New Releases by John Connolly

The players call it The Game. There are just two rules: No Killing Close to Home. No Killing Outside the Game But what happens when those rules get broken? When the drowned body of a troubled teenager is recovered from a river in Maine''s Kennebec Valley, and a young woman disappears from a small rural town, they draw the attention of the private investigator named Charlie Parker. Now Parker will be forced to confront a band of men without morality and without loyalty, not even to one another, in a place where the very darkness is alive. Because something has emerged from the shadows, something very bad. And it wants revenge.

Una joven madre se embarca en un viaje iniciático, en una nueva aventura después de El libro de las cosas perdidas «Los amantes de la lectura y los seguidores de John Connolly no se sentirán decepcionados con esta extraordinaria novela.» The Independent «Un viaje profundo y sutil al corazón de la condición humana.» The Irish Times «Un viaje apasionante.» Daily Mail Phoebe, una niña de ocho años, yace en coma tras un accidente de coche. Ceres, su madre, la acompaña, sentada junto a su cama en el hospital, y le lee los cuentos de hadas que Phoebe adoraba, con la esperanza de que estos la ayuden a traerla de regreso a este mundo. Pero es difícil mantener esa esperanza, muy difícil. Y precisamente cuando la fe de Ceres decae, cobra protagonismo una antigua casa situada en los terrenos del hospital, una propiedad relacionada con un libro escrito por un misterioso autor desaparecido. Una extraña fuerza impele a Ceres a entrar en esa casa y viajar a un lugar lleno de fantasía: una tierra coloreada por los recuerdos de su infancia y del folclore amado de su padre, una tierra de brujas y dríades, gigantes y mandrágoras; una tierra donde viejos enemigos —y quizá también amigos— observan y esperan. La tierra de las cosas perdidas.

"When private investigator Charlie Parker is hired to find Wyatt Riggins, who vanished after a cryptic message, he uncovers a sinister web involving the abduction of four children linked to relentless killers, a cartel boss, and the chilling truth about the enigmatic Children of Eve"--

La tímida y frágil Colleen Clark ha sido acusada del peor crimen que una madre puede cometer: el posible asesinato de su hijo, un niño de dos años que desapareció de noche, mientras ella dormía, y del que sólo queda una manta infantil empapada en sangre. Aunque aún no ha empezado el juicio, todo el mundo en Portland--políticos y fiscales en época electoral, policías curtidos, gente común y corriente--se ha formado una opinión sobre el caso, y la mayoría cree que la madre, Colleen, es culpable. Por lo tanto, Colleen contrata como abogado defensor a Moxie Castin, principalmente para que Charlie Parker les ayude como investigador. Poco a poco, el detective Parker va rasgando la superficie de un caso que involucra a un marido desapegado, a un grupo de radicales de extrema derecha, a una vidente en busca de redención...y una vieja casa oculta en lo más denso de los bosques de Maine. Una casa que jamás debió haberse construido.

While reading aloud fairy stories in hopes of bringing her comatose eight-year-old daughter back to this world, Ceres is called to a land colored by the memories of childhood and the folklore beloved by her father where old enemies are watching and waiting.

Cuando el caos y el crimen llegan a Portland, solo el detective Charlie Parker se atreve a desafiarlos. «Excepcional... lleno de suspense.» Publishers Weekly «Una lectura obligada para los fans del autor y una buena introducción a la serie para los novatos.» Booklist «De lectura obligatoria.» New York Post Las furias son divinidades mitológicas que atormentan a quienes han cometido crímenes no castigados; ahora, en dos inquietantes y brillantes novelas, el investigador privado Charlie Parker se ve arrastrado a un mundo de furias modernas. En Las hermanas Strange, el perseguido criminal Raum Buker regresa a Portland, en Maine, sembrando a su paso el caos y la muerte, ya que un misterioso robo amenaza no sólo su propia existencia, sino también la de las antiguas amantes de Raum, las enigmáticas hermanas Dolors y Ambar Strange. Y, en Las furias, Parker lucha por proteger a otras dos mujeres mientras la ciudad de Portland se confina debido a una pandemia global, pero puede que sus clientas sean más capaces de cuidarse a sí mismas de lo que nadie hubiera imaginado... Dos novelas en una del maestro del thriller.

