Después de averiguar que la muerte de su esposa Helen no fue un accidente, el agente especial del FBI Aloysius Pendergast tiene una sola meta en la vida: la venganza. Implacable, persigue a los que lo traicionaron por las marismas de Louisiana, las calles de Nueva York y hasta los páramos desolados de Escocia. Sin embargo, lo que descubre solo le enturbia su visión de lo sucedido: Helen podría haber sido partícipe de su propio asesinato.

Las capas del embrollo son múltiples y esconden un complot cuyo origen se encuentra generaciones atrás y que parece ser más monstruoso de lo que jamás pudiera haber imaginado. Pendergast percibe que todo lo que creía y todo lo que entendía podría basarse en una mentira horrenda.

Nada es lo que parece. ( )

While a major improvement over the last book I am still less than thrilled with the Helen trilogy. It seems to have forgotten everything about the series I loved. It has turned Pendergast into a bumbling fool. I know the next book is the last of the set. I really hope they figure this out or I am going to have to stop reading one of my favorite series.

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It's almost a lie to say I read this book because I skimmed over pages at a time. I am still planning to go back to the beginning and read Relic in hopes that it is just the "Helen" books of the Pendergast series that are so filled with unnecessary words. There was a nice twist towards the end of this one though, so I'll give them that! ( )

One of the best books I've seen from the duo up to now. It held me on the edge of my seat up until the end and I could not predict which way the action was going. This is a big plus, as I hate to figure out what is happening before the writer puts it down on the page. Pendergast is in top form and some questions left hanging in previous books are answered. New questions are also asked!
I can't wait for the next book in this series. ( )

Book 2 in the Helen trilogy; my least favorite arc in the Pendergast series. ( )