Dance of Death (novel)
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| Author | Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child |
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| Cover Artist | Bernt Notke |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Thriller |
| Publisher | Warner Books |
| Released | 2005 |
| Media Type | Print (Hardcover and paperback) |
| Pages | 451 (Hardcover) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-446-57697-2 |
| Preceded by | Brimstone |
| Followed by | The Book of the Dead |
Dance of Death is a 2005 novel by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. It is the second book in a trilogy: the first book is Brimstone, released in 2004, and the last book is The Book of the Dead, released in 2006.
The book follows FBI Special Agent Aloysius Pendergast and his sidekick, Lieutenant Vincent D'Agosta. Pendergast was last seen at the end of the first novel, "Brimstone", where he was buried alive behind a brick wall in Castel Fosco. His estranged brother, Diogenes, rescued him and nursed him back to health. However this was not a true act of kindness; Diogenes had a dark agenda and needed his brother alive in order to carry out his nefarious plans.
Hence Pendergast's hopeful ward, Constance Greene, requested D'Agosta's presence for a very important meeting. Vincent is shown a letter written many months previously by Pendergast about his brother Diogenes. In the letter Pendergast writes that he does not know of Diogenes' whereabouts, but does in fact know one thing— a date, January 28th. D'Agosta presumes that this date is the date of Diogenes greatest crime. Having been hated and hating his family, Diogenes obviously cannot be trusted.
