Brimstone (Preston and Child novel)

Brimstone is a thriller novel written by American authors Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, and published on August 3, 2004 by Warner Books. This is the fifth installment in the Special Agent Pendergast series and the first novel in the Diogenes trilogy that also includes Dance of Death (2005) and The Book of the Dead (2006).[1]

This article is about the novel. For other uses, see Brimstone (disambiguation).
Brimstone
AuthorDouglas Preston,
Lincoln Child
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesDiogenes Trilogy, Aloysius Pendergast
GenreSuspense
PublisherWarner Books
Publication date
August 3, 2004
Media typePrint, e-book, audiobook
Pages497 pp. (Hardcover)
ISBN0-446-53143-X
OCLC54279996
813/.54 22
LC ClassPS3566.R3982 B75 2004
Preceded byStill Life with Crows 
Followed byDance of Death 

Plot summary

FBI Special Agent Aloysius X.L. Pendergast and Sergeant Vincent D'Agosta, now working for the Southampton Police Department, investigate a series of unusual deaths—deaths that appear to be the work of Lucifer in return for pacts entered in with him by his victims.[2] Their investigation takes them from the New York City area, site of the first two deaths, to Florence, Italy where they uncover the motive and method of the killers behind the strange and gruesome deaths. During the course of unraveling the mystery, the truth behind a priceless, missing Stradivarius violin is revealed and a potentially apocalyptic riot with Messianic Christians is averted. Pendergast also reveals details of his insane brother Diogenes, whom he believes is planning something horrible.

References to other literary works

References
  1. Brimstone (Pendergast #5)
  2. Brimstone Mass Market Paperback
  3. Playing hell with readers: Two excellent writers talk about their terrific new thriller, Brimstone
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