The Instruments of Darkness
From the international and instant New York Times bestselling author John Connolly, the beloved and brilliant Charlie Parker series returns with a heart-wrenching crime only one man can solve.
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 group of fascists arming for war, a disgraced psychic seeking redemption, and an old, twisted house deep in the Maine woods, a house that should never have been built.
A house, and what dwells beneath.
Reviews
4/5 stars My first John Connolly book and I enjoyed it. Interesting characters, reasonable plot with twists. I will try one of Connolly’s earlier works. Hal R - Troy, MI
By Halsterx
As always I enjoyed the characters and dialog in this Charlie Parker mystery. This was a more “normal” stand-alone mystery story that hints at the supernatural but isn’t as gory or gothic as other stories. It’s an enjoyable read but I feel like hints are being dropped for a bloody and operatic next book (that now I cannot wait to read) that will involve more of the good vs evil battle we know is coming for Charlie and his friends.
By rmb901