HOME | JOHN CONNOLLYTHE CHRONICLES OF THE INVADERSTHE SISTERS STRANGETHE PARKER SERIESOTHER WORKSCURIOSITIESBLOG John Connolly was born in Dublin in 1968. He worked as a bartender, local government official and journalist before publishing his first novel, Every Dead Thing, in 1999. He is the winner of a number of literary prizes for his work, including the Edgar, Shamus and Anthony awards, and a CWA Dagger. His latest books are The Dirty South, A Book

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THE PARKER SERIES

The Parker Series, written by John Connolly. John's first novel, Every Dead Thing, introduced the character of Charlie Parker, a former policeman hunting the

THE NAMELESS ONES

The Nameless Ones. In Amsterdam, four people are butchered in a canal house, their remains arranged around the crucified form of their patriarch, De Jaager: fixer, go-between, and an old ally of the assassin named Louis. The men responsible for the murders are Serbian war criminals. They believe they can escape retribution by retreating

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THE REAPERS

The Reapers. The Reapers are the elite of killers, shadow men who exist only to end the lives of others, and Louis, confidante of troubled private detective Charlie Parker, was once among their number. Now the sins of his past are about to be visited upon him, for someone is hunting Louis, targeting his home, his businesses, and his

partner, Angel.

BAD MEN | JOHN CONNOLLY BOOKS Bad Men. In 1693, the settlers on the small Maine island of Sanctuary were betrayed to their enemies and slaughtered. Since then, the island has known three centuries of peace. Until now. A band of killers is descending on Sanctuary, their purpose to hunt down and kill the wife of their leader, and retrieve the money she stole from him.

MAY 2021

May 2021. Well, in this part of the world at least, the sun seems to be shining a little brighter, just in time to glint invitingly upon a vaccination needle. From next week, browsing in bookstores without impediment will be possible, and for that small pleasure I am very grateful. And speaking of

THE DIRTY SOUTH

The Dirty South. It is 1997, and someone is slaughtering young women in Burdon County, Arkansas. But no one in the Dirty South wants to admit it. In an Arkansas jail cell sits a former NYPD detective, stricken by grief. He is mourning the death of his APRIL 2021 NEWSLETTER April 2021 newsletter. Let me begin this newsletter by saying that April Fools' Day, very much like New Year's Eve and St. Patrick's Day, is a celebration designed for amateurs. Everything in this newsletter is true, I promise. Seriously, it's just not worth the confusion, or the potential damage to my imminent new career in male modeling

THE BLACK ANGEL

The Black Angel. A young woman goes missing from the streets of New York. Those who have taken her believe that nobody cares about her, and no one will come looking for her. They are wrong. She is ''blood'' to the killer Louis, the man who stands at the right hand of private detective Charlie Parker, and Louis will tear apart anyone who stands

THE SISTERS STRANGE

The Sisters Strange was a Charlie Parker novella released in 64 daily instalments during the first months of the COVID-19 lockdown, and translated into five languages: Spanish, French, Italian, Greek and Bulgarian. A revised edition of the novella will be published in print and e-book editions at a later date. HOME | JOHN CONNOLLYTHE CHRONICLES OF THE INVADERSTHE SISTERS STRANGETHE PARKER SERIESOTHER WORKSCURIOSITIESBLOG John Connolly was born in Dublin in 1968. He worked as a bartender, local government official and journalist before publishing his first novel, Every Dead Thing, in 1999. He is the winner of a number of literary prizes for his work, including the Edgar, Shamus and Anthony awards, and a CWA Dagger. His latest books are The Dirty South, A Book

of

THE PARKER SERIES

The Parker Series, written by John Connolly. John's first novel, Every Dead Thing, introduced the character of Charlie Parker, a former policeman hunting the

THE NAMELESS ONES

The Nameless Ones. In Amsterdam, four people are butchered in a canal house, their remains arranged around the crucified form of their patriarch, De Jaager: fixer, go-between, and an old ally of the assassin named Louis. The men responsible for the murders are Serbian war criminals. They believe they can escape retribution by retreating

to

THE REAPERS

The Reapers. The Reapers are the elite of killers, shadow men who exist only to end the lives of others, and Louis, confidante of troubled private detective Charlie Parker, was once among their number. Now the sins of his past are about to be visited upon him, for someone is hunting Louis, targeting his home, his businesses, and his

partner, Angel.

BAD MEN | JOHN CONNOLLY BOOKS Bad Men. In 1693, the settlers on the small Maine island of Sanctuary were betrayed to their enemies and slaughtered. Since then, the island has known three centuries of peace. Until now. A band of killers is descending on Sanctuary, their purpose to hunt down and kill the wife of their leader, and retrieve the money she stole from him.

