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<b>#1 <i>New York Times</i>–bestselling authors: Get to know the ruthless, mysterious FBI agent, “one of thrillerdom’s most exciting and intriguing series leads” (<i>Booklist</i>).</b><br /> <br /> Acclaimed as “a modern-day Sherlock Holmes” (Associated Press) with a brilliant mind, a cultured manner, and a dark edge, Special Agent Aloysius X. L. Pendergast has calmly looked evil in the face throughout the long-running series that includes such novels as <i>The Cabinet of Curiosities</i>—named one of NPR’s 100 Best Thrillers Ever—and <i>Crooked River</i>. In this essay, Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child discuss how the character came to be created, his enigmatic backstory, and the history of their own wildly successful writing partnership.<br /> <br /> “The most charming, intelligent, cool, and creepy agent ever written.” —<i>Suspense Magazine</i><br /> <br /> “Every bit the modern equivalent of Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot.”―<i>Providence Journal</i>
