When we first began writing together, there was a real concern that jointlywritten novels might be unfairly stigmatized. Lincoln child was born in westport, connecticut, which he still calls his hometown despite the fact that he left the place before he reached his first birthday and now only goes back for weekends. Preston and child s relic and the cabinet of curiosities were chosen by readers in a national public radio poll as being among the one hundred greatest thrillers ever written, and relic. Douglas jerome preston, born in cambridge, massachusetts, in 1956, is an american journalist and author. Preston and childs relic and the cabinet of curiosities were chosen by readers in a national public radio poll as being among the one hundred greatest thrillers ever written, and relic was made into a. Following a distinguished career at a private nursery schoolhe was almost more lincoln child was born in westport, connecticut, which he still calls his hometown despite the. In this book in particular, a lot of details about some of the characters are unveiled, and the pendergast trilogy featuring aloysius vs. The reason is that, while most of the stories can stand on their own, there is a. The only character that ive read that seems even remotely similar to pendergast is from a fantasy trilogy, and in truth hes not a whole lot like pendergast.
Jan 31, 2020 douglas preston and lincoln child are the authors of the new thriller crooked river. Together they have written numerous technothriller and horror novels, including the pendergast series, the gideon crew series and other standalone novels. Feb 04, 2020 the thrillers of douglas preston and lincoln child stand head and shoulders above their rivals publishers weekly. Preston and child craft compelling thriller abc news. Coauthors of the famed pendergast series, their books relic and the cabinet of curiosities were chosen by readers in a national public radio poll as being among the 100 greatest thrillers ever written, and relic was made into a number one box office hit movie. Ive been a longtime fan of the pendergast series by douglas preston and lincoln child, so i always grab their latest book as soon as it is released. Books by douglas preston authors like douglas preston. Authors with similar writing style to lincoln child. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. Find authors like lincoln child from the worlds largest community of readers.
The thrillers of douglas preston and lincoln child stand head and shoulders above their rivals publishers weekly. If you like my stuff and you havent read relic, you are missing out. Lincoln child october, 1957 is an american author of technothriller and horror novels. Douglas jerome preston born may 31, 1956 is an american journalist and author. As a technothriller, it comments on the possibilities inherent in genetic manipulation, and is critical of museums and their role both in society and in the scientific community. Riptide is a novel written by lincoln child and douglas preston published in 1998 by warner books the novel revolves around a plot to retrieve the buried treasure of nefarious pirate red ned ockham. Relic is a 1995 novel by american authors douglas preston and lincoln child, and the first in the special agent pendergast series. Click on a title, author name or category to see similar books. Lincoln seemed to have acquired an interest in writing as early as second grade, when he wrote a short story entitled bumble the elephant now believed by scholars to be lost. Recognized for his thrillers in collaboration with lincoln child including the agent pendergast series and gideon crew series, he has also writte. Dec 31, 2019 open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Dan brown lincoln child michael connelly robin cook michael crichton clive cussler jack b dubrul. Were doing at the authors guild during this crisis time, its called find new authors discover new authors.
Lincoln child is the co author, with douglas preston, of such highlyacclaimed thrillers as crooked river, old bones, verses for the dead, cabinet of curiosities, and relic, the latter two of which were chosen by an npr poll as among the 100 greatest thrillers ever written. Recognized for his thrillers in collaboration with lincoln child including the agent pendergast series and gideon crew series, he has also written six solo novels including a novel entitled jennie, which was made into a movie by disney. Books by douglas preston, lincoln child authors like. Ive never read a douglas preston or lincoln child book that i didnt like at all and my shelves are filled with their novels. Although he is best known for his thrillers in collaboration with lincoln child including the agent pendergast series and gideon crew series, he has also written six solo novels, including the wyman ford series and a novel entitled jennie, which was made into a movie by disney. In the year 2000, preston moved with his family to florence, italy, to write a murder mystery set in tuscany. A letter from authors guild president, douglas preston the situation continues to evolve, and the guild will continue to double down on advocacy, education and industry leadership that is at the core of our mission. I subscribe to their email newsletter, and the latest edition talks about it in great detail. Lincoln child audio books, best sellers, author bio. Here you can learn more about the authors, their collaboration and their books. Lincoln child was born in westport, connecticut, place he still calls his hometown despite having left the place before he even reached his first birthday. Lincoln child is the coauthor, with douglas preston, of such highlyacclaimed thrillers as crooked river, old bones, verses for the dead, cabinet of curiosities, and relic, the latter two of which were chosen by an npr poll as among the 100 greatest thrillers ever written.
