Charlie Parker

The New York Times-bestselling author tells the story behind private detective Charlie Parker, the haunted hero of John Connolly's eerie supernatural crime thrillers. Recounting his days as a journalist for the Irish Times and the Dublin murder that led him to question the ways we think about perpetrators and victims; discussing his crime-fiction idols; and reflecting on empathy and evil, John Connolly offers a short work that lets us learn more about his character Charlie Parker a former NYPD detective who loses everything and struggles to remain human in the aftermath and about the writer himself. Acclaim for John Connolly and the Charlie Parker novels"e;One of the most darkly intriguing books this reviewer has encountered in more than three decades of reading crime fiction."e; Publishers Weekly (starred review)"e;A supremely talented storyteller."e; Booklist"e;Mr. Connolly's slam-bang thriller is studded with memorable characters and boasts cliffhangers within cliffhangers."e; The Wall Street Journal