Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child

Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child are two American authors who collaborate on writing thriller novels. They are best known for their series of novels featuring the FBI Agent Pendergast. Preston was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1956. He graduated from Pomona College and received a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University. Child was born in Westport, Connecticut, in 1957. He graduated from Brown University and received a master's degree in English from the University of Chicago. Preston and Child have published over 50 novels together, including "Relic" (1995), "The Cabinet of Curiosities" (2002), and "The Obsidian Chamber" (2016). Their novels have been translated into over 40 languages and have sold over 100 million copies worldwide. Preston and Child have received numerous awards for their work, including the Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel and the International Thriller Writers Award for Best Thriller. They have also been nominated for the Edgar Award and the Anthony Award. Preston and Child's novels have been praised for their suspenseful plots, well-developed characters, and atmospheric settings. They have been compared to the work of Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, and Clive Barker.