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Good point, Penguin. Heck, I think if Nora can support her own book, Margo can. Although I *always* want Pendergast to be in *all* the books. But I guess he can't be everywhere at once, can he? Unless Dio... well, nevermind, I choose not to go there. Besides, Dio thinks he's tough, but Pendergast will always win.

****THIS POST CONTAINS SPOILERS FROM BRIMSTONE, SLWC, CABINET, CEMETERY DANCE, AND MAYBE OTHERS--PROCEED WITH CAUTON!****
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I'll be honest, I would love to see them do a Pendergast book that's about a completely sociopathic serial killer, with no other weird motive related issues. Just someone who kills and keeps killing because they like to kill kind of thing. I think they got close with SLWC, and I think that's why it seems to stand out in the crowd as one of my favorites. Cabinet as well, although the family ties in that book kinda make it less serial killerish and more Pendergast family treeish. But I want to see Pendergast get stumped by a killer that has no good reason or motive to kill.

A lot of the people he does catch (prepare for spoilers from various books) seem to have a distinct motive behind the killings. In Brimstone it was that whole thing with the violin, and basically selfish greed and a sense of entitlement. In CD it was that greedy dude who wanted money. In Relic and Reliquary it was monsters, in SLWC it might as well have been a monster, in WOD it was "magic", and in the Dio trilogy it was Dio. The closest honest to goodness serial killer they had was Fairhaven--he was pretty into killing, but he did still have his reasons, even if he enjoyed his work a little too much.

I just think it was so interesting in SLWC to watch Pendergast try to piece together a motive behind the killings, and just being so stumped over the whole thing. I think that may have been one of his most challenging cases in terms of the mystery of it. In Relic it almost had to be a monster with the way people died, and in Reliquary the similarities pointed to a similar problem--he has always had something intangible to go on like that. In SLWC he had nothing. Until he started thinking about that tea. I think what I want is another tea water moment! LOL!

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I don't wonder about Nora in that way, I think she likes her men. =P Margo, I have wondered simply because there hasn't been anything on the subject in any of the books. Mostly I think she has a thing for Pendergast and sorta pines away for him, so between that and being so busy, she has just never pursued any other avenues. But as far as the writing is concerned, the authors could do anything they want with her at this point without it being a stretch. I don't think she's even thought about dating in college in the books. I think it's a blank slate with her.

But again, I think it has more to do with wanting Pendergast than being busy. Even though the writers refuse to move in that direction. (I choose denial, lol.)

I also wonder whether any of D'Agosta's old family will come into the book. He does have a son somewhere, and an ex. The ex I am less interested in. I'd sorta like to see the son follow in his footsteps, I think that would be cool--the dynamic could be really great.

They really need a motorcycle chase scene or something. Oh man, that would rock. I would also love to see Pendergast chase someone on foot for a good long time. Everyone does car chase scenes in books and movies, but a good, clever foot chase would be pretty sweet. Can't think of a time he's ever done that off the top of my head.

Slight change of subject, and a CD spoiler below.

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At one point in the book, Pendergast was leaning against a lamp post (when they were watching the protest at The Ville). You see him do this kind of thing, but he never gets any dirt or grime on that suit. How does he do it? I think it'd be funny if they incorporated something about that into one of the books. Either describe him examining the light post before leaning against it, or maybe someone sees him do it and just asks him how he never gets dirty or something. Anyway.

Oh, the other thing that made me laugh was him wading into the middle of the river in his suit, when he flags down the boat. The idea of him on that boat ride all the way to the house in soggy suit pants... can't have been comfortable... I wonder if he took the time to find a towel while he was on the boat, or if he went with the drip dry method. =P