Pendergast

Overall Rating: 5/5

Every agent has a means to an end... and every agent must start somewhere to make a name for himself. We have all become familiar with A.X.L. Pendergast and many of us have in turn, fallen in love with the mysterious and enigmatic figure that our agent is. Many of us have also fallen in love with this series as a whole. In some way, Pendergast: The Beginning is a prequel of sorts... an introduction to A.X.L. Pendergast's career, of his rather rebellious nature, and of course... of his investigations and misdeeds. Here we see him without his experience, without his repertoire of credentials... as a fresh FBI agent diving his nose where he perhaps shouldn't be looking...only to be drawn into the thick of things for digging his nose too far... towing his new partner along on another wild adventure of danger, of intrigue, and edged with the whispers of the paranormal.

Not only is this another masterful addition to the Pendergast series and to the iconic mystery duo of Preston & Child, but I truly enjoyed the way that this novel not only serves to be a means to a beginning, but also gives us a glimpse into just how Proctor found himself to be working with A.X.L. Pendergast.

I adored this Pendergast novel and I cannot wait to hear when my fellow mystery-loving friends also get around to reading it and we can yell about how we have another fantastic Preston & Child novel to read again and again. I adored this, and I cannot wait for our next Pendergast adventure...

(Per request of Grand Central Publishing and Hachette Book Group, this review was held till 30 days in advanced of the book's official release.)