John Connolly
Author of The Book of Lost Things
About the Author
John Connolly is the author of "Every Dead Thing" which was a bestseller in Britain and Ireland. He is a regular contributor to "The Irish Times," and has traveled extensively in the United States. He lives in Dublin, Ireland. (Publisher Provided) John Connolly was born May 31, 1968 in Dublin. He show more is an Irish writer who is best known for his series of novels starring private detective Charlie Parker. His first novel, Every Dead Thing was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel and went on to win the 2000 Shamus Award for Best First Private Eye Novel (he is the first author outside of the US to have won the award). Connolly's debut introduced readers to the anti-hero Charlie Parker, a former police officer hunting the killer of his wife and daughter. Connolly has since written a further 5 books in the popular Parker series and a non-Parker thriller, as well as venturing outside of the crime genre with the publication of first, an anthology of ghost stories and later, a novel about a young boy's coming-of-age journey during World War II England. Before becoming a full-time novelist, Connolly worked as a journalist, a barman, and a local government official. After graduating with a B.A. in English from Trinity College, Dublin and a M.A. in Journalism from Dublin City University, he spent five years working as a freelance journalist for The Irish Times newspaper. He quickly became frustrated with the profession, and began to write Every Dead Thing in his spare time. Connolly continues to contribute articles to the paper. His eighth book in the Charlie Parker series, The Reapers, was published in 2008. The tenth Parker novel, titled The Whisperers, was published in 2010. His current bestseller is A Time of Torment, the fourteenth in the Charlie Parker series.. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Series
Works by John Connolly
Filthy Rich: A Powerful Billionaire, the Sex Scandal that Undid Him, and All the Justice that Money Can Buy - The… (2016) 397 copies
Books to Die For: The World's Greatest Mystery Writers on the World's Greatest Mystery Novels (2012) — Editor — 244 copies
The Inkpot Monkey 2 copies
Mr. Gray's Folly [short story] 2 copies
The Social Organisation of Marketing A Figurational Approach to People, Organisations, and Markets (2017) 2 copies
Sporco sud 1 copy
The Dread and Fear of Kings 1 copy
The Inn at Shillingford 1 copy
The Cycle 1 copy
The Blood of the Lamb 1 copy
A Dream of Water 1 copy
The Lamia 1 copy
The Children of Dr. Lyall 1 copy
Mud 1 copy
The Djinn 1 copy
Razorshins 1 copy
A Haunting 1 copy
Lazarus 1 copy
The Bridal Bed 1 copy
Defender 1 copy
The Shifting of the Sands 1 copy
The Wakeford Abyss 1 copy
Gaelic Games in Society: Civilising Processes, Players, Administrators and Spectators (Palgrave Studies on Norbert… (2020) 1 copy
US Magazine (Heidi Fleiss: A Dangerous Woman - The Hollywood Madam / Tom Hanks / Mariah Carey) (1993) 1 copy
De las cosas que recuerdo 1 copy
I Live Here 1 copy
Noční hudba 1 copy
Nocturne 1 copy
The Cancer Cowboy Rides 1 copy
Mr. Pettinger's Dæmon 1 copy
The Erlking 1 copy
The Ritual of the Bones 1 copy
The New Daughter 1 copy
The Furnace Room 1 copy
Deep, Dark Green 1 copy
Miss Froom, Vampire 1 copy
Associated Works
The Lineup: The World's Greatest Crime Writers Tell the Inside Story of Their Greatest Detectives (2009) — Contributor — 209 copies
Bibliomysteries: Stories of Crime in the World of Books and Bookstores (2017) — Contributor — 191 copies
Hebbes 1 — Contributor — 2 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Connolly, John
- Legal name
- Connolly, John
- Birthdate
- 1968-05-31
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Ireland
- Country (for map)
- Ireland
- Birthplace
- Dublin, Ireland
- Places of residence
- Dublin, Ireland
- Education
- Trinity College, Dublin
Dublin City University - Occupations
- journalist
writer
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Discussions
The Book of Lost Things book discussion in Hogwarts Express (July 2010)
WWII, boy, alternate world? in Name that Book (February 2009)
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Devilish Books (1)
True Crime Books (1)
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Statistics
- Works
- 109
- Also by
- 19
- Members
- 27,539
- Popularity
- #743
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 1,120
- ISBNs
- 1,028
- Languages
- 24
- Favorited
- 97
There is a lot to consider in this case. The husband’s story is a bit suspect to Parker. A psychic who has helped and hindered past missing child cases steps forward. There is a strange, foreboding house deep in the Maine woods. And, what danger does that Fascist group arming themselves in the adjacent woods bring to the situation?
In addition to the basic mystery, there are aspects of horror and the supernatural, along with some humor. I typically do not like otherworldly elements in a story, but that did not interfere with my enjoyment of this book. Although it seemed long, it was an engrossing read and I was anxious to get to the resolution.
This is the twenty first in the Charlie Parker series. Incredibly, it is the first one I have read; I felt it worked well as a standalone. I liked the repeating characters (and they are characters!), although I think I might have enjoyed them even more if I had read some of their previous adventures.
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