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by John Connolly
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Abandoned by Booklikes
Abandoned by Booklikes rated it 5 years ago
This will be a short review. This novel was awesome. It took my breath away at times at how good it was. I do have to say though that parts of it dragged, (why I gave it 5 stars and did not favorite it) and I totally figured out who the serial killer was at 30 percent which was a slight letdown sinc...
Lornographic Material
Lornographic Material rated it 9 years ago
Can anybody tell me exactly what "Oriental laughter" is? It came issuing from a vent at one point in this book and I'm still trying to figure out what exactly that would sound like. Anyway, I gave this book 100 pages. That's 50 pages more than I normally give a new-to-me author. Mark this one d...
Xxertz
Xxertz rated it 10 years ago
BLUF: Slow, but steady read. Good for those (like me) who naturally suspend their disbelief.Meet Charlie, “Bird”. Bird is a poor excuse for a husband, but didn’t deserve the loss of his wife and his daughter to a serial killer. After the death of his family, Bird left the NYPD for freelance detectiv...
runner
runner rated it 10 years ago
The first in the series and we meet Charlie "bird" Parker. The writing of John Connolly is highly intelligent and informative creating a crime story out of ancient texts and mythology which is both horrific and spellbinding in it's telling. Charlie's wife Susan and his daughter Jennifer have both be...
Chris' Eclectic Book Reviews
Chris' Eclectic Book Reviews rated it 11 years ago
Oh boy, I can tell that I am going to read every one of this series. Starts out dark and somehow gets darker and even more compelling. Not only are we treated to two separate mysteries in this first installment, I was fascinated by all extras----little vignettes that are fleshed out enough and so w...
yzombie
yzombie rated it 11 years ago
Wyvernfriend Reads
Wyvernfriend Reads rated it 12 years ago
This story opens with Charlie Parker standing over the bodies of his wife and child, cruelly murdered. Charlie has to watch as the police take over the investigation. But he cannot stand by idly, he can get involved, and he does. He chases down the psychopath who killed them, with a variety of tw...
MizNikki
MizNikki rated it 12 years ago
I was taken from this world too soon.No sun, no light, no moon.With each beat my heart does break.No peace you felt at my wake.I pray you do not seek me soon.Where there is no sun, no light, no moon.by NikkiI enjoyed this thinking read of a man whose wife and daughter were killed in an awful way and...
Steph's Books
Steph's Books rated it 12 years ago
I have so many friends telling me over the last few months that I needed to read books by John Connolly . I finally looked at him and bought a bundle of his first four books . I loved it. Don't know how I have gone the 10 years or so since the 1st of this series was published and never even picked ...
Liz Loves Books.Com.
Liz Loves Books.Com. rated it 12 years ago
The first Charlie Parker novel and the one that got me hooked. Absolutely brilliant. Read this, then all the others.
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