MAY 2021

May 2021. Well, in this part of the world at least, the sun seems to be shining a little brighter, just in time to glint invitingly upon a vaccination needle. From next week, browsing in bookstores without impediment will be possible, and for that small pleasure I am very grateful. And speaking of

THE DIRTY SOUTH

The Dirty South. It is 1997, and someone is slaughtering young women in Burdon County, Arkansas. But no one in the Dirty South wants to admit it. In an Arkansas jail cell sits a former NYPD detective, stricken by grief. He is mourning the death of his APRIL 2021 NEWSLETTER April 2021 newsletter. Let me begin this newsletter by saying that April Fools' Day, very much like New Year's Eve and St. Patrick's Day, is a celebration designed for amateurs. Everything in this newsletter is true, I promise. Seriously, it's just not worth the confusion, or the potential damage to my imminent new career in male modeling

THE BLACK ANGEL

The Black Angel. A young woman goes missing from the streets of New York. Those who have taken her believe that nobody cares about her, and no one will come looking for her. They are wrong. She is ''blood'' to the killer Louis, the man who stands at the right hand of private detective Charlie Parker, and Louis will tear apart anyone who stands

THE SISTERS STRANGE

The Sisters Strange was a Charlie Parker novella released in 64 daily instalments during the first months of the COVID-19 lockdown, and translated into five languages: Spanish, French, Italian, Greek and Bulgarian. A revised edition of the novella will be published in print and e-book editions at a later date. HE | JOHN CONNOLLY BOOKS He | John Connolly Books. he is a literary imagining of the life of the great comedian Stan Laurel, and a unique look at the golden age of Hollywood and the artistic compromises required by success. The novel was published by Hodder & Stoughton in the UK and Ireland in August 2017, and in North America by Quercus in May 2018.

A BOOK OF BONES

A Book of Bones. He is our best hope. He is our last hope. On a lonely moor in the northeast of England, the body of a young woman is discovered near the site of a vanished church. In the south, a girl lies buried beneath a Saxon mound. To the southeast, the ruins of a priory hide a human skull. Each is a sacrifice, a summons.

THE SISTERS STRANGE

The Sisters Strange was a Charlie Parker novella released in 64 daily instalments during the first months of the COVID-19 lockdown, and translated into five languages: Spanish, French, Italian, Greek and Bulgarian. A revised edition of the novella will be published in print and e-book editions at a later date. THE BOOK OF LOST THINGS The Book of Lost Things. "The Book of Lost Things is peculiar and perverse and humane, with an incredibly lyrical finale." High in his attic bedroom, twelve-year-old David mourns the loss of his mother. He is angry and he is alone, with only the books on his shelf for company. But those books have begun to whisper to him in the darkness,

and as

THE HONEYCOMB WORLD

When I was compiling Ghosts, the fourth of these soundtracks, one of the tracks I chose to include was an instrumental by Envoy entitled “Every Dead Thing.”

THE KILLING KIND

"The Killing Kind is a phenomenal book. Since his books have only improved, getting better with every one, hitting an elegant crescendo with his next book, The White Road.The prose is beautiful and incredibly evocative. There are certain passages which stop you in your tracks, inspiring wonder and awe.

THE WHITE ROAD

The White Road. In South Carolina, a young black man faces the death penalty for the rape and murder of Marianne Larousse, daughter of one of the wealthiest men in the state. It's a case that nobody wants to touch, a case with its roots in old evil, and old evil is private detective Charlie Parker's specialty. .

EVERY DEAD THING

Every Dead Thing. 1999 Best First Novel Shamus Award Winner. 1999 L.A. Times Book of the Year. . Haunted by the unsolved slayings of his wife and young daughter, and tormented by his sense of guilt, former NYPD detective Charlie Parker is a man consumed by violence, regret and the desire for revenge. But when his ex-partner asks him to track THE WOMAN IN THE WOODS The Woman in the Woods. Available from Hodder & Stoughton (UK) on April 5, 2018. Available from Emily Bestler Books (US) on June 12, 2018. It is spring, and the semi-preserved body of a young Jewish woman is discovered buried in the Maine woods. It is clear that she gave birth shortly before her death. But there is no sign of a baby. VOICES FROM THE DARK Most of the songs on the Voices from the Dark compilation refer to Parker's current existence, and come tinged with regret, but in the books Parker returns, again and again, to his youth in Maine and the beloved figure of his grandfather, and "Cattle and Cane" positively glows with that nostalgia for HOME | JOHN CONNOLLYTHE CHRONICLES OF THE INVADERSTHE SISTERS STRANGETHE PARKER SERIESOTHER WORKSCURIOSITIESBLOG John Connolly was born in Dublin in 1968. He worked as a bartender, local government official and journalist before publishing his first novel, Every Dead Thing, in 1999. He is the winner of a number of literary prizes for his work, including the Edgar, Shamus and Anthony awards, and a CWA Dagger. His latest books are The Dirty South, A Book

of

THE PARKER SERIES

The Parker Series, written by John Connolly. John's first novel, Every Dead Thing, introduced the character of Charlie Parker, a former policeman hunting the

