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Preston writes what he knows, and ‘The Lost Tomb’ (2023) shows how he knows it
  • Written by: John Hansen
  • 17/11/2025

Preston writes what he knows, and ‘The Lost Tomb’ (2023) shows how he knows it

Preston & Child flashback (Book review): Thirteen of Douglas Preston’s best nonfiction writings are gathered together.

‘Badlands’ lands as another good novel from Preston & Child
  • Written by: John Hansen
  • 01/11/2025

‘Badlands’ lands as another good novel from Preston & Child

Book review: In their fifth Nora Kelly Novel, the authors expertly weave a bizarre ancient mystery with a modern one.

Preston & Child hop dimensions in ‘Angel of Vengeance’
  • Written by: John Hansen
  • 26/12/2024

Preston & Child hop dimensions in ‘Angel of Vengeance’

Book review: The authors intriguingly wrap up their time-travel saga as their long-running protagonists and antagonists meet.

‘Jurassic Park’-style concepts don’t face ‘Extinction’ yet
  • Written by: John Hansen
  • 07/10/2024

‘Jurassic Park’-style concepts don’t face ‘Extinction’ yet

Book review: Douglas Preston uses a Crichtonian concept as a launching point for a mysterious page-turner up to his usual standards.

P&C unearth another New Mexico conspiracy in ‘Dead Mountain’
  • Written by: John Hansen
  • 24/10/2023

P&C unearth another New Mexico conspiracy in ‘Dead Mountain’

Book review: Preston & Child effectively give readers what they want in the fourth novel featuring Nora Kelly and Corrie Swanson.

Preston & Child go back in time for ‘Cabinet of Dr. Leng’
  • Written by: John Hansen
  • 21/02/2023

Preston & Child go back in time for ‘Cabinet of Dr. Leng’

Book review: The plot thickens as Constance and Pendergast hop through dimensions, and the authors make it seem plausible.

Lincoln Child’s ‘Chrysalis’ peers into virtual future 
  • Written by: John Hansen
  • 15/08/2022

Lincoln Child’s ‘Chrysalis’ peers into virtual future 

Book review: Jeremy Logan plumbs the glorious possibilities of interfacing tech while duly investigating a corporate terror plot.

Preston, Child dig up Roswell incident in ‘Diablo Mesa’  
  • Written by: John Hansen
  • 19/04/2022

Preston, Child dig up Roswell incident in ‘Diablo Mesa’  

Book review: Nora and Corrie are together again, this time investigating one of the most famous mysteries in US history: the 1947 Roswell event.

‘Bloodless’ an amusing dive into Savannah, weird science
  • Written by: John Hansen
  • 02/10/2021

‘Bloodless’ an amusing dive into Savannah, weird science

Book review: Preston & Child’s 20th Pendergast novel is a wild page-turner, but it crams in too many ideas to be as memorable as their earlier gems.

‘Cities of Gold’ (1992), ‘Talking to the Ground’ (1995) explore West
  • Written by: John Hansen
  • 08/03/2021

‘Cities of Gold’ (1992), ‘Talking to the Ground’ (1995) explore West

Preston & Child flashback (Book reviews): Douglas Preston explores the American West and its complex history amid horseback journeys.

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