Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I have read and own all the Child/Preston books, plus most of their individually-written books, in my personal home library. I've eagerly looked forward to each Child/Preston book as a chance to go on an often strange and always thrilling ride through the past, subterreanea, the supernatural, great horror, wonderful mystery, and more. I'ver enjoyed them all before this one because the richness and intricacy of their character and plot development, especially that of Pendergast, has been superbly crafted and made the books very special and exciting. Sadly, City of Endless Night completely misses the mark in all respects. It is, in essence, boring. Everyone seems to be sleep-walking through the book; there is no energy, even during the climactic action at the end of the book. And D'agosta has gotten colossally dumb somehow for a veteran street cop. This is, without a doubt, the worst book Child/Preston have ever added their name to. Before you criticize, remember, I have in my collection every single one of their volumes both collectively and individually so I think I have the reading creds to back my comments up. Perhaps the worst critique I can offer is that for the very first time with a Child/Preston book, I could not remember what was happening as I picked up the book again to continue reading. It seems I just did not care enough to vividly remember the story. I strongly suspect this was ghost-written like more and more authors are doing today. I just cannot believe that my contemporary literary idols Child and Preston, who individually now write such exciting and fascinating books, could have collaborated on this colossal waste of time and money. I shall investigate much deeper, and avoid pre-ordering before I plunk down my hard-earned loot for another Child/Preston book. From here on, if you want to read some still exciting page-turning books in the same vein, I highly recommend James Rollins as your author of choice. Rollins still writes like Child/Preston used to. Note to Child and Preston - I hope you get back on the roller coaster/scary house thrill ride you used to provide with your next (if there is one) book. I'm a devoted fan who would like to be able to believe in you again.