However, I was entertained throughout and looked forward to reading it. There is no risk of mistaking this book for high literature. The authors also clearly did a lot of research to make the scientific and historical background at least partially believable. It was gripping and atmospheric from the start. The book definitely falls in the guilty pleasure category. A ragtag team of sceptical museum staff and the ominous agent Pendergast begin to investigate. Or, perhaps, the murders can be explained by a freak mutation that created a supreme predator, as one of the eminent professors beliefs. Rumours are spreading around the museum’s employees that the murders are linked to a curse tied to an ill-fated expedition. The story starts with brutal murders in the Museum of Natural History just a few days before their new exhibition on superstition is about to open. I picked up this book because it was recommended by Cal Newport. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more. Third parties use cookies for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalised ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. This includes using first- and third-party cookies, which store or access standard device information such as a unique identifier.

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