The John Connolly Collection #2: The White Road, The Black Angel, and The Unquiet (Charlie Parker, #4-6)

In Volume II of this special collectors' edition, visit the terrifying world of John Connolly's #1 internationally bestselling thrillers: The White Road , The Black Angel , and The Unquiet . THE WHITE ROAD 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. THE BLACK ANGEL When a young woman disappears from the streets of New York City, ties of friendship and blood inevitably draw ingenious, tortured detective Charlie Parker into the search. Soon he discovers links to a church of bones in Eastern Europe, a 1944 slaughter at a French monastery, and to the myth of an object known as the Black Angel—considered by evil men to be beyond priceless. But the Black Angel is not a legend. It is real. It lives. It dreams. And the mystery of its existence may contain the secret of Parker's own origins. THE UNQUIET Daniel Clay, a once-respected psychiatrist, has gone missing. His daughter insists that he killed himself after allegations surfaced surrounding the harm done to patients in his care. Now, a killer obsessed with finding the truth about his own daughter's disappearance is seeking revenge—and private investigator Charlie Parker finds himself trapped between those who want the truth about Clay's disappearance to be revealed, and those who will go to any length—no matter the cost—to keep a deep, dark secret about a local town hidden.

but That Is The Nature Of Revenge. It Escalates. It Cannot Be Controlled. One Hurt Invites Another, On And On Until The Original Injury Is All But Forgotten In The Chaos Of What Follows...

John Connolly's Originality And Talent For Storytelling Have Quickly Made Him One Of Today's Preeminent Thriller Writers. Now, In the Unquiet, Private Detective Charlie Parker Returns To Untangle A Horrifying Story Of Betrayal, Unclean Desires, And Murder -- A Story Of Never-ending Evil Whose Conclusion Is Not Yet Written.

Daniel Clay, A Once-respected Psychiatrist, Has Gone Missing. His Daughter Insists That He Killed Himself After Allegations Surfaced That He Had Betrayed His Patients To Foul And Evil Men -- But When A Killer Obsessed With Uncovering The Truth Behind His Own Daughter's Disappearance Comes Seeking Revenge, Long-forgotten Secrets Begin To Emerge. Hired By Dr. Clay's Daughter To Protect Her From The Predator On The Loose, Tortured And Ingenious Private Detective Charlie Parker Finds Himself Trapped Between Those Who Want The Truth To Be Revealed And Those Who Will Go To Any Length To Keep It Hidden.

John Connolly Masterfully Intertwines Secret Lives And Secret Sins With The Violence That So Often Lies Beneath The Surface Of The Honeycomb World In This Gripping Page-turner. Fast-paced, Hypnotic, And Elegantly Written, the Unquiet Is John Connolly At His Chilling Best.

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of The Few Novelists Who Manage To Combine The Private Eye And Horror Genres Successfully, None Does It Better Than Connolly. Here He Gives His Hapless Hero, Charlie Parker, A Man Obsessed With The Memory Of The Gruesome Murders Of His Wife And Daughter, A Particularly Disturbing Case Involving Child Predators And Killers. It's A Grim Story, Including The Reappearance Of A Parker Foe, The Sinister And Probably Supernatural Collector Who Is Drawn To Certain Crimes From Which He Extracts Keepsakes. Sanders Has The Right Kind Of Vocal Timbre To Suggest Parker's Tough-but-soul Sick Protagonist And The Skill To Give The Gritty Material A Properly Noir Tone. As For The Collector, Whom Connelly Tells Us Tastes Words Like Unfamiliar Food, Sanders Conjures Up A Raspy Whisper That Carries More Than The Hint Of A Distaste For Life. It Also Contains An Echo Of Parker's Voice, Which Follows The Author's Suggestion That The Collector May Be A Specter Of The Detective's Imagination. In Any Case, The Sound, Like The Novel Itself, Is As Unnerving As A Fever Dream. simultaneous Release With The Atria Hardcover (reviews, Mar. 26). (may)

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John Connolly thrilled readers with his bestselling novels, "Every Dead Thing, Dark Hollow," and "The Killing Kind." Now he delivers spellbinding suspense as Charlie Parker races to unravel a brutal crime committed in the Deep South. After years of suffering unfathomable pain and guilt over the murders of his wife and daughter, private detective Charlie Parker has finally found some measure of peace. As he and his lover, Rachel, are awaiting the birth of their first child and settling into an old farmhouse in rural Maine, Parker has found the kind of solace often lost to those who have been touched by true evil. But darkness soon descends when Parker gets a call from Elliot Norton, an old friend from his days as a detective with the NYPD. Now practicing law in Charleston, South Carolina, Elliot is defending a young black man accused of raping and killing his white girlfriend, the daughter of a powerful Southern millionaire. Reluctantly, Parker agrees to help Elliot and by doing so ventures into a living nightmare, a bloody dreamscape haunted by the specter of a hooded woman and a black car waiting for a passenger who never arrives. Beginning as an investigation into a young woman's death, it is a fast-moving descent into an abyss where forces conspire to destroy all that Parker holds dear. Hailed as a "master storyteller" "(The London Express)" by critics stateside and abroad, Connolly has once again delivered a riveting and suspenseful story that draