Angel of Vengeance

4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars | 6,708 ratings

Price: 19.1

Last update: 02-02-2025


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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…


Top reviews from the United States

  • Sylvius
    5.0 out of 5 stars Angel of Vegeance: soon to be known as a masterpiece of storytelling!
    Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2024
    Just when you think Preston & Child could surprise no more they write a two- part adventure worth its weight in 1881 gold! With writing as crisp as Agent Pendergast`s rapier witticisms, the story our intrepid creators tell is engaging, brilliantly depicted and satisfying in its delivery! This book and its prior reading companion is not to be read as much as it is to be savored! After reading both parts of this fantastical storyline, the authors could have easily renamed it Angel of Redemption! Bravo!! Somewhere Aloysius smiles!
  • Corie R. Wagner
    5.0 out of 5 stars Epic tale!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2025
    Preston and Child delivered a fantastic read, as always. Great story and a must read for any true Pendergast fan.
  • vegasbill
    4.0 out of 5 stars 4 ½ Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2024
    A fitting end to the Dr. Leng series, of which there are four within the 22 books in the Pendergast series. For me, these four are the best of the lot although almost all are excellent. I can't give this book five stars because the beginning is too slow. Also, Pendergast's brother, Diogenes, reappears from the dead with no explanation. This makes me think of a Marvel comic story where anything is possible because parallel universes exist. Superheroes are killed off only to return as needed.

    All the main characters from the series are in this story. They all have important roles to play. Getting them all in place may be the reason for the slow start. The second half moves along very quickly with lots of thrills and excitement. Like the third book in the series, this one takes place mostly in the early to mid 19th century through the use of a time travel machine Pendergast has acquired. The reasons for going back in time were a bit fuzzy to me. Likewise, the plot was thin and it could have been explained better, hence the half point deduction.

    Overall, I enjoyed this book. It's not my favorite in the series but is in the top ten. I recommend it to those willing to suspend disbelief and enjoy the fun.
  • tamara rickman
    5.0 out of 5 stars amazing
    Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2024
    This whole series is unspeakably wonderful and entertaining; you must start at the beginning or this installment will make no sense. Read it with a pal because there is so much to discuss. Equal parts fantasy, reality, history and sci-fi, I’d put the Pendergast series in a genre all its own. Do immerse yourself in the world of Preston and Child at your earliest opportunity.
  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Book
    Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2025
    I enjoy reading these books. It is a nice hardcover. Will add to my collection nicely
  • LynnS77
    5.0 out of 5 stars In Conclusion
    Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2024
    The previous book having left Pendergast’s friend Vincent D’Agosta, knocked out on the floor of Constance’s mansion while trying to save a a child in her care. (All this after using a Time Machine to follow Constance to 1880) Meanwhile the evil Munk is dragging the little girl out the window and Constance and her maid have been stabbed, though Constance less seriously. Pendergast appears dramatically on horseback, willing to come clean and admit to Constance that they have been trying to be quietly in the background to be helpful. Of course Constance only sees it as interference, and as they argue over whether or not their nemesis Enoch Leng, Pendergast’s great uncle knows everything or not another figure appears in Constance’s comfortable room… Diogenes. Of course we thought he was dead several books ago, but he’s one of those bad eggs that just keep showing up. This time he tells them that his unexpected appearance in the past could be to their benefit, and that he could be their angel of vengeance.

    This may actually be the best of the Pendergast series and that is saying something, because I absolutely love this series. There isn’t a redundant word, phrase or plot anywhere in this book, it is non-stop action and intrigue from the beginning to the end and everything was cleaned up so neatly that I worry that Preston and Child might be tying up these characters. I certainly hope not, because I feel certain AXL Pendergast has a few more good years and mystery solving skills left in him. This was a hum-dinger of a five star read and if you liked Pendergast in the past you will love this three book series. Yeah, it started with Bloodless, went into The Cabinet of Enoch Leng and finished with a bang in Angel of Vengeance. Don’t miss them!
  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars No end!
    Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2024
    I read everything these two amazing people write together & individually! Amazing imaginations to create all these amazing characters! I look forward to additions to the epilogue story. Please don't end Constance!
  • Mark T
    4.0 out of 5 stars Ties Things Up
    Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2024
    Don't read unless you want spoilers.

    This is the 3rd book in the "Multiverse/Time Travel" saga with Enoch Leng. "Bloodless" was a bit of a miss for me, but "The Cabinet of Dr. Leng" ended up being pretty good and the cliffhanger left me wanting an ending. Angel of Vengence delivered that ending. The final chapters of the book were ALMOST infuriating (did he know about the death cap? Did he find a way to open the portal himself?) but they ended up being a satisfying culmination for many characters. The race against time (pun not intentional) is fun and although Pendergast is bulletproof (as usual) it's nice to see things work out because hey... That's why I read the Pendergast novels.

    I may be in the minority, but I wasn't 100% unhappy with Diogenes' switch into a "good guy" because I was glad he was able to do his own thing his own way and it was a fun, albeit, obvious twist that he ended up staying in that time to continue a new life. Leng was a great villain and the fate of his posse was to my liking. I did have a nice smile on my face when Mime was mentioned. Brings me back to the old novels. Overall I was content with this ending to a farfetched story that was started in "Bloodless".

    I will say though... Leng was quite formidable... But way back in the Cabinet of Curiosities, he allowed himself to be tortured and killed? Yes, he was older, but I still don't know... That was the only thing that rubbed me the wrong way.

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