Night Music: Nocturnes Volume 2 (2)

From the bestselling author of the Charlie Parker mysteries—"the finest crime series currently in existence" ( The Independent )—comes a new anthology of chilling short fiction. 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: Nocturnes 2 also contains two novellas: the multi-award-winning The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository and The Fractured Atlas . Night Music: Nocturnes 2 is a masterly collection to be read with the lights on—menace has never been so seductive. The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository The blood of the lamb A dream of winter The Lamia The Hollow King : from the universe of The book of lost things The children of Dr. Lyall The fractured atlas : five fragments. 1. The dread and fear of kings ; 2. The djinn ; 3. Mud ; 4. The wanderer in unknown realms ; 5. And in darkness we shall dwell Razorshins On The anatomization of an unknown man (1637) by Frans Mier A haunting Lazarus Holmes on the range : a tale of the Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository I live here. A decade after Nocturnes first charmed and frightened readers, the author offers a second volume of tales of the supernatural Offers a collection of thirteen short fiction tales of horror and the supernatural.