And so I was stoked to be able to find Fever Dream while browsing through the titles one day. I was still reeling from Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child’s decision to kill of William Smithback in their previous book (Cemetery Dance) but I have always been a sucker for Agent Aloysius XL Pendergast and Lieutenant Vincent D’Agosta so I borrwed it.

I must say that it is vintage Preston and Child. Fever Dream is all about Pendergast dwelving into his own past after he discovers that his wife’s death was murder, and not an accident. He enlists the help of D’Agosta to dig deeper into the mysteries surrounding her murder and finds out quite a few things.

As always, I enjoy reading about how the two partners manage to find new clues in an age old case. While not as brilliant as some of the others in the series (favourites remain Still Life With Crows and Brimstone), it is still a fascinating journey. Being the first part of the Helen trilogy, you will definitely find more questions than answers by the end of the book. However, that is all part of the fun. Even if you have never read any previous Pendergast books, you will be able to enjoy this one thoroughly. Then it makes it more fun to trace back all other books by the two authors.