Pendergast: the Beginning by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
In 1994, the FBI field office in New Orleans has just been assigned an odd new trainee named Pendergast. The agent in charge as well as Pendergast's mentor/partner already know he is going to be trouble, with his penchant for following hunches and obscure clues, plus a tendency to go rogue. When Pendergast and his partner solve a cold case connected to questionable science, Pendergast keeps digging, even when the case appears to involve some of New Orleans' prominent citizens and he is told to desist.
A foundation story for Special Agent Aloysius Pendergast, set in New Orleans in 1994, giving fans of the series a (partial) glimpse of Pendergast's beginnings and how he came to the FBI. We also learn how Proctor and Pendergast came together. Proctor is one of my favorite characters, so I was happy to get part of his story as well, even if I did have to worry about him for half of the book. Highly recommended for fans of the series, as well as anyone wanting to start a fabulous suspense series.
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an eARC for review.
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