THE NAMELESS ONES

The Nameless Ones. In Amsterdam, four people are butchered in a canal house, their remains arranged around the crucified form of their patriarch, De Jaager: fixer, go-between, and an old ally of the assassin named Louis. The men responsible for the murders are Serbian war criminals. They believe they can escape retribution by retreating

to

OTHER WORKS

From nineteenth-century Georgia, where the bracelet is forged in fire, to wartime Leeds, the seedy underside of London's Soho, a Manhattan taxi, the frozen cliffs of Nova Scotia and back to Georgia, each writer weaves a gripping story of murder, betrayal and intrigue. Buy

Now.

THE REAPERS

The Reapers. The Reapers are the elite of killers, shadow men who exist only to end the lives of others, and Louis, confidante of troubled private detective Charlie Parker, was once among their number. Now the sins of his past are about to be visited upon him, for someone is hunting Louis, targeting his home, his businesses, and his

partner, Angel.

THE HONEYCOMB WORLD

When I was compiling Ghosts, the fourth of these soundtracks, one of the tracks I chose to include was an instrumental by Envoy entitled “Every Dead Thing.” APRIL 2021 NEWSLETTER April 2021 newsletter. Let me begin this newsletter by saying that April Fools' Day, very much like New Year's Eve and St. Patrick's Day, is a celebration designed for amateurs. Everything in this newsletter is true, I promise. Seriously, it's just not worth the confusion, or the potential damage to my imminent new career in male modeling

THE DIRTY SOUTH

The Dirty South. It is 1997, and someone is slaughtering young women in Burdon County, Arkansas. But no one in the Dirty South wants to admit it. In an Arkansas jail cell sits a former NYPD detective, stricken by grief. He is mourning the death of his

MAY 2021

May 2021. Well, in this part of the world at least, the sun seems to be shining a little brighter, just in time to glint invitingly upon a vaccination needle. From next week, browsing in bookstores without impediment will be possible, and for that small pleasure I am very grateful. And speaking of MARCH 2021 NEWSLETTER THE DIRTY SOUTH is a prequel to the Parker series, taking place after the deaths of Parker’s wife and daughter but before the main events of EVERY DEAD THING.In 1997, a report of murders similar to those of Parker’s family brings him to Burdon County, Arkansas. What Parker finds there is a town of deep and twisted secrets, a family at war with itself, and the beginning of his own personal HOME | JOHN CONNOLLYTHE CHRONICLES OF THE INVADERSTHE SISTERS STRANGETHE PARKER SERIESOTHER WORKSCURIOSITIESBLOG John Connolly was born in Dublin in 1968. He worked as a bartender, local government official and journalist before publishing his first novel, Every Dead Thing, in 1999. He is the winner of a number of literary prizes for his work, including the Edgar, Shamus and Anthony awards, and a CWA Dagger. His latest books are The Dirty South, A Book

of

THE PARKER SERIES

The Parker Series, written by John Connolly. John's first novel, Every Dead Thing, introduced the character of Charlie Parker, a former policeman hunting the

THE NAMELESS ONES

The Nameless Ones. In Amsterdam, four people are butchered in a canal house, their remains arranged around the crucified form of their patriarch, De Jaager: fixer, go-between, and an old ally of the assassin named Louis. The men responsible for the murders are Serbian war criminals. They believe they can escape retribution by retreating

to

OTHER WORKS

From nineteenth-century Georgia, where the bracelet is forged in fire, to wartime Leeds, the seedy underside of London's Soho, a Manhattan taxi, the frozen cliffs of Nova Scotia and back to Georgia, each writer weaves a gripping story of murder, betrayal and intrigue. Buy

Now.

THE REAPERS

The Reapers. The Reapers are the elite of killers, shadow men who exist only to end the lives of others, and Louis, confidante of troubled private detective Charlie Parker, was once among their number. Now the sins of his past are about to be visited upon him, for someone is hunting Louis, targeting his home, his businesses, and his

partner, Angel.

