Douglas Preston is an American novelist and journalist best known for thrillers that mix science, history, archaeology, gothic atmosphere, and high-stakes suspense. With Lincoln Child, he co-created the Pendergast series, beginning with Relic, which introduced the enigmatic FBI Special... Agent Aloysius X.L. Pendergast and launched one of modern thriller fiction’s most distinctive investigative worlds. The series blends procedural crime, scientific mystery, horror-tinged settings, and long-running character arcs involving figures such as Constance Greene and Corrie Swanson. Preston has also written solo thrillers and nonfiction, including The Lost City of the Monkey God, reflecting his deep interest in exploration, research, and hidden knowledge. Readers follow his work for intellectual puzzles, atmospheric danger, and stories where discovery often carries unsettling consequences.
