Bloodless, Douglas Preston
Bloodless, Douglas Preston
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Bloodless

Bestseller

Author: Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

Narrator: Jefferson Mays

Unabridged: 13 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/17/2021


Synopsis

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER: Agent Pendergast faces his most unexpected challenge yet when bloodless bodies begin to appear in Savannah, GA.

A fabulous 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 then parachuted from the rear of the plane, disappearing into the night…and into history.

A brutal crime steeped in legend and malevolence:
Fifty years later, Agent Pendergast takes on a bizarre and gruesome case: in the ghost-haunted city of Savannah, Georgia, bodies are found with no blood left in their veins—sowing panic and reviving whispered tales of the infamous Savannah Vampire.

A case like no other:
As the mystery rises along with the body count, Pendergast and his partner, Agent Coldmoon, race to understand how—or if—these murders are connected to the only unsolved skyjacking in American history. Together, they uncover not just the answer…but an unearthly evil beyond all imagining.

About Douglas Preston

Douglas Preston is the author of more than thirty books, both fiction and nonfiction, more than twenty of which have been New York Times bestsellers. He has worked as an editor at the American Museum of Natural History in New York and taught nonfiction writing at Princeton University. His first novel, Relic, coauthored with Lincoln Child, was made into a movie, and launched the famed Pendergast series of novels. His recent nonfiction book, The Monster of Florence, is also being made into a film. In addition to books, Preston writes about archaeology and paleontology for the New Yorker, National Geographic, and Smithsonian.


Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Laura House on 2021-09-20 19:29:41

I have almost every Pendergast book and have loved most of them. This one is quite different. I liked the DB Cooper twist which was brilliant. However, I'm not sure what to think about the "time warp" twist. Still scratching my head on that. It is good to see Pendergast back to sleuthing weird happenings, as in the first few books. I only gave it 3 stars because the narration is very poor. Don't new narrators listen to prior books to try to get the characterizations right? This guy has a nice voice but is way off as far as Contance, who sounds like a poor facsimile of Katherine Hepburn and Agent Coldmoon, who sounds like a whiney teenager. I sure do miss D'Agosta and his great rapport with Pendergast. In this book, there is not much charisma between the characters. The story line, especially toward the end is like Preston and Child are channeling Koontz and King. Really weird, but could get exciting in the future as it is obvious the story will continue.

Goodreads review by Peter on November 14, 2021

Nice to meet Agent Pendergast, his niece Constance and Coldmoon again. Several people are murdered in Savannah and the blood is completely drained. What happened to them? High time to involve Pendergast and his crew. We see a cold case of the FBI, observe a film team shooting a documentary on haunte......more

Goodreads review by Lisa Tudor on August 22, 2021

I LOVE Agent Pendergast, have read every single book..... what on earth happened??? No spoilers here. SOOOO disappointed in the left hand turn the book took. Yes, he's always dealt with the strange...but come on guys. Not happy!!......more

Goodreads review by Matthew on February 08, 2022

This book was a major victim of my 2021 Book Slump ☹ I finished reading it back in October and it is now January 2022 and I am finally writing my review. Usually these Preston & Child buddy reads are right at the top of my list and I make sure I get to the library months in advance so that I am first......more

Goodreads review by OutlawPoet on May 04, 2021

He’s back…………….. First of all, I can’t believe this is book 20. I’ve read all 20 and I’ll happily read 20 more! All of the past 20 books have been good, most have been great. But I’ll admit that I had a nitpick or two in the last couple. Nitpicks no more. This is Pendergast in all his glory! You have a......more

Goodreads review by James on March 16, 2025

Bloodless, the 20th book in the Pendergast series written by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, has an intriguing plotline that weaves together a few popular trends: time travel, DB Cooper's mysterious case, and sci-fi monsters from another world. I've enjoyed the books in this series because of the......more


Quotes

PRAISE FOR BLOODLESS:"Leave it to the imaginations of Preston and Child... Spooky and surreal [and] wonderful fun."—Kirkus

Praise for CROOKED RIVER
"Exciting. Nail-biting. Quality storytelling."—Publishers Weekly

"Preston and Child know how to craft compelling stories that are both baffling and surprising. The cast of characters feels authentic and moves the story forward in unexpected ways. . . the authors are masters of the procedural with a gothic flair."—Associated Press

"[Pendergast] still remains the most charming, intelligent, cool, and creepy agent ever written. . . Read this. As fast as possible. Preston & Child have once again created the unimaginable and you just can't miss it!"—Suspense Magazine

"Agent Pendergast is back and better than ever."—The Real Book Spy

"The best mystery series going today. Preston and Child display a true masters' touch. This is riveting reading entertainment of the highest order."—Providence Journal

“Non-stop action, and much to amuse, shock and horrify the reader.”—Fresh Fiction

"BLOODLESS is their 20th novel featuring one of the most unique protagonists in all of thriller fiction, Agent Aloysius Pendergast, and may rank as one of the finest books they have ever penned together.... BLOODLESS is a pure pleasure to read and is like candy to thriller fans --- candy from which readers will drain every ounce of flavor in pure delight."—BookReporter

"Preston and Child, expertly straddling the line between reality and the paranormal, have fashioned a neo-gothic masterpiece."—The Providence (RI) Journal

Bloodless is rife with inventive scenarios, amusing exchanges (especially between oft-impatient Coldmoon and eternally placid Pendergast) and tantalizingly spooky mysteries, topped off with a gloriously wild finale that is as action-packed as it is memorable.”—BookPage (Starred Review)