The Book of the Dead
- Published
- 1 January 2006
- Pages
- 582
- ISBN-13
- 9781455582938
- Type
- novel
About this book
Seventh in the series, "The Book of the Dead" (2006, 582 pages) closes out the Diogenes trilogy that Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child built around Pendergast's estranged twin brother and his long-running schemes.
Key facts about The Book of the Dead
Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child wrote The Book of the Dead, a novel on our list. It has been out since 2006. The book has 582 pages.
We list 3 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781455582938 to find the main one.
The Book of the Dead is book 7 of 24 in the Agent Pendergast series. The series has 24 published books. However, the series starts with Relic (1995). Pendergast: The Beginning is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 27 January 2026.
Additionally, Douglas Preston writes Wyman Ford, Gideon Crew and Nora Kelly, plus 1 more series. Those series sit on our thriller shelf. Meanwhile, Paradox is the latest published Douglas Preston book on file, from 1 April 2026.
About Douglas Preston
Douglas Preston is an American author best known for co-writing the Agent Pendergast series with Lincoln Child, following eccentric FBI agent Aloysius Pendergast through cases that combine forensic thriller plotting with gothic horror, secret history, and outsized set pieces. See every Douglas Preston book in order.
Its place in Agent Pendergast
The Book of the Dead is book 7 in the Agent Pendergast series. It follows Dance of Death. It is followed by The Wheel of Darkness. See the full Agent Pendergast reading order.
Special Agent Aloysius Pendergast is an FBI investigator like no other: a wealthy, aristocratic New Orleans blue-blood with encyclopedic knowledge, unsettling composure, and a habit of solving cases through methods well outside FBI procedure — forensic deduction crossed with historical research, occult folklore and outright derring-do. Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child built the series out of their 1995 debut Relic (adapted into the 1997 film), and it has grown into a sprawling saga that ranges from New York…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781455582938
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9788401336225
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780446579865