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White Fire (Pendergast): by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child -- Analysis
THIS IS NOT THE NOVEL BY DOUGLAS PRESTON AND LINCOLN CHILD.
Fans of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child will delight in the reappearance of Corrie Swanson and Aloysius Pendergast in White Fire. In this bestseller, Corrie is now a college student studying forensic criminology. While working on her thesis, she uncovers surprising evidence from an 1870s case regarding the deaths of 11 silver miners. FBI Special Agent Pendergast takes interest in her discovery, and readers try to solve the mystery alongside the main characters in White Fire.
With the superb misdirection and unexpected twists in White Fire, Preston and Child keep readers guessing in this mystery thriller. Fans of the genre experience the historic meeting of Arthur Conan Doyle and Oscar Wilde in the beginning of the novel while enjoying the Sherlock Holmes references. Discover the underlying themes of White Fire as you engage in discussion questions with expert responses in this literary analysis. The insightful details behind this bestselling novel will add to the thrill as you race against the characters to solve the mystery.
Fans of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child will delight in the reappearance of Corrie Swanson and Aloysius Pendergast in White Fire. In this bestseller, Corrie is now a college student studying forensic criminology. While working on her thesis, she uncovers surprising evidence from an 1870s case regarding the deaths of 11 silver miners. FBI Special Agent Pendergast takes interest in her discovery, and readers try to solve the mystery alongside the main characters in White Fire.
With the superb misdirection and unexpected twists in White Fire, Preston and Child keep readers guessing in this mystery thriller. Fans of the genre experience the historic meeting of Arthur Conan Doyle and Oscar Wilde in the beginning of the novel while enjoying the Sherlock Holmes references. Discover the underlying themes of White Fire as you engage in discussion questions with expert responses in this literary analysis. The insightful details behind this bestselling novel will add to the thrill as you race against the characters to solve the mystery.
- GenresMystery
48 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 14, 2013
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May 24, 2014
Loved it....Could not put it down.
February 23, 2020
Cool title and plot.
FBI Special Agent AXL Pendergast and his mentee, Corrie are wrapped up in a current and historical mystery in Colorado around Christmas time for this manuscript. Deep snow and severe weather are part and parcel of this read in a ski area town that began as a mining camp in the late 1800's. Historically the interest in Roaring Fork, Colorado stems from the eight miners apparently killed and eaten by a rogue Grizzly Bear which were found in the area during the early mining days.
Arson and selective murders of the towns people are covered in an intriguing manner by these c0-authors of the Pendergast mysteries series. We continue to read about the main characters histories and family intrigues as we did in an earlier manifestation of this series (in Still Life with Crows).
Unique characters and local color of the locale of this story are very much a mainstay of this book and
others in the Pendergast series. One of the mysteries of the series is how little we learn of the main character from book to book. You got to love it and read them all.
Gerald Hickman, author and literary speaker, whose books include: Sixty Years in the Scablands, Medal of Honor- Courage of the warriors and soldiers of Little Bighorn, and Good Times in Old Genesee.
FBI Special Agent AXL Pendergast and his mentee, Corrie are wrapped up in a current and historical mystery in Colorado around Christmas time for this manuscript. Deep snow and severe weather are part and parcel of this read in a ski area town that began as a mining camp in the late 1800's. Historically the interest in Roaring Fork, Colorado stems from the eight miners apparently killed and eaten by a rogue Grizzly Bear which were found in the area during the early mining days.
Arson and selective murders of the towns people are covered in an intriguing manner by these c0-authors of the Pendergast mysteries series. We continue to read about the main characters histories and family intrigues as we did in an earlier manifestation of this series (in Still Life with Crows).
Unique characters and local color of the locale of this story are very much a mainstay of this book and
others in the Pendergast series. One of the mysteries of the series is how little we learn of the main character from book to book. You got to love it and read them all.
Gerald Hickman, author and literary speaker, whose books include: Sixty Years in the Scablands, Medal of Honor- Courage of the warriors and soldiers of Little Bighorn, and Good Times in Old Genesee.
April 7, 2018
Another good read from Preston and Child with the egnimatic Pendergast. How does the Bureau allow him so much time to pursue his own interests? Love the use of the local as a thinly disquised Aspen .Colorado. One can imagine nefarious doings among the elite. How do the ordinary town officials deal with the ultra rich?
January 6, 2022
Pendergast novels are always a great read. Full of suspense, mystery, and sometimes a twist ending you never knew was coming. If you enjoyed the other Pendergast books, you will enjoy this one. Although I do miss the supernatural elements from books like Relic or Wheel of Darkness, I hope that they return to those style of books in the future.
September 29, 2017
I love the characters of Corrie Swanson and Aloysius Pendergast. Back together, Corrie is a college student. You can guess she would specialize in forensic criminology. Corrie uncovers evidence connected to an old case from the 1870's. Eleven miners were killed and the journey and adventure begin.
December 7, 2018
A nice mix of characters. Intrigue. Stress! LOL
Another great addition to this terrific Preston Child series.
Read them all.
Another great addition to this terrific Preston Child series.
Read them all.
June 23, 2021
Ridiculous story line/Thumbs down
April 9, 2025
Rather disappointing. Solved it way too early, something I rarely do with a Pentergast. The ending was a cheap escape, and the dog was totally unnecessary
August 20, 2025
very good. More Corrie Swanson character development.
November 16, 2025
I enjoyed this book. I have read many in this series.
June 2, 2016
I enjoyed this book as I loved all the Pendergast novels. I was happy that Corrie was back and assisting. I did not like the references to Arthur Conan Doyle. I usually enjoy any historic references in my novels but, for some reason, every historic reference in this novel seemed to throw me off course. I still wouldn't have skipped reading this since I read the whole series but I would recommend any other book in the series over this one.
March 23, 2014
Environmental damage leads from 19th century cannibalism to arson, mayhem and murder in the 20th.
July 25, 2014
thrilling to read as all the pendercast books, but the last chapters lack of premises and need a real consequentiality in the plot (in particular the final homicide dynamic si not explained at all)
September 21, 2014
Good Pendergast/Corrie yarn.
January 2, 2015
love this series.
August 18, 2015
Really started off great but the ending was a little unrealistic.
July 21, 2014
Easy read....good summer read.
May 9, 2017
I bought the audio and listened to it on my drive from Texas to California. Just as any other novel by these two, I loved it. Great story and plot.
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March 20, 2019Good....kinda creepy but very interesting.
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