。 The crassness of the politician is sadly accurat Bloodless by Douglas Preston; Lincoln ChildPendergast is at his cryptic finest with a reluctant partner in Coldmoon。 The two FBI agents along with Constance， Pendergast’s ward， are sent to Savanah to solve a murder。 As is normal with Pendergast， there is much more than murder to discover。 This author team always presents the inexplicable in a believable manner。 In this book， they tie in a real unsolved FBI case and solve it， fictionally of course。 The crassness of the politician is sadly accurate in today’s political world。 The plot was intricate and fast moving。 I enjoyed it and recommend it。 。。。more
Cynde
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I always love any book in this series or by these writers and this one did not disappoint。 That said this one is more set in Pendergast's roll as an FBI agent that investigates quirky cases。 Coldmoon， Pendergast and Constance Green are waylaid from their return home to go to Savannah， Georgia to investigate a murder where all the blood has been drained from the victim's body giving rise to an old Savannah Vampire legend。 Upon arrival They encounter not only a bizarre murder scene but also a film I always love any book in this series or by these writers and this one did not disappoint。 That said this one is more set in Pendergast's roll as an FBI agent that investigates quirky cases。 Coldmoon， Pendergast and Constance Green are waylaid from their return home to go to Savannah， Georgia to investigate a murder where all the blood has been drained from the victim's body giving rise to an old Savannah Vampire legend。 Upon arrival They encounter not only a bizarre murder scene but also a film crew doing a documentary on the ghost of Savannah who are thrilled with the idea of a vampire to add to their storyline。 Thing become more and more strange as they research the cause of these murders。 There is an adjacent storyline about the legend of D。B。 Cooper that works into the solution of both cases。 This is a very imaginative storyline that gets a bit fantastic and unbelievable。 It is a fun read and as always I look forward to more from these writers！！！！ 。。。more
Paul Kennedy
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I look forward to a new Pendergast novel as one looks forward to a vacation with an old friend。 These books truly take me away for brief but always exciting adventures。This is a great addition to the continuing adventures of Agent Pendergast。 What does the future hold？ Only time will tell…
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