Douglas Preston | |
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| Born | Douglas Jerome Preston May 20, 1956 Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation | Novelist, journalist |
| Alma mater | Pomona College |
| Genre | Thriller, techno-thriller, adventure, nonfiction |
| Notable works | Agent Pendergast Series, The Monster of Florence, Wyman Ford series, Gideon Crew series |
| Spouse | Christine Preston |
| Relatives | Richard Preston, David Preston |
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Douglas Jerome Preston (born May 31, 1956) is an American journalist and author. Although he is best known for his thrillers in collaboration with Lincoln Child (including the Agent Pendergast series and Gideon Crew series), he has also written six solo novels, including the Wyman Ford series and a novel entitled Jennie, which was made into a movie by Disney. He has authored a half-dozen nonfiction books on science and exploration and writes occasionally for The New Yorker, Smithsonian, and other magazines.