"Chaos and murder arrive in Charlie Parker''s hometown of Portland, Maine, with two connected crimes which prove to be among the most complicated of Parker''s entire career."--

The first Crime Writers'' Association Daggers Award retrospective, featuring 19 award-winning stories from bestselling authors Ian Rankin, Jeffery Deaver, John Connolly, Denise Mina, John Harvey and many more! NINETEEN CWA DAGGER AWARD-WINNING SHORT STORIES FROM THE BEST OF THE BEST IN CRIME FICTION Maxim Jakubowski has edited all the great names in crime fiction and stories from his anthologies have won the CWA Dagger six times. Now he has collected 19 Dagger award-winning stories in one volume, making it the first retrospective deep dive into the CWA''s archive of Dagger Award winners. Bringing together the greatest crime fictions authors such as Ian Rankin, Jeffery Deaver, John Connolly, Denise Mina, John Harvey and many more. Edgy, twisted and disturbing, Daggers Drawn is a visceral and thrilling collection showcasing the very best modern crime fiction has to offer. Contributors include: Ian Rankin Jeffery Deaver John Connolly John Harvey Denise Mina Julian Rathbone Martin Edwards Peter Lovesey Lauren Henderson Stella Duffy Peter O''Donnell (writing as Madeleine Brent) Danuta Reah Cath Staincliffe Margaret Murphy L.C. Tyler Phil Lovesey Larry Beinhart Richard Lange Jerry Sykes

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 confidante of the assassin named Louis. The men responsible for the murders are Serbian war criminals. They believe they can escape retribution by retreating to their homeland. They are wrong. For Louis has come to Europe to hunt them down: five killers to be found and punished before they can vanish into the east. There is only one problem. The sixth.

“With its singular characters, eerie subject matter, and socko style” (The New York Times), this gripping thriller from the internationally bestselling author John Connolly follows Private Investigator Charlie Parker as he is hired to track down the identity of a dead woman—who apparently died in childbirth—and her missing child. In the beautiful Maine woods, a partly preserved body is discovered. Investigators realize that the young woman gave birth shortly before her death. But there is no sign of a baby. Private detective Charlie Parker is hired by a lawyer to shadow the police investigation and find the infant but Parker is not the only one searching. Someone else is following the trail left by the woman, someone with an interest in much more than a missing child…someone prepared to leave bodies in his wake. And in a house by the woods, a toy telephone begins to ring and a young boy is about to receive a call from a dead woman. With breathless pacing and shivery twists and turns, “this is Connolly’s masterpiece” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).

In this "utterly enchanting" Edgar and Anthony Award–winning novella, a book lover uncovers a secret world of literary wonders ( Irish Times). A voracious reader, Mr. Berger leads a solitary but satisfying life. Preferring the company of books to that of people, he''s looking forward to an early retirement in the English countryside, where he can spend his remaining years nestled comfortably between the pages of classic literature. But his serene life is disrupted when he witnesses a woman with a distinctive red traveling bag fling herself before a train. If Mr. Berger isn''t mistaken, he''s just seen the climax of Anna Karenina reenacted on the Exeter-to-Plymouth railway. Though there is no body on the tracks, and the destiny of the tragic victim was written nearly a century before, Mr. Berger still longs to rescue her. The investigation leads him to the Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository, where the living breathing characters of literary invention are under the guardianship of a curious caretaker—and where, for Mr. Berger, the line between fiction and reality will blur beyond comprehension.