Nora kelly, a young curator at the santa fe institute of archaeology, is approached by historian clive benton with a onceinalifetime proposal. Audiobooks written by douglas preston and lincoln child. Lincoln child is the coauthor, with douglas preston, of a number of bestselling thrillers including riptide, the ice limit and relic. I just finished reading all of the pendergast novels by douglas preston and lincoln child, i loved them and breezed right through them. How two writers can produce a novel togetherlincoln child. Aug 30, 2019 douglas preston and lincoln child, coauthors and comedians. Desolate environments, fbi, murders, historical intrigue, archeology. As usual, douglas preston and lincoln child confirm their great ability in writing cool, wellconceived page turners. Goodreads members who like lincoln child also like. Crooked river by douglas preston and lincoln child. The treasure, which is estimated to be worth close to two billion dollars, reputedly includes st. Preston and child are masters of the mysterythriller genre.
He lives with his wife and daughter in morristown, new jersey. If you like douglas preston you might like similar authors lincoln child, james rollins, steve berry, rebecca cantrell, raymond khoury. A letter from authors guild president, douglas preston the situation continues to evolve, and the guild will continue to double down on advocacy, education and industry. Lincoln child is an american author who is the writing partner of douglas preston. Two graves by douglas preston and lincoln child 2012. Lincoln child lincoln seemed to have acquired an interest in writing as early as second grade, when he wrote a short story entitled bumble the elephant now believed by scholars to be lost. Lincoln child is the coauthor, with douglas preston, of relic, riptide, the cabinet of curiosities, and other bestsellers. With special agent aloysius pendergast at the head of colorful casts in 15 novels including 9 stand alones and three a piece from the diogenes trilogy and the helen trilogy, its hard to imagine theyll ever run out. His first novel, relic, coauthored with lincoln child, was made into a movie, and launched the famed. Writer and filmmaker, michael crichton oct 23, 1942 nov 4, 2008, best known as the author of jurassic park and the creator of er, was born in chicago and grew up on long island, new york. Michaels sword, a weapon with the power to kill anyone who looks at it. Though grant was born in coventry, england, his parents moved him and his three brothers to handsworth wood in birmingham when he was four years old so they could get a better education, and his younger brother andrew grant is also a thriller novelist using the pseudonym lincoln child.
Douglas preston is the co author with lincoln child of a bestselling thrilleradventure series. Douglas preston s first novel to be published was jennie. Douglas preston actually worked at the real museum in real life and this adds an extra layer of plausibility to the story. Douglas preston was born in cambridge, massachusetts, in 1956, and grew up in. Douglas preston is an american author who typically writes alongside lincoln child. If you liked relic by douglas j preston, lincoln child, here are some books like this. Books by lincoln child authors like lincoln child what. In dance of death authors douglas preston and lincoln child have taken the logical step of something that has been occurring casually in their writing over the last three novels, they have pulled together all of their joint works save riptide which can be neither included nor excluded into one cohesive universe. Download audiobooks written by douglas preston and lincoln child to your device. Find authors like douglas preston from the worlds largest community of readers. Douglas preston was born in cambridge, massachusetts, in 1956, and grew up in the deadly boring suburb of wellesley. How two writers can produce a novel together lincoln child on working with douglas preston posted on december 2, 2015 march 3, 2016 by lincoln child our collaborative process has changed significantly in the twentyfivealas, yes, twentyfiveyears since we started writing novels together. This story is brought to life expertly and with passion by rene auberjonois.
Tony eldridge, author of the samson effect and editor of a blog geared to marketing techniques for selfpublished authors. Preston and child s relic and the cabinet of curiosities were chosen by readers in a national public radio poll as being among the one hundred greatest thrillers ever written, and relic was made into a numberone box office hit movie. This book will obviously offer more for fans of the pendergast or other preston child books but anyone that likes a thriller should enjoy it. Below is the order of all of when douglas prestons books were originally released. Still life with crows audiobook by douglas preston, lincoln. How can two people possibly write a satisfactory work of fiction together.
