Blue Labyrinth: by Preston & Child (Pendergast Series, Book 14) | Summary & Analysis

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This is an unofficial Summary & Analysis of Blue Labyrinth. Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child’s Blue Labyrinth is an action-packed detective novel. It neatly braids several major narrative strands into a single, gripping read that will be sure to please standing fans of the series and will doubtlessly welcome new readers into the Pendergast continuum.

Blue Labyrinth, follows United States Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Aloysius X. L. Pendergast as he investigates the sudden, startling murder of his estranged criminal son, Alban. As Pendergast looks into the case, he works to delay other investigations that bear in on his family, in which he is not entirely successful; other, seemingly unrelated investigations end up attaching themselves directly to the Pendergast lineage. At length, the investigative strands converge in a tense, tightly paced action scene that could play well in a summer blockbuster, leaving Pendergast and those in his favor alive and well and all those who oppose them dead.

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Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller

62 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 6, 2014

Reviews

[Bestselling Thrillers · Rating 4 out of 5]

Blue Labyrinth by Preston and Child
Slick and Entertaining
****
This is my first book by Preston and Child and my first encounter with the lead character Pendergast. It is a slick multi layered story which takes you through a variety of ever more difficult situations before coming to the inevitable conclusion.
As a book it is perhaps a little too formulaic at times but the authors keep the pace going and the action interesting although there are times when one has to set aside any sense of reality to enjoy it as the story alternates from the incredible to the verbose.
Aloysius Pendergast is an FBI agent with a past. To list his qualities would be to write another book but he is in essence so unemotional, distant and eccentric that I had real difficulty relating to him or finding any sort of empathy for him even when the body of his dead son is dumped on his doorstep. So many times I found myself asking why he behaved like that or why did he do that before I decided to suspend reality and simply read without a questioning brain. That said the answers might well have been found in earlier stories.
The essence of the story is formed around the tales of various people in Pendergast's life both past and present and each in turn faces their own challenges and has to fight to survive. Thus the book is almost a series of mini short stories from Pendergast's past and as we read, people around him are taken down one-by-one at the hands of an unknown enemy so the pace builds until it reaches its conclusion.
If you can set aside what could be described as lazy story telling when Pendergast often just happens to have the very thing that is needed in a challenging situation then you will be fine. If you can accept that towards the end the emphasis shifts from Pendergast to another character and simply allow yourself to be taken for a ride then you will enjoy this book.
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Best Selling Crime Thrillers were given an advanced copy of the book to review.

[Elsie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another wonderful Pendergast books. - Keep them them coming!

[Dianne Landry · Rating 1 out of 5]

I really wanted to reconnect with Agent Pendergast but I just couldn't. I hate when a series I loved dies for me.

[Barry Martin Vass · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the thirteenth sequel of the bestselling novel The Relic, which was first published in 1995 and then made into a smash movie. And all the main characters are back: FBI Special Agent Aloysius Pendergast, NYPD Lieutenant Vincent D'Agosta, Anthropologist Margo Green, as well as femme fatale Constance Greene, Pendergast's ward. And a lot of the action goes back to the original location of The Relic, The New York Museum of Natural History. The only problem I have with this novel is that at times it seems deliberately overwritten, but since there are two authors involved, that's probably just one of the natural consequences of a long series like this has become. Still, a good read.

[Peter · Rating 4 out of 5]

this is a book that surprised by how much I enjoyed it. the characters story line twists and turns thar held my attention all through the book.this is a book I will recommend.

[Sarah Devine]

I read this book in one day and I promise there is no other way to read it!

[Michael Kubat · Rating 5 out of 5]

As always, a great plot, superb characters and character development, in-depth research. Damn near impossible to find a fault, but plenty of reasons to be jealous of the authors' prowess!

[John Stevens · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this series. I hope these fellows can keep it going a little longer.
We need an excellent team of TV series executives to turn this into a great show. Amazon, Hulu, Netflix and others are doing some great work. Do this series.
Yes. This was a good story that began with a big surprise at the Riverside Drive Mansion Door begins the hunt.
As always, a few of the characters are in the story. I love how old friends show up once in s while. Those who are still living, that is. Ha ha.
Love these guys. Terrific writers and tellers of tails.
I could have given a 3 Star review. I’m not sure if it’s the story or me this time. I didn’t feel 5 Stars. Nonetheless, it’s a good tale in the series. Another piece of a puzzle. Which one? I have no idea.
Pendergast is intense and must solve this.
Enjoy.

[Adam M McCarthy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have read everything by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. Their books are of such a high standard that it is hard to compare them to anything. If you haven't read their works you are missing out. Each time that a new Agent Pendergast book comes out, I read the 1st to the last book in the series --> starting with Relic.

~Adam

[redd · Rating 4 out of 5]

Once again another enthralling Pendergast episode..intrigue..wild characters..the return of Margo as a major player and up til 2 am page turning so you can breathe a sigh of relief from the suspense...

[Linda · Rating 4 out of 5]

While the first half of the book is Pendergast and his mind, the second half is about his friends and their abilities in deduction and derring-do. It’s interesting to see Constance ruffled and predatory. Fun read.

[Margaret · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an okay book, not really a mystery, and fairly far fetched, but okay. I will not buy this author again,

[Connie Astry · Rating 1 out of 5]

Did not finish.

[Betty Page · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great Pendergast story

[Ursula · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another riveting story featuring Agent Pendergast!. Love this series. Not as fond of the story lines which include Agent Pendergast's wife, but love his ward Constance Green., she's like a Ninja.

[Veronica Comyn]

Loved it

[Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another fantastic edition to the series, where the past & present collide.

[Per Stagis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Always a good read/listen.
Love the Pendergast novels.
I recomend it.

[Rene · Rating 4 out of 5]

entertaining

[Kathy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Is this a thriller, murder mystery or espionage novel? Preston & Child achieve all three in this engaging novel. The story crisps the reader quickly & escalates the suspense to the very end. I am eager to read more of these Pendergast tales.

[Bobby Tranilla]

Good read. I did not expect the ending.

[Clifford Terry]

Another great Pendergast thriller from Preston and Child.

[Lauren · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quality addition to this series.

[Kathy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Adore these books

[Peggy Sue · Rating 3 out of 5]

I came to Preston & Child late and have not read them in order. That said, I thoroughly enjoy the characters and the mystery that surrounds them.

[Terry]

Preston & Child never fail!

[Cindy B. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Liked it better than the time i took to read it required.

[Kathy Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love Agent Pendergast and this was a very tricky story. But the authors did a good job bringing it all together.

[Carol · Rating 5 out of 5]

The intrepid and unflappable Special Agent Pendergast is back in the hunt. He is ,decisively one of my favorite characters

[Paula]

I love this authors writing....and try to read everything they write.