Mr. Berger has spent thirty-four years keeping his life as empty as possible. His job title as a ''Closed Accounts Registrar'' doesn''t spark much interest, and his cautious flirtation with a woman at his company was cut short upon her engagement to another man. This doesn''t bother him, however, as he much prefers the company of books to that of people. When a series of fortunate events leads to an early retirement in the English countryside, Mr. Berger is content to spend the remainder of his years nestled comfortably between the pages of a book. But fate has other plans. His serene life is rendered strange when he witnesses a tragedy chillingly reminiscent of Anna Karenina as a woman flings herself before a train. When he rushes to the scene, she has vanished, leaving no body on the tracks. Berger''s investigation into this event leads him to The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository, where the line between fiction and reality becomes blurred beyond comprehension. The DEATH SENTENCE series includes: 1. THE BOOK OF VIRTUE – Ken Bruen. 2. THE BOOK OF GHOSTS – Reed Farrel Coleman. 3. THE SCROLL – Anne Perry. 4. PRONGHORNS OF THE THIRD REICH – C.J. Box. 5. DEATH LEAVES A BOOKMARK – William Link. 6. AN ACCEPTABLE SACRIFICE – Jeffery Deaver. 7. BOOK CLUB – Loren D. Estleman. 8. THE BOOK THING – Laura Lippman. 9. THE LONG SONATA OF THE DEAD – Andrew Taylor. 10. THE FINAL TESTAMENT – Peter Blauner. 11. RIDES A STRANGER – David Bell. 12. WHAT''S IN A NAME – Thomas H. Cook. 13. IT''S IN THE BOOK – Mickey Spillane & Max Allan Collins. 14. REMAINDERED – Peter Lovesey. 15. MYSTERY, INC. – Joyce Carol Oates. 16. THE COMPENDIUM OF SREM – F. Paul Wilson. 17. THE GOSPEL OF SHEBA – Lyndsay Faye. 18. THE SEQUEL – R. L. Stine. 19. FROM THE QUEEN – Carolyn Hart. 20. THE BOOK OF THE LION – Thomas Perry. 21. THE LITTLE MEN – Megan Abbott. 22. THE NATURE OF MY INHERITANCE – Bradford Morrow. 23. CITADEL – Stephen Hunter. 24. EVERY SEVEN YEARS – Denise Mina. 26. THE TRAVELLING COMPANION – Ian Rankin. 27. CONDOR IN THE STACKS – James Grady. 28. THE HAZE – James W. Hall. 29. THE PRETTY LITTLE BOX – Charles Todd. 30. SEVEN YEARS – Peter Robinson. 31. RECONCILIATION DAY – Christopher Fowler. 32. DEAD DAMES DON''T SING – John Harvey. 33. HOODOO HARRY – Joe R. Lansdale. 34. THE LAST HONEST HORSE THIEF – Michael Koryta. 35. THE HEMINGWAY VALISE – Robert Olen Butler. 36. THE CAXTON PRIVATE LENDING LIBRARY & BOOK DEPOSITORY – John Connolly.

Includes excerpt from The wrath of angels.

Grievously wounded private detective Charlie Parker investigates a case that has its origins in a Nazi concentration camp during the Second World War. Broken, but undeterred, private detective Charlie Parker faces the darkest of dark forces in a case with its roots in the second world war, and a concentration camp unlike any other . . . Recovering from a near-fatal shooting and tormented by memories of a world beyond this one, Parker has retreated to the small Maine town of Boreas to recover. There he befriends a widow named Ruth Winter and her young daughter, Amanda. But Ruth has her secrets. She is hiding from the past, and the forces that threaten her have their origins in the Second World War, in a town called Lubko and a concentration camp unlike any other. Old atrocities are about to be unearthed, and old sinners will kill to hide their sins. Now Parker is about to risk his life to defend a woman he barely knows, one who fears him almost as much as she fears those who are coming for her. His enemies believe him to be vulnerable. Fearful. Solitary. But they are wrong. Parker is far from afraid, and far from alone. For something is emerging from the shadows . . .

