Pendergast is combined to D’Agosta with Tom Sizemore taking their characters. The 1997 film has made some adjustments to the book including removing some characters from the story. The New Orleans agent understand a lot about the scientific field he is involved in to solve the murders. He is depicted to be too intelligent for an FBI agent. Agent Pendergast is smooth talking in the book and urbane. His pursuit to destroy alien creatures that he does not understand shows bravery. He goes full length to solve an investigative mystery. He is the coward type that knows a lot about his field of area but relies on the bravery of the type of Pendergast for security. He comes out as a typical investigative officer with a keen eye for detail but little motivation to his career. His character is developed to fit the stereotypic character of a superstition disdainful officer. D’Agosta is depicted as an overweight middle age officer. The relic is about a series of murders that occur in a museum related to issues before the Superstition of a spectacular blockbuster exhibition that will feature Mbwun, which is a lizard God from the Brazilian mythology. In the book, notable characters are Dr Frock, Lt Vincent D’Agosta and the main character Agent Pendergast. The techno thriller is about the possibilities inherited from genetic manipulation in connection to human history. The character of the FBI Special Agent Aloysius Pendergast evolves through the series to match the various situations he finds himself in. The books are about the story of FBI Special Agent Aloysius Pendergast. Pendergast series are co-authored by Lincoln Child. Some of the novels are horror novels while others are simply just thrillers.

The Pendergast series by Douglas Preston is a series of techno thriller short stories. The Strange Case of Monsieur Bertin is short story from the Preston/Child website.

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