It's been a while since I read a John Connolly book and I'd forgotten how much I enjoy them, especially when "Charlie Parker" is the main focus and this book is all about Charlie. He's lost his PI license and he's decided to use the time to look into his father's suicide and the circumstances leading up to his death. In this book we discover a lot about Charlie's past. I've always loved the supernatural element that Connolly weaves into the story so effortlessly. I couldn't wait to pick it up again. The characters, the pacing, the plot. I don't like to read these books close together because they're not easy books to read, but I don't plan on taking very long to read the next one.
I REALLY enjoyed this one! It was back to Charlie Parker being the central figure and in this book, the focus of investigation was Charlie Parker's own history. I loved how everything fit together - this entire series must have been planned out from the very beginning. Connolly is such a talented writer! And though this one isn't even in paperback yet, I am already VERY anxious to read the next book. That being said, I have greatly enjoyed all of his stand-alones, too, so I wouldn't mind if another of those comes out soon, too!
This is now the fifth straight book I've read in the Parker series and I'm enjoying these books immensely. I'll probably take a break from the series now (since I don't have book 9) but I'm sure I will continue with them in the near future.
This one has Charlie working in a bar in Maine after losing his PI license. He then decides to try to find out what really happened when his father, who was a police officer, seemed to have killed two young teenagers, a boy and a girl, who were unarmed. His father then killed himself shortly thereafter leaving young Charlie with his mother who decides to move them to Maine to live with Charlie's grandfather. The trail to finding out what exactly happened leads Charlie to his father's former partner and another former police officer. It appears that some unknown entities are after Charlie but for what reason and will they be able to be stopped?
This was really another suspenseful outing in the series which delved deep into Charlie's background and some of the reasons for the supernatural encounters that he has had along the way. Charlie's protectors Angel and Louis only make a brief appearance in this one but the storyline was still very compelling and I'll be looking forward to reading the rest of the series...I think I have 12 more to go. Should keep me occupied for some time!
This one has Charlie working in a bar in Maine after losing his PI license. He then decides to try to find out what really happened when his father, who was a police officer, seemed to have killed two young teenagers, a boy and a girl, who were unarmed. His father then killed himself shortly thereafter leaving young Charlie with his mother who decides to move them to Maine to live with Charlie's grandfather. The trail to finding out what exactly happened leads Charlie to his father's former partner and another former police officer. It appears that some unknown entities are after Charlie but for what reason and will they be able to be stopped?
This was really another suspenseful outing in the series which delved deep into Charlie's background and some of the reasons for the supernatural encounters that he has had along the way. Charlie's protectors Angel and Louis only make a brief appearance in this one but the storyline was still very compelling and I'll be looking forward to reading the rest of the series...I think I have 12 more to go. Should keep me occupied for some time!
I've now read 2 books by John Connolly and the author enjoys using graphic violence that is usually pretty unnecessary to the story. His stories also have a thread of fantasy to them. I think I'm finished reading books by this author.