Order of douglas preston books douglas preston is an american author who typically writes alongside lincoln child. Best known for coauthoring the agent pendergast and gideon crew franchises, lincoln and child are now gearing up to publish the first book in a new series following. Deborah feingold courtesy crooked river by douglas preston and lincoln child. We snipe and scoff and damn each others literary taste. He also tends to write with the author douglas preston and, not only that, a motionpicture of one of his novels, relic, has been made. Born in 1957 in the coastal town of westport connecticut usa, lincoln child has become a well established author of horror and technothrillers. Biography born in westport, ct, in 1958, lincoln child grew up with a consuming interest in writing. Douglas preston is the author of more than thirty books, both fiction and nonfiction, more than twenty of which have been new york times bestsellers. When it comes to reading the pendergast novels in order, having read the whole series so far, i suggest you do read the douglas preston and lincoln child pendergast books in order of publication, starting with relic. Douglas preston books list of books by author douglas. Though he is most well known for his collaborations with douglas preston including the agent pendergast series and the gideon crew series, among others, he has also written. Lee child born 1954 is the pen name of british thriller writer jim grant. Preston and childs relic and the cabinet of curiosities were chosen by readers in a national public radio poll as being among the one hundred greatest thrillers ever written, and relic was made into a numberone box office hit movie.
I have listened to all the books available on audible by douglas preston and lincoln child, all are great. But this story and presentation was probably the best of all. This summer new york times bestselling authors douglas preston and lincoln child are launching a brand new series together, starting with old bones, in stores august 27th. Crooked river, the 19th book in the series has been a particularly rewarding read, not the least because we get a lot of constance green as well.
Douglas preston and lincoln child, coauthors and comedians. Although he is best known for his thrillers in collaboration with lincoln child including the agent pendergast series and gideon crew series, he has also written six solo novels, including the wyman ford series and a novel entitled jennie, which was made into a. Before starting as a novelist, he worked as an editor at st. His first novel writing with lincoln child was relic, published in 1995. Instead of writing the novel, he became fascinated by the story of a serial killer named il mostro di firenze, the monster of florence. American fiction antiquitiescollection and preservation new york statenew york indians of south americaantiquities amazon river valley. Also, as an added bonus ive included a free copy of my first owen ruger adventure, the man beneath lake union. Preston and child craft compelling thriller in crooked river, the latest thriller from douglas preston and lincoln child, a bizarre discovery on a beach tears fbi special agent. Review of crooked river by douglas preston and lincoln. Lincoln child is an american thriller author best known for the popular pendergast series, which he coauthored with douglas preston. I am an author and im also president of the authors guild and i wanted to tell you about a program. I am looking for something similar that is a thriller but has just that right amount of fantasy and history to it. Old bones by douglas preston, lincoln child, paperback.
How two writers can produce a novel togetherlincoln child on. The characters were interesting and despite being a long book it moves at a brisk pace. Well, not only did douglas preston and lincoln child have similar thoughts, they actually based crooked river on a series of bizarre events that took place in british columbia in 2007. The official website of douglas preston and lincoln child. Goodreads members who like douglas preston also like. Preston and child have written many different novels together, which are technothriller and horror novels mostly notably the pendergast series.
He has worked as an editor at the american museum of natural history in new york and taught nonfiction writing at princeton university. Lincoln seemed to have acquired an interest in writing as early as second grade, when he wrote a short story entitled bumble the elephant now. Along with two dozen short stories composed during his youth, he wrote a shamelessly tolkeinesque fantasy in twelfth grade titled the darkness. Welcome to the official site of douglas preston and lincoln child. Douglas preston and lincoln child are the authors of the new thriller crooked river. The novel was which was made into a major motion picture that was well received. The two writers have drafted, however, additional books including the gideon crew which currently consists of 4 books, and several standalone novels. How two writers can produce a novel togetherlincoln child on working with douglas preston our collaborative process has changed significantly in the twentyfivealas, yes, twentyfiveyears since we started writing novels together.