"With an exlusive new introduction from the author"--Cover.

A decade after NOCTURNES first terrified and delighted readers, John Connolly, bestselling author of thirteen acclaimed thrillers featuring private investigator Charlie Parker, gives us a second volume of tales of the supernatural. From stories of the monstrous for dark winter nights to fables of fantastic libraries and haunted books, from a tender account of love after death to a frank, personal and revealing account of the author''s affection for myths of ghosts and demons, this is a collection that will surprise, delight - and terrify. NIGHT MUSIC also contains two novellas: the multi-award-winning THE CAXTON PRIVATE LENDING LIBRARY & BOOK DEPOSITORY, and THE FRACTURED ATLAS, featuring The Wanderer in Unknown Realms, previously published as an ebook, developed here into a five-part novella. NIGHT MUSIC: NOCTURNES 2 is a masterly collection to be read with the lights on - menace has never been so seductive.

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, deeply rooted in old evil--and old evil is Charlie Parker''s specialty. He''s about to enter a living nightmare, a dreamscape of sorrow haunted by the murderous specter of a hooded woman, by a black car waiting for a passenger that never comes, and by the sinister complicity of both friends and enemies in Larousse''s brutal death. Soon, all will face a final reckoning in an unearthly realm where the paths of the living and the dead converge. A place known only as the White Road.

When the discovery of a mass grave in northern Maine reveals the truth about the disappearance of a religious community, private detective Charlie Parker becomes embroiled in a deadly conflict with a group of religious fanatics.

Qualcuno o qualcosa è sopravvissuto. E ora è in attesa... “Uno dei migliori thriller degli ultimi anni. Leggetelo con le luci accese e la porta chiuse a chiave.” Bookreporter.com “Vivamente raccomandato per la trama, la caratterizzazione dei personaggi, l’autenticità, l’orrore... e l’umanità.” Library Journal “La rabbia degli angeli è una lettura eccezionale.” Booklist “Un romanzo memorabile. Il lettore ne sarà avvinto dall’inizio alla fine. Ancora una volta Connolly ci ha regalato un thriller mozzafiato.” Suspense Magazine “La più raffinata serie crime in circolazione.” Independent on Sunday Si racconta che in un bosco del Maine vaghi il fantasma di una bambina; è vestita di nero e ha gli occhi incavati. Durante una battuta di caccia in quei luoghi, due uomini incappano nei rottami di un piccolo velivolo, e forse non si tratta di un semplice caso. Tra le lamiere non trovano cadaveri, solo un borsone pieno di denaro, dei fogli che recano una lunga lista di nomi e un paio di manette spezzate legate al bracciolo di un sedile. Gli uomini prendono il denaro e il primo foglio della lista, e lasciano il segreto sepolto tra le ombre del bosco. Solo sul letto di morte uno dei due racconterà l’episodio ai propri figli, chiedendo loro di contattare il detective Charlie Parker. Profondo conoscitore della natura del male che cerca di imporsi sul mondo, investigatore in bilico tra realtà e paranormale, presto Parker scoprirà che quei rottami custodiscono qualcosa che potrebbe decidere le sorti dell’eterna lotta tra luce e ombra: la lista di coloro che hanno stretto un patto con il diavolo. Ha inizio una ricerca sfrenata in cui il detective non è solo: sulle tracce del prezioso documento ci sono anche una donna con una spiccata propensione agli omicidi, un ragazzino silenzioso che ricorda la propria morte e un efferato serial killer alla ricerca di vittime. Ma nei boschi del Maine troveranno qualcos’altro ad attenderli oltre al relitto di un areoplano...

