Anynone A Fan of Agent Pendergast aka Aloyssious Pendergast?

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Aloysius X. L. Pendergast is a fictional character appearing in novels by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. He first appeared as a supporting character in their first novel, Relic, and in its sequel Reliquary, before assuming the protagonist role in The Cabinet of Curiosities.

Pendergast is a special agent with the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). He is a favorite among fans for his unique personality, cultural discernment, and his almost supernatural competence. He works out of the New Orleans, Louisiana branch of the FBI, but frequently travels out of state to investigate cases which interest him, namely those appearing to be the work of serial killers. :)

 

Background

 

Born to a wealthy Southern family of French, Greek and Creole descent, circa 1960 and raised in New Orleans, Pendergast retains his gentlemanly Southern manners and mellifluous Deep Southern accent.

 

Pendergast studied Anthropology at Harvard University (graduating summa cum laude) and received a dual Doctor of Philosophy degree in Classics and Philosophy from Oxford University in England (which one of Oxford's component colleges he attended has never been specified).[1][2]

 

Pendergast once served with the U.S. Special Forces. One rumor said that Pendergast was the lone survivor of "a Cambodian death camp" (but his birthdate makes him far too young to have served in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War, the time when Special Forces operations in that region were at their peak).

 

At some point during his lifetime, Pendergast was married, and is now a widower. His wife, Helen Esterhazy Pendergast, was a doctor with Doctors With Wings, a group that travels to third-world countries and disaster areas to help people who would have otherwise had little chance of survival. She was a skilled big game hunter, and it was one of the pastimes that brought her and Pendergast together. She was murdered on an African safari. More can be learned about her in the authors' latest book, Fever Dream.

 

Pendergast is a withdrawn man, but can be remarkably polite, charming or dangerous when need be. Well-learned in many subjects, he converses easily with doctors, scientists, and intellectuals. He is a master of manipulation, both of people and of his own mind when difficult circumstances demand a fresh view of the situation.

 

Pendergast appreciates the finer things in life, including expensive cuisine and wines. Foods and drinks he enjoys include Château Pétrus wine, Green tea, and steak tartare; his interests include Bonsai trees and classical music (though he detests opera). He is also an expert martial artist. He enjoys travelling to Italy and dining on exquisite paste.

 

He spent a year in Tibet studying the deep meditative art of Chongg Ran, taught to him by the monks of the Gsalrig Chongg monastery.

 

Pendergast is fluent in Italian, Latin, Greek, and Cantonese, and semi-fluent in Mandarin.

Appearance

 

Pendergast's build is described as tall and thin, and he boasts a strong torso with lean muscle. His fingers are long and tapered. Pendergast has silver-colored eyes, a pale complexion, and light blond hair that appears almost white. He has been described as looking almost like an albino. Pendergast typically dresses in a black, hand-tailored, Italian suit regardless of weather conditions, and is often described as looking like a well-dressed undertaker. Observers note that he moves with a "cat-like" grace. His demeanor is that of someone taking in even the smallest details.

 

In many cases, Pendergast's normal appearance is irrelevant. A master of disguises, he has fooled even close acquaintances on several occasions.

 

 

Chronicles

 

Special Agent Aloysius Pendergast appears in several stand-alone novels in addition to starring in his own trilogy. Although they are intended to be standalone novels, they are connected through the mentioning of previous books, characters, and events. All of these books were jointly written by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.

 

* Relic (1995) (Pendergast's First Appearance) — Pendergast investigates a series of strange murders and rumors of a murderous beast in the New York Museum of Natural History. Includes Margo Green, reporter Bill Smithback and Vincent D'Agosta.

 

* Reliquary (1997) — Pendergast returns to New York when a new string of murders surfaces resembling those of the Museum Beast case. He is again teamed with Margo Green, Dr. Frock, William Smithback Jr., and Vincent D'Agosta (all of whom were in the previous book) and introduces the character of Laura Hayward.

