Part of Pendergast, book 1
First published 2005
Margo Green works at the New York Museum of Natural History when savage murders begin plaguing its corridors. Visitors die brutally in the building's shadowy hallways and hidden chambers. The autopsies reveal something impossible: no human could have committed these killings. Yet the museum's leadership refuses to cancel the upcoming major exhibition opening. They plan to proceed with the grand celebration despite the mounting body count. Green finds herself racing against time to identify the true nature of the predator loose in the museum. She must uncover what creature stalks the halls before the exhibition's opening night brings hundreds of potential victims directly into its path. The investigation forces her deeper into the museum's secrets as she struggles to prevent a massacre.
Genres: adventure, mystery, horror, thriller, action
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, race-against-time
Setting: New York Museum of Natural History
Period: 20th-century
480 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Tor Books
Content warnings: gore, graphic-violence, murder