Mystery

The next book in the Charlie Parker series probably the most mystical and supernatural by far. Needless to say the story is great, a real page turner. ( )

The most religious of the series so far, and some amazing and fascinating history thrown in as well.
The supernatural elements are also starting to become more dominant, and the relationship between Parker and Louis and his partner Angel are becoming more smooth and important for both. ( )

I am really enjoying this series. I think that Connolly bit off a bit too much with this one, however. It read to me more like a Preston/Child supernatural thriller than an installment in this gritty noir series.

That isn’t a bad thing really but it made this book feel different to me that than the ones in the series. In The Black Angel, Mr. Connolly provides a history of the source of evil that has permeated the first two books and fills out a mythology of sorts to explain it all. In the first four books we are certainly aware of another plane of existence that keeps bleeding into the real world or at least Charlie Parker’s real world, but the style was mainly gritty noir. The supernatural elements were given a lesser stage as mainly it was the unavenged dead that sought him out and plead to him to bring justice to their killers. Later, once he learns of and starts to travel The White Road creatures less (or more?) than human noticed him and began to seek him out. Well, in this installment they find him and he realizes that his mission might be much bigger than he thought.

I am not sure what this means for the rest of the series. I have no intention of stopping, that is for sure.
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Thought it went into dark areas not usually visited by John. Well conceived & delivered. ( )