Fever Dream
by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
Book 10 in the Pendergast series
published 2010
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Yesterday, Special Agent Pendergast still mourned the loss of his beloved wife, Helen, who died in a tragic accident in Africa twelve years ago.
Today, he discovers she was murdered.
Tomorrow, he will learn her most guarded secrets, leaving him to wonder: Who was the woman I married? Why was she murdered? And, above all . . . Who murdered her?
FEVER DREAM
Revenge is not sweet: It is essential.
FBI Special Agent Aloysius Pendergast is visiting the old family home in Louisiana. Surrounded by ghosts of the past, he can’t help but think of Helen – his wife who tragically died twelve years ago. But whilst examining her possessions, he makes a startling discovery – one that leads him to believe Helen’s death was not accidental…
With the help of his trusted friend Lieutenant Vincent D’Agosta, Pendergast embarks on a quest to uncover the mystery of his wife’s final days. It’s a journey that takes him deep into the dark heart of her past, to a hidden obsession and secrets that some people would do anything to protect. But as the hunt for Helen’s murderer ventures into the Bayou, Pendergast find himself faced with a killer question: just who was the woman he married?
