Welcome to Litsy!

Preston & Child continue their #1 bestselling series featuring FBI Special Agent Pendergast and Constance Greene, as they take a final stand against New York�s deadliest serial killer: Pendergast�s own ancestor�and Constance�s greatest enemy. A desperate bargain is broken� Constance Greene confronts Manhattan�s most dangerous serial killer, Enoch Leng, bartering for her sister's life � but she is betrayed and turned away empty-handed, incandescent with rage. A clever trap is set� Unknown to Leng, Pendergast�s brother, Diogenes, appears unexpectedly, offering to help�for mysterious reasons of his own. Disguised as a cleric, Diogenes establishes himself in New York's notorious Five Points slum, manipulating events like a chess master, watching Leng�s every move�and awaiting his own chance to strike. A vengeful angel will not be deterred� Meanwhile, as Pendergast focuses on saving the unstable Constance in her fanatical quest for vengeance, she strikes out on her own: to rescue her beloved siblings from a tragic fate and take savage retribution on Leng. But Leng is one step ahead and has a surprise for them all