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Dr. Aloysius X. L. Pendergast is a fictional character appearing in novels by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ...
Douglas Preston (born 1956 in Cambridge, Massachusetts) is an author of several techno-thriller and horror novels with Lincoln Child. ...
Lincoln Child (born 1957) is an author of thrillers and horror novels. ...
In the novels, Pendergast is a special agent with the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). He is famous for his appreciation of culture and infamous for his expert pistol marksmanship. He works out of the New Orleans, Louisiana branch of the FBI, but frequently travels out of state to investigate cases which interest him. Special agent may refer to: In the United States Government Any civilian (i. ...
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Background
Born to a wealthy Southern family of French descent circa 1960 and raised in New Orleans, Pendergast retains his gentlemanly Southern manners and mellifluous Southern accent. He studied Anthropology at Harvard University (graduating summa cum laude) and received a dual Ph.D. in Classics and Philosophy from the University of Oxford. At some point during his lifetime, Pendergast married, but has indicated that he is now widowed. Very little is known about his late wife, other than that she was a skillful big game hunter and probably died a only few years before the events of Relic.(?) Her name was Helen. 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...
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Appearance Tall and thin with pale blue eyes and a very pale complexion. Strong torso with lean muscle. Hair is very blond, nearly white. Fingers are long and tapered. Dresses all in black, even in the hottest weather. Often described as looking like an undertaker. His physical manner is catlike. A master of disguises.
Accoutrements Pendergast owns and drives a Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith. His personal sidearm is a custom Les Baer .45 caliber government model. An internally-renovated Beaux Arts mansion on Riverside Drive in New York City, near Harlem, serves as his personal residence. He also has an apartment at the Dakota. Presumably until the end of Brimstone, when it was taken and destroyed, he wore a chain around his neck with a pendant depicting a lidless eye over a phoenix. The Rolls Royce logo Rolls-Royce is a set of several companies, all deriving from the British automobile and aero-engine manufacturing company founded by Henry Royce and C.S. Rolls in 1906. ...
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Interests Loves the finer things in life, including expensive cuisine and wines. One of his favorite drinks is green tea and has specific ways to prepare it. Known to enjoy steak tartar. Has a passion for Bonsai trees. Green tea (绿茶) is tea that has undergone minimal oxidation during processing. ...
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Enjoys classical music but detests opera. This article does not cite its references or sources. ...
Fluent in Italian, Latin, Chinese (some Mandarin, fluent in Cantonese) and presumably Spanish and French. Does not speak German or Neapolitan.
Personal Associations
Friends The New York City Police Department (NYPD), the largest police department in the United States, has primary responsibility for law enforcement and investigation within the five boroughs of New York City. ...
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Family - Diogenes Pendergast -- Pendergast's younger brother (born circa 1962). As intelligent as Aloysius, but a criminal mastermind. Although he was a disturbed child, Diogenes was pushed over the edge when he watched his parents die in a fire at the age of eighteen. The book Dance of Death deals with a cat and mouse chase between the two brothers.
- Cornelia Pendergast -- Pendergast's great-aunt. Poisoned her husband and children and watched them die. Currently resides at the Mount Mercy Hospital for the Criminally Insane.
- Antoine Leng Pendergast (Enoch Leng) -- Pendergast's great uncle. Travelled north to New York after being expelled from the Pendergast mansion. Taxonomist and chemist as well as a member of the New York Lyceum in the late 19th century. Exposed as a serial killer in Cabinet of Curiosities who killed many people in the pursuit of a substance that would prolong his life. Succeeded and survived until his home on Riverside Drive was invaded and he was tortured to death.
1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...
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References - The Agent Pendergast Appreciation Site
- Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child official website
- Child, Lincoln and Preston, Douglas. Authors Preston & Child Interview Special Agent Pendergast. The Authors. URL accessed on July 15, 2005.
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