Frank H. (perryfran) reviewed on 11/28/2016 + 1223 more book reviews

Another thrill ride from Preston & Child! This is the 5th book in the Pendergast series and the 1st of the Diogenes trilogy. Diogenes is only mentioned briefly in this book as being Pendergast's malevolent brother who is plotting some diabolical scheme, but I guess this if further developed in the next two books. Brimstone starts out with the horrific death of a rich playboy on Long Island. The means of death looks as if the devil himself killed the man by roasting him from the inside. Could this be a sign of the end of days? Some people in the story seem to think so. Former police lieutenant D'Agosta (he took a break from police work and at the start of Brimstone was working as a police sergeant in Southampton, Long Island) is involved in the case and of course it also piques FBI agent Pendergast's interest. To try to solve the case, Pendergast enlists the aide of D'Agosta which eventually takes them to Italy and a very heinous perpetrator who seems to be more than a match for Pendergast.

This was a long novel of over 700 pages but even with the length, the story kept moving at a fast pace and kept me wanting to read more. The book gave some insights into Constance who was briefly mentioned in previous books and who is now a ward of Pendergast. Also, I liked the return of D'Agosta whose character was also more fully developed. Looks like my next read will be Dance of Death, the next in the series, and I am definitely looking forward to it!

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