White Fire

By: Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

Narrated by: Rene Auberjonois

Past and present collide as Special Agent Pendergast uncovers mysterious connections between a string of 19th century bear attacks in a Colorado mining town, a fabled, long-lost Sherlock Holmes story, and a deadly present-day arsonist.

In 1876, in a mining camp called Roaring Fork in the Colorado Rockies, eleven miners were killed by a rogue grizzly bear. Corrie Swanson has arranged to examine the miners' remains. When she makes a shocking discovery, town leaders try to stop her from exposing their community's dark and bloody past.

Just as Special Agent Pendergast of the FBI arrives to rescue his protege, the town comes under siege by a murderous arsonist who-with brutal precision-begins burning down multimillion-dollar mansions with the families locked inside. Drawn deeper into the investigation, Pendergast discovers a long-lost Sherlock Holmes story that may be the key to solving both the mystery of the long-dead miners and the modern-day killings as well.

Now, with the ski resort snowed in and under savage attack-and Corrie's life suddenly in grave danger-Pendergast must solve the enigma of the past before the town of the present goes up in flames.

Critic reviews

"Another highly entertaining and genuinely thrilling story from Preston & Child starring their romantic, faintly gothic, and always mysterious FBI agent, Aloysius Pendergast. As always the prose is elegant, replete with exquisite descriptions, and this time we're treated to dashes of historic characters Conan Doyle and Oscar Wilde, as well as a positively delicious serving of the great Sherlock Holmes. Through myriad shocks, surprises, twists and turns, the suspense never lets up. Great fun to the last page."—Anne Rice

"A mile-a-minute thriller with a deeply entertaining plot and marvelous characters, in a setting that will chill your blood, and not only because it's 10 degrees below zero and covered with snow. My copy is full of crumbs because I couldn't put it down long enough to eat."—Diana Gabaldon

"WHITE FIRE is as incandescent as its title, a beautifully organized, tautly paced book that really did just yank me in and demand that I keep reading. I'm very grateful for the experience."—Peter Straub

"Preston and Child have created a terrific mix of mystery and the unexpected that will keep you reading into the late hours of the night. They promise a great read and they have delivered."—Clive Cussler

"Pendergast--an always-black-clad pale blond polymath, gaunt yet physically deadly, an FBI agent operating without supervision or reprimand--lurks at the dark, sharp edge of crime fiction protagonists."—Kirkus Reviews

"Preston and Child continue their dominance of the thriller genre with stellar writing and twists that come at a furious pace. Others may try to write like them, but no one can come close. The best in the business deliver another winner."—RT Book Reviews on Cold Vengeance

"This is no dream; it's the authors' best book in years. Pendergast has to rein in his feelings to pay attention to the details, and it's fun to see the role reversal between him and the usually emotional D'Agosta. Not to be missed by either newcomers or die-hard fans."—Library Journal (starred review) for Fever Dream

Preston + Child! Always Wow!!!!!

I've been waiting for this since the last one. Once you meet Agent Pendergast you can't wait to see what's next. My personal opinion is start at the beginning with The Relic. Not a bad book in the series! The credit is well worth it.
Its easy to see the sequel to this one. Can't wait! Again!!!

the fire burns brightly

Would you listen to White Fire again? Why?

I will listen again because I thoroughly enjoyed Pendergast interacting with Corey!

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

At first I thought I had a good idea of where the plot was going and who did what, then the twists set in and it was a wonderful roller coaster ride of a story.

What does Rene Auberjonois bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I have come to enjoy Auberjonis voice and he makes for a very pleasant listen.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Who does the White Fire chill?

Any additional comments?

It was great to hear from Corey again, and the hint of Constance's return.

Not the best or worse

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes if they've read one or more of the previous series as a standalone by itself it would not make sense

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

It was partially predictable but I did enjoy the interchange with the main characters

What does Rene Auberjonois bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Does a good job with different voices available, painting a more vivid picture in your mind of what they would look like.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Yes but to explain would be a spoiler.Towards the very end when things didn't look so good

Any additional comments?

I have listen to every book in the series and find them entertaining some more so than others the only part that bothers me is the occasional insertion of a political viewpoint.There is a portion in this book where a survivalist type person was being spoken to and of course he was portrayed as an over the top gun nut and a racist.There was a comment about how every gun within viewing distance had been converted to fully automatic and anyone who knows guns realizes this is an impossibility.You cannot tell for sure unless you inspect it. it was merely put into the story to reinforce the view that he was unstable.Parts of the story that had wine or food described I'm assuming were accurate but as far as guns and other mechanical devices, not so muchIf the writers choose to insert their opinions they have every right to do so but at least get some facts correct.

Totally Engrossing!!!

I lost myself in this one totally! All aspects of my life came to a stop because this became more real and more exciting then almost any of his others and they're all open really wonderful.

Gripping!

Lincoln and Childs, a co-authors perfect match. Another tale of suspense, twists and gripping detail!