“What we have here is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.”

I can't believe I haven't mentioned one of my favourite mystery / thriller series here before! If you are looking for a great read then you cannot go wrong with Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child's Agent Pendergast series.  Aloysius X. L. Pendergast is an FBI agent who works out of New Orleans but frequently travels out of state to investigate cases of interest, mostly those that appear to be the work of serial killers.  I often recommend this series to fans of Micheal Crichton, especially Relic, the first book in the series.  Relic deals heavily with scientific elements and things that go bump in the night (specifically in the New York Natural History Museum) and very much reminds me of the style Crichton exhibited in Jurassic Park.  Pendergast is such a fascinating character and he continues to get better and better in each book.  The recently published (and soon to be finished!) 'Helen Trilogy' delves heavily into the reader discovering just who Pendergast is and how he became the man he is.  A great summer (or anytime) read!

Pendergast Series

1. Relic
2. Reliquary
3 The Cabinet of Curiosities
4. Still Life With Crows
5. Brimstone (Book 1 in the Diogenes Series)
6. Dance of Death (Book 2 in the Diogenes Series)
7. Book of the Dead (Book 3 in the Diogenes Series)
8. Wheel of Darkness
9. Cemetary Dance
10. Fever Dream (Book 1 in the Helen Trilogy)
11. Cold Vengeance (Book 2 in the Helen Trilogy)
12. Two Graves (Book 3 in the Helen Trilogy) (coming Fall 2012)