THE HONEYCOMB WORLD

When I was compiling Ghosts, the fourth of these soundtracks, one of the tracks I chose to include was an instrumental by Envoy entitled “Every Dead Thing.” APRIL 2021 NEWSLETTER April 2021 newsletter. Let me begin this newsletter by saying that April Fools' Day, very much like New Year's Eve and St. Patrick's Day, is a celebration designed for amateurs. Everything in this newsletter is true, I promise. Seriously, it's just not worth the confusion, or the potential damage to my imminent new career in male modeling

THE DIRTY SOUTH

The Dirty South. It is 1997, and someone is slaughtering young women in Burdon County, Arkansas. But no one in the Dirty South wants to admit it. In an Arkansas jail cell sits a former NYPD detective, stricken by grief. He is mourning the death of his

MAY 2021

May 2021. Well, in this part of the world at least, the sun seems to be shining a little brighter, just in time to glint invitingly upon a vaccination needle. From next week, browsing in bookstores without impediment will be possible, and for that small pleasure I am very grateful. And speaking of MARCH 2021 NEWSLETTER THE DIRTY SOUTH is a prequel to the Parker series, taking place after the deaths of Parker’s wife and daughter but before the main events of EVERY DEAD THING.In 1997, a report of murders similar to those of Parker’s family brings him to Burdon County, Arkansas. What Parker finds there is a town of deep and twisted secrets, a family at war with itself, and the beginning of his own personal HE | JOHN CONNOLLY BOOKS He | John Connolly Books. he is a literary imagining of the life of the great comedian Stan Laurel, and a unique look at the golden age of Hollywood and the artistic compromises required by success. The novel was published by Hodder & Stoughton in the UK and Ireland in August 2017, and in North America by Quercus in May 2018. SHADOWS | JOHN CONNOLLY BOOKS Shadows. The Shadows CD was bound into a limited signed edition of A Song of Shadows sold by Waterstones bookstores in Ireland and the United Kingdom, and distributed at signings in Ireland, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Italy and the United States. Thank you, again, to my fellow author Kate O'Hearn, who was

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NOCTURNES | JOHN CONNOLLY BOOKS Nocturnes is a collection of supernatural novellas and stories which echoes the work of some of the masters of the genre—M.R. James, Ray Bradbury, Stephen King—while never losing the distinctive voice of the stories' creator, John Connolly. Here are lost lovers BLOG | JOHNCONNOLLYBOOKS THE MISSING — A Soundtrack to the Novels of John Connolly, Vol. VIII. As many of you will be aware, I’ve so far put together seven CDs of music to accompany my books: six compilations of the work of various Post not marked as liked. Jun 10, 2020. BAD MEN | JOHN CONNOLLY BOOKS Bad Men. In 1693, the settlers on the small Maine island of Sanctuary were betrayed to their enemies and slaughtered. Since then, the island has known three centuries of peace. Until now. A band of killers is descending on Sanctuary, their purpose to hunt down and kill the wife of their leader, and retrieve the money she stole from him.

THE WRATH OF ANGELS

The Wrath of Angels. In the depths of the Maine woods, the wreckage of a plane is discovered. There are no bodies, and no such plane has ever been reported missing, but men both good and evil have been seeking it for a long, long time. What the wreckage conceals is more important

than money.

GHOSTS | JOHN CONNOLLY The Ghosts CD was bound into a limited signed edition of The Wolf in Winter sold by Waterstones bookstores in Ireland and the United Kingdom, and distributed at signings in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Australia. To reward/console American readers (and booksellers) for the six-month gap in publication dates between the United Kingdom and the United States, the American edition of the

A GAME OF GHOSTS

A Game Of Ghosts. It is deep winter. The darkness is unending. The private detective named Jaycob Eklund has vanished, and Charlie Parker is dispatched to track him down. Parker's employer, Edgar Ross, an agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, has his own reasons for wanting Eklund found. Eklund is no ordinary investigator.

EVERY DEAD THING

Every Dead Thing. 1999 Best First Novel Shamus Award Winner. 1999 L.A. Times Book of the Year. . Haunted by the unsolved slayings of his wife and young daughter, and tormented by his sense of guilt, former NYPD detective Charlie Parker is a man consumed by violence, regret and the desire for revenge. But when his ex-partner asks him to track VOICES FROM THE DARK Most of the songs on the Voices from the Dark compilation refer to Parker's current existence, and come tinged with regret, but in the books Parker returns, again and again, to his youth in Maine and the beloved figure of his grandfather, and "Cattle and Cane" positively glows with that nostalgia for

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A call for help from an old comrade-in-arms brings the assassin Louis and his partner, Angel, to Amsterdam, where a scene of carnage awaits them. Louis's quest for justice takes Charlie Parker's friends across Europe in a hunt for the murderers and their mysterious companion, who may not be human at all.

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John's first novel, Every Dead Thing, introduced the character of Charlie Parker, a former policeman hunting the killer of his wife and daughter. Parker has since appeared in 16 additional novels and a

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CHRONICLES OF THE INVADERS John Connolly and Jennifer Ridyard have come together to write a three-part space opera.

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Syl and Paul are a human-alien couple on an alien-occupied earth. Little do they know they will have to face far greater enemies than Syl's own earth-invading species. For there is a darkness stirring, a darkness that has plans for our planet... plans far worse than

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