Rating: 
Summary: incredible!!!
Review: I have read all of the preston/child novels in the past two years, and 'cabinet' takes it's place among the best. (not that any were bad in any way) The plot is twisted, scary, hilarious...all the things i've come to expect from their novels. My only deterent was that the ending was rather anitclimactic, and the plotline involving the policmen (custard, i think, was the cheif of police?) was downright bland and annoying. However, Pendergast was his usual charming and magnetic self and Smithback was once again a delight in his own bumbling way. The chapters with Nora were few and far btween, not at all using her fire and energy to the extent that it could have reached. Overall, this novel was great; a must have for all those who enjoy intrigue and a fast-paced intelligence.
P.S. - Never read this book alone in the dark; you will find yourself locking all doors and calling a friend for relief!!! (just what preston/child planned on i'm sure)
Rating: 
Summary: And I waited a year for this book?
Review: After waiting over a year for this book to be published and visiting the authors' website for tidbits, I can't help being disappointed. So contrived. A total fantasy, not at all as "page-turning" as their other novels. I felt that it should have ended at least three chapters before it did.
Rating:
Summary: A letdown
Review: I enjoyed their other books, but this one was somewhat slow, plodding. Pendergast is always an interesting character to follow, possessed of demigodlike knowledge and capabilities, but the rest of the cast is kind of flat. And the final revelation ... Feng's great goal ... is an anticlimax, to put it mildly. You will stare in stupefecation, thinking, "Is that it?"
Rating: 
Summary: If only I could give more stars.
Review: Preston and Child have provided nothing but great books since their first cooperative effort in 1995 (The Relic). Despite the high quality of their previous efforts, they've managed to make subtle improvements with their latest work.I won't discuss the plot of the book other than to describe it as a "techno-mystery-thriller", but I will say that it generates the usual problem associated with reading a Preston/Child book; that is, it's very difficult to find a good place to stop reading for the night. I made the mistake of starting the last 400 pages of the book after dinner the day after I began reading it, and by the time I closed the book at 6:30 am... well, let's just say I missed my class that day. The best thing about Cabinet is that each individual chapter is made interesting despite the level of intrigue associated with the current plot developments (even more so than their previous books). There really isn't much else to say. I don't read many different authors (I find glaring flaws in the works of most popular authors), but Preston and Child continue to hold my interest with interesting characters, exciting plot twists and carefully crafted atmosphere. Definitely a must read for anyone who isn't put off by significant violence. -David Trammell
Rating:
Summary: It's not 'Relic" but it's a summmer chiller
Review: For some fans, pulses quickened on hearing that Preston and Child's latest was set in the New York Museum of Natural History, setting for "Relic," their first (and still best) chiller thriller. The authors also bring back enigmatic FBI agent Pendergast to lead a team consisting of archaeologist Nora Kelly (from "Thunderhead") and her boyfriend, borderline obnoxious news reporter Bill Smithback ("Relic" and "Thunderhead"). But the horror originates outside the museum on a construction site where the bulldozers uncover a charnel house of bones, a 19th century basement where young workhouse residents were butchered most horribly. And things get curioser when the killings start up again - same m.o. but surely not the same killer? Kelly's analysis of bones and clothing and some research in the museum's grand and musty stacks and archival storage suggests a motive for the serial killings that is as fantastic as it is horrible. To say more would spoil the fun of getting there. The authors steep their story in the scientific curiosities and crackpots of the last century and the historic sites they occupied. As always they keep the action moving and their characters simple yet dynamic. Not another "Relic," but great fun nonetheless.
Rating:
Summary: Fun Vacation Reading
Review: This was the first book by Preston & Child that I have read, and it won't be the last. The interlacing of historical facts with modern day locales and happenings was fascinating and kept me glued to the book through a recent vacation. Although it was clear that some of the characters had appeared in prior books, it was not necessary to have read the books to appreciate the story. If you are a fan of James Patterson's Alex Cross books and Caleb Carr's "The Alienist," you'll love this merging of both styles.
Rating:
Summary: Preston and Child come through again
Review: See storyline above. It's always a unique and satisfying experience to read a Preston and Child novel. This was no exception. Taking you through grotesqueries that are reminiscent of the House of Horrors to the edge of your seat suspense, this story and its science and history tidbits is top notch entertainment. Once again New York's Museum of Natural History (think 'The Relic') is the main setting, and with this setting, you just never know what kind of surprises are in store. Highly recommended
Rating:
Summary: I did not want it to end
Review: This is the best by far from "The Boys"! They can't write fast enough for me. Read it and if you have never read any of their others you will be compelled to. When is the next one?
Rating:
Summary: Another page-turner from Preston and Child!
Review: After reading all the books written by these authors except The Ice Limit, this was one of the better ones. It provides a twist near the end that was a surprise and then the astonishment of the killer's identity as he has a showdown with F.B.I. special agent Pendergast. Pendergast is a cool, calm, and collected character under some extreme circumstances. The characters are well developed, and the book is a relatively fast read.
Rating:
Summary: One of Their Best Collaborations and That's Saying Something
Review: The new book by Doug Preston and Lincoln Child is a lot of fun, as are most of their books (though, strangely, it took me a couple of years, literally, to read their first, _Relic_). It brings back the character of FBI agent Pendergast (no first name is ever given) who figured prominently in both _Relic_ and _Reliquary_, along with Nora Kelly, from _Thunderhead_, and the annoying reporter Bill Smithback, who appeared in all three of these earlier books. It also brings their attention back to New
York City and its environs, including the New York Museum of Natural History. When construction workers digging a foundation for a new high-rise uncover an abandoned coal tunnel filled with the dismembered and strangely dissected bodies of 36 young men and women, agent Pendergast shows up at Nora Kelly's door, dragging her to investigate the scene, before it is demolished by an over-eager developer. The two of them continue to dig into the case of what begins to appear to be one of America's earliest and most prolific serial killers. The action moves between the sub-basements of the museum, memorably presented in the Relic books, and a number of sites throughout the city. This is a fast-moving and very fun book, with a lot of neat historical background on the city, as well as the "cabinets of curiosities" of the title: the collections of wealthy young men, which pre-dated and in many cases were absorbed by the museums which came along later in the century. I've enjoyed all of the Preston/Child books I've read, and this is one of their best. Very highly recommended.
| 