New York Times bestselling author John Connolly is a master of the supernatural thriller—“a genre of one” (Bookreporter)—whose eerie and electrifying Charlie Parker mystery turns a small town in Maine into an unforgettable character that threatens to destroy the brooding private investigator. The isolated community of Prosperous, Maine, has always thrived. While others suffered, the people there have remained fortunate, wealthy, secure, and insular throughout the centuries. Miles to the south, in Portland, a homeless man dies, and the disturbing manner of his death brings Prosperous to the attention of the private investigator Charlie Parker. He is a dangerous man, driven by compassion, rage, and the desire for vengeance. Prosperous and its townsfolk recognize that he poses a threat to their security that runs deeper than any in their long history. But this community has its own way of protecting itself, and its sheltered residents have marked Charlie for death so that Prosperous may survive. Prosperous, and the secret that is buried beneath it…

Uno de los pasajeros sobrevivió... y te está esperando. En las profundidades de los bosques de Maine se descubren los restos de un avión siniestrado. No hay cadáveres. Nunca se informó de la desaparición de dicho avión. Pero hombres de toda laya lo buscaban desde hacía mucho tiempo. Lo que esconden los restos del aparato es algo más importante que el dinero: es una lista de nombres, crucial en el combate contra las fuerzas de las tinieblas. La lucha por obtener esa lista atrae al detective Charlie Parker. También capta la atención de otros: una mujer hermosa, de cara marcada, con afición a matar; un niño callado que recuerda su propia muerte; y el asesino en serie conocido como el Coleccionista, que busca nuevos corderos para sus sacrificios. Pero a medida que las fuerzas rivales se abaten sobre el lugar, el bosque se prepara para recibirlos, ya que en su espesura oculta otros secretos. Alguien sobrevivió al accidente. Sí, alguien sobrevivió. Y está esperando...

Charlie Parker ha da poco riavuto la sua licenza di investigatore privato quando viene interpellato da Bennett Patchett, il proprietario di un diner nei pressi di Portland, piuttosto scettico riguardo alle circostanze del suicidio del figlio, reduce dell’Iraq. Non ci vuole molto perché si scopra che Joel Tobias, ex comandante della squadra di Damien Patchett, conduce uno stile di vita decisamente sopra le righe e che i suoi andirivieni dal Canada sono tutt’altro che innocui viaggi di lavoro. Intanto, con ritmo implacabile, si susseguono i suicidi nell’ex brigata Stryker, responsabiledel trafugamento dal Museo di Baghdad di un misterioso scrigno da cui sembrano provenire inquietanti sussurri. Stanno morendo tutti... E due personaggi sospetti si scorgono sullo sfondo. Il primo, Herod, deturpato nell’aspetto da un male incurabile, aspetta di portare a termine il proprio folle percorso di morte e rigenerazione; l’altro, il Collezionista, caccia nell’ombra come sicario di Dio, gloriandosi di macabri trofei. Nel buio, là dove le forze oscure si scatenano, Parker sarà forse costretto a stringere una terribile alleanza, per poi scoprire, ancora una volta, che non c’è soluzione senza ambiguità.

In this delightfully imaginative novel, once again, hell threatens to break loose as Samuel Johnson and his ragtag group of friends must defend their town from shadowy forces more threatening than ever before... In this clever and quirky follow-up to The Gates and The Infernals, Samuel Johnson''s life seems to have finally settled down—after all, he’s still got the company of his faithful dachshund, Boswell, and his bumbling demon friend, Nurd; he has foiled the dreaded forces of darkness not once, but twice; and he’s dating the lovely Lucy Highmore, to boot. But things in the little English town of Biddlecombe rarely run smoothly for long. Shadows are gathering in the skies, a black heart of pure evil is bubbling with revenge, and it rather looks as if the Multiverse is about to come to an end, starting with Biddlecombe. When a new toy shop’s opening goes terrifyingly awry, Samuel must gather a ragtag band of dwarfs, policemen, and very polite monsters to face down the greatest threat the Multiverse has ever known, not to mention assorted vampires, a girl with an unnatural fondness for spiders, and highly flammable unfriendly elves. The latest installment of John Connolly’s wholly original and creepily imaginative Samuel Johnson Tales, The Creeps is humorous horror for anyone who enjoys fiction at its best.

