Bill Pentland's Reviews > Angel of Vengeance

The 22nd book in the Agent Pendergast series. It started awhile ago with Relic. I watched the movie based on the book with Penelope Ann Miller, Tom Sizemore, Linda Hunt, James Whitmore. Not a highly rated film but one I really enjoyed. Sizemore was perfect as the embattled Lt. D'Agosta. The film and the book take place in the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. The first book in what, so far, is a 22 book series, which presents us with one of the truly fascinating characters I've come across, Agent Aloysius Pendergast. In many of these books, Pendergast is pitted against his brother, Diogenes, who for the most part is committed to evil acts. Angel of Vengeance finally unites the brothers in a fraternal bond to rid the world of the evil Dr. Leng. It involves going back to the past, New York of the mid 1800s, always a fascinating era, reminding me of Caleb Carr's outstanding book, The Alienist. The Pendergast brothers, the enchanting and deadly Constance Green, and of course Lt. Vince D'Agosta are stretched to the limits of their many talents in facing this ultimate foe. Again, these 2 authors collaborations are a kick to read and I hope the adventures of Agent Pendergast are not over.