White Fire by Preston & Child

White Fire by Preston & Child

June 2014

Lincoln Child:  Born October 13, 1957, in Westport, CT;. Avocational Interests: Piano, five-string banjo, mountain hiking, English literature, motorcycles, architecture. Addresses: Home: NJ. Office: P.O. Box 162, Convent Station, NJ 07961. Agent: Eric Simonoff, Janklow and Nesbit, 598 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10022. E-mail: lchild@prestonchild.com.   Career:  St. Martin's Press, New York, NY, editor, 1979-88; Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., analyst, 1988-95; freelance writer, 1995--.

Preston Douglas: Born May 20, 1956, in Cambridge, MA; Addresses: Home: ME. Career:  Academic, editor, and writer. American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, began as editor and writer, became manager of publications, 1978-86; Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, lecturer in English, 1989-90; Laboratory of Anthropology, Santa Fe, NM, research associate; freelance writer. Member of the board, School of American Research, Santa Fe, NM. Coproducer of an ABC/Mandalay Entertainment television miniseries.

White Fire (#13 in Pendergast Series)

In contemporary times, Corrie Swanson is examining the remains of several miners killed in a series of grizzly bear attacks in 1876 Roaring Fork, CO, when she discovers something shocking. FBI Special Agent Pendergast arrives to investigate just as arson breaks out, and a meeting between Arthur Conan Doyle and Oscar Wilde figures in the backstory. In fact, key to the plot is the reputed discovery of a new Sherlock Holmes tale, actually written by Child and Preston

"PENDERGAST" SERIES; WITH DOUGLAS PRESTON

• Relic, 1995.
• Reliquary, 1997.
• The Cabinet of Curiosities, 2002.
• Still Life with Crows,  2003.
• Brimstone,  2004.  (Diogenes Trilogy #1)
• Dance of Death,  2005.  (Diogenes Trilogy #2)
• The Book of the Dead, 2006. (Diogenes Trilogy #3)
• The Wheel of Darkness, 2007.
• Cemetery Dance, 2009.
• Fever Dream, 2010. (Helen Trilogy #1)
• Cold Vengeance,  2011. (Helen Trilogy #2)
• Two Graves,  2012.  (Helen Trilogy #3)
• White Fire, 2013.

“GIDEON CREW” SERIES; WITH DOUGLAS PRESTON

• Gideon’s Sword, (2011)
• Gideon’s Corpse. (2012)
• Lost Island, (2014)

NOVELS; WITH DOUGLAS PRESTON

• Mount Dragon,1996.
• Riptide, , 1998.
• Thunderhead, 1999.
• Land of Fire, 2000.
• The Ice Limit, 2000.

Read-alikes

1.	Sherlock Holmes mysteries by Arthur Conan Doyle Reason:  Readers who like Aloysius Pendergast and want a similarly skilled, unemotional, and seemingly indestructible detective may enjoy the Sherlock Holmes Mysteries. -- Rebecca Sigmon
2.	Jack West Jr. novels by Matthew Reilly Reason:  Packed with action, adventure, and intrigue, the Pendergast novels and the Jack West Jr. novels integrate fascinating scientific and technological details into their fast-paced plots. These two series of thrillers feature dashing heroes, exotic locations, and esoteric clues. -- Jessica Zellers
3.	Passage trilogy by Justin Cronin Reason:  Both of these suspenseful series feature ordinary humans struggling to survive in devastating circumstances. The moral qualities of the protagonists evokes the reader's sympathy as the battles between good and evil threaten to overwhelm the characters. -- Katherine Johnson
4.	Fargo Adventures by Clive Cussler Reason:  If you like fast-paced, globe trotting suspense stories, you may like the Fargo Adventures and the Pendergast Novels. Furthermore, both series follow the escapades of treasure hunters, adding elements of historical secrets and artifacts. -- Rebecca Sigmon

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The book of lies by Brad Meltzer Reason:  Both are intricately plotted thrillers in which modern investigators find that lost manuscripts -- a missing chapter of the Bible (The Book of Lies), and a long-undiscovered Sherlock Holmes story (White Fire) -- hold the key to vicious murders, past and present. -- Kim Burton

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