Part of Pendergast, book 20
First published 2021
Agent Pendergast arrives in Savannah, Georgia, where bodies keep turning up completely drained of blood. The deaths spread terror through the historic city and resurrect old stories about the Savannah Vampire. Pendergast partners with Agent Coldmoon to solve what becomes the most bizarre case of his career. The investigation takes an unexpected turn when connections emerge to the famous D.B. Cooper hijacking from 1971. On November 24 of that year, Cooper boarded Flight 305 from Portland to Seattle, threatened the crew with a fake bomb, collected $200,000 in ransom, then jumped from the plane and vanished forever. Now, fifty years later, Pendergast must figure out how this legendary unsolved crime links to the bloodless corpses appearing in Savannah. As more victims surface, Pendergast and Coldmoon race to stop the killings before panic consumes the city. Their pursuit leads them toward a supernatural evil that defies explanation.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, supernatural-elements
Setting: Savannah, Georgia, Portland, Seattle
Period: 1971, 2021
385 pages · Hardcover · Grand Central Publishing