Part of Pendergast, book 2
First published 2005
Two twisted skeletons surface in the mud along Manhattan's shoreline. Museum curator Margo Green joins the investigation, working alongside police lieutenant D'Agosta, FBI agent Pendergast, and Dr. Frock to decode this grisly discovery. Their search leads them into the forgotten underground world beneath New York City. Miles of abandoned tunnels, crumbling sewers, and dark galleries stretch beneath the feet of oblivious pedestrians above. Here lies the answer to the Museum Beast mystery that has haunted them before. As the team descends deeper into this subterranean maze, they uncover clues that point to something far more dangerous than they anticipated. The investigation becomes a race against time as they realize they are not just hunting for answers but awakening something that has been lying dormant in the depths. Margo and her colleagues must confront this emerging threat before it can escape into the world above.
Genres: adventure, suspense, mystery, crime, thriller, detective
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: race-against-time, team-investigation
Setting: Manhattan, New York City
Period: Contemporary
464 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Tor Books
Content warnings: body-horror, graphic-violence