En la séptima entrega de la serie detective Charlie Parker, sus inolvidables amigos Louis y Angel se enfrentan a su propio pasado. Cuando parecía que la vida de Louis y Angel, los amigos del ex policía Charlie Parker, había alcanzado cierta paz y estabilidad, surgen de pronto sombras de su turbio pasado deseosas de saldar cuentas pendientes. No cabe duda de que alguien quiere atentar contra sus vidas. Y, en esta ocasión, prefieren dejar al margen a Parker, que ha perdido su licencia de investigador privado y el permiso de armas y se gana la vida de camarero en un bar. A Louis no le queda más remedio que volver a ponerse en contacto con su viejo mentor, el enigmático Gabriel.... A los quince años, Louis estaba al borde del abismo: había vengado la muerte de su madre y, acusado de asesinato, se encontraba en pleno interrogatorio cuando apareció Gabriel y le ofreció una vía de escape: formar parte de los temibles Hombres de la Guadaña. Ahora, Louis tendrá que librar junto a Angel una encarnizada lucha a vida o muerte.

La historia de una venganza sangrienta en un paraje sobrenatural. En el remoto año de 1693, los colonos de una pequeña isla de Maine —llamada no por casualidad Santuario— fueron exterminados por unos asesinos armados de mosquetes y cuchillos. Desde entonces, la isla se ha repoblado y ha disfrutado de trescientos años de paz. Hasta ahora. Porque una banda de criminales se dirige hacia allí en busca de la mujer que traicionó al cabecilla de todos ellos y lo envió a la cárcel. En su camino sólo se interponen dos personas: Sharon Macy, una agente de policía novata, aunque decidida, y el jefe de policía de la isla, un hombre gigantesco, extraño y taciturno conocido con el nombre de Joe Dupree, alias Melancolía. Pero Dupree no es un hombre cualquiera. Es el guardián de todos los secretos que alberga la isla: sabe que Santuario vio correr sangre inocente en el pasado y que no tolerará una nueva matanza. En Santuario, el mal encontrará quien le plante cara.

In Volume I of this special collectors’ edition, visit the terrifying world of John Connolly’s #1 internationally bestselling thrillers: Every Dead Thing, Dark Hollow, and The Killing Kind. EVERY DEAD THING 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 down a missing girl, Parker embarks on an odyssey that leads him to the heart of organized crime; to an old black woman who dwells by a Louisiana swamp and hears the voices of the dead; to cellars of torture and murder; and to a serial killer unlike any other, an artist who uses the human body as his canvas and takes faces as his prize, the killer known only as the Traveling Man. DARK HOLLOW Haunted by the murder of his wife and daughter, former New York police detective Charlie Parker retreats home to Scarborough, Maine, to rebuild his shattered life. But his return awakens old ghosts, drawing him into the manhunt for the killer of yet another mother and child. The obvious suspect is the young woman''s violent ex-husband. But there is another possibility—a mythical figure who lurks deep in the dark hollow of Parker''s own past, a figure that has haunted his family for generations: the monster known as Caleb Kyle.... THE KILLING KIND When the discovery of a mass grave in northern Maine reveals the grim truth behind the disappearance of a religious community, Charlie Parker is drawn into vicious conflict with a group of zealots intent on tracking down a relic that could link them to the slaughter. Haunted by the ghost of a small boy and tormented by the demonic killer known as Mr. Pudd, Parker is forced to fight for his lover, his friends...and his very soul.

A collection of excerpts from the Charlie Parker thrillers, including: Every Dead Thing, Dark Hollow, The Killing Kind, The White Road, The Black Angel, The Unquiet, The Reapers, The Lovers, The Whisperers, The Burning Soul, and The Wrath of Angels. Also includes excerpts from the Samuel Johnson novels The Gates and The Infernals, as well as other works, including Bad Men, Nocturnes, and The Book of Lost Things.