The Instruments Of Darkness (a Charlie Parker Thriller)

By (author) John Connolly
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A child missing. A mother accused. Charlie Parker is their only hope.
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A mother''s worst fear realised; a court case that reveals the darkest of secrets - The Instruments of Darkness thrills from the very first page.
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''One of the best thriller writers we have'' HARLAN COBEN
''Dark and dangerous ... but where there is also kindness, loyalty, love'' IRISH EXAMINER

In Maine, Colleen Clark stands accused of the worst crime a mother can commit: the abduction and possible murder of her child. Everyone - ambitious politicians in an election season, hardened police, ordinary folk - has an opinion on the case, and most believe she is guilty. But most is not all.

Defending Colleen is the lawyer Moxie Castin, and working alongside him is the private investigator Charlie Parker, who senses the tale has another twist, one involving a husband too eager to accept his wife''s guilt, a disgraced psychic seeking redemption, and an old crooked house deep in the Maine woods, a house that should never have been built. A house, and what dwells beneath.

''One of the greatest writers of our generation'' NICHOLAS SPARKS
''Ireland''s answer to Stephen King'' EXPRESS

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PRAISE FOR JOHN CONNOLLY
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Masterly genre-splicing thrillers . . . Connolly''s grip is inexorable
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Charlie Parker . . . is one of modern fiction''s most popular creations, a unique combination of a man who has one foot in the temporal world and the other in the spirit world
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John Connolly is the creator of a unique blend of thriller and horror who receives rave reviews every time
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One of the best thriller writers we have
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There''s no mistaking a John Connolly novel, with its singular characters, eerie subject matter and socko style
Biographical note:
John Connolly is author of the Charlie Parker mysteries, The Book of Lost Things, the Samuel Johnson novels for young adults and, with his partner, Jennifer Ridyard, co-author of the Chronicles of the Invaders. His debut - EVERY DEAD THING - introduced the character of Private Investigator Charlie Parker, and swiftly launched him right into the front rank of thriller writers. All his subsequent novels have been Sunday Times bestsellers.
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There''s no mistaking a John Connolly novel, with its singular characters, eerie subject matter and socko style - The New York Times

One of the best thriller writers we have - Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Connolly at his best: a twisty, creepy tale of a terrible crime and a woman who may be innocent - Daily Mail

As Connolly brings these strands together in a dramatic conclusion, the story remains grounded in its characters, even the most minor of whom are vividly and empathetically drawn. That abiding empathy has long been Parker''s DNA, a quality that is only become more central as he''s aged, and it helps make The Instruments of Darkness a moving entry in this remarkable series. - Irish Times