 

* The Cabinet of Curiosities (2002) — Pendergast is drawn to the remains of a 19th century charnel house, unearthed at a construction site in New York and finds himself investigating a new series of 20th century copycat killings. He is joined by William Smithback Jr. and Dr. Nora Kelly.

 

* Still Life with Crows (2003) — Pendergast travels to midwestern Kansas to the dying farm town of Medicine Creek to investigate a series of brutal and ritualistic killings. He teams up with a teenage malcontent, Corrie Swanson, to solve the case.

 

The Diogenes Trilogy

 

* Brimstone (2004) (Book One) — Agent Pendergast and Vincent D'Agosta team up once more to investigate brutal murders of a seemingly supernatural origin. Their investigation takes them from high society New York to old world Italy and into the dark heart of an age-old conspiracy. Vincent D'Agosta, Laura Hayward, and Bill Smithback's nemesis, reporter Bryce Harriman (mentioned often in the previous books) make a reappearance. In this book the reader is introduced to Pendergast's brother Diogenes, and D'Agosta catches his first glimpse of Diogenes. The book also hints at a sequel to The Ice Limit

 

* Dance of Death (2005) (Book Two) — Aloysius Pendergast faces off against Diogenes in an attempt to stop his diabolical brother before he can complete the perfect crime. All of Pendergast's old compatriots find themselves in danger and old friends band together in the race to prevent an almost certain disaster. The novel features an all-star cast for Preston-Child fans and includes cameos from all of their books—even going so far as to include characters from the authors' non-Pendergast novels. The book also hints at a sequel to The Ice Limit.

 

* The Book of the Dead (2006) (Book Three) — The final book of the Diogenes Trilogy. The Book of the Dead picks up immediately following the conclusion of Dance of Death, with Diogenes Pendergast continuing his work towards the completion of his master crime. The majority of the action centers around the opening of the long closed (and cursed?) Tomb of Senef at the New York Museum of Natural History. The pursuers become the pursued, and the novel builds to a thrilling conclusion.

 

 

* The Wheel of Darkness (2007) — Pendergast has taken Constance on a whirlwind Grand Tour, hoping to give her closure and a sense of the world that she's missed. They head to Tibet, where Pendergast intensively trained in martial arts and spiritual studies. At a remote monastery, they learn that a rare and dangerous artifact the monks have been guarding for generations has been mysteriously stolen. Pendergast agrees to take up the search. The trail leads him and Constance to the maiden voyage of the Brittania, the world's largest and most luxurious passenger liner—and to an Atlantic crossing fraught with terror.

 

* Cemetery Dance (2009) — Pendergast returns to New York City. Two of his close friends have been attacked by a man that is supposedly dead. Pendergast and D'Agosta undertake a private quest for the truth. Their serpentine journey takes them into a part of Manhattan they never imagined could exist: a secretive and deadly hotbed of Obeah, the West Indian Zombi cult of sorcery and magic.

 

* Fever Dream (2010) - The following excerpt was gathered from the website of the authors: At the old family manse in Louisiana, Special Agent Pendergast is putting to rest long-ignored possessions reminiscent of his wife Helen's tragic death, only to make a stunning-and dreadful-discovery. Helen had been mauled by an unusually large and vicious lion while they were big game hunting in Africa. But now, Pendergast learns that her rifle-her only protection from the beast-had been deliberately loaded with blanks. Who could have wanted Helen dead...and why? With Lieutenant Vincent D'Agosta's assistance, Pendergast embarks on a quest to uncover the mystery of his wife's murder. It is a journey that sends him deep into her past where he learns much that Helen herself had wished to keep hidden. Helen Pendergast had nursed a secret obsession with the famed naturalist-painter John James Audubon, in particular a long-lost painting of his known as the Black Frame. As Pendergast probes more deeply into the riddle-the answer to which is revealed in a night of shocking violence, deep in the Louisiana bayou-he finds himself faced with an even greater question: who was the woman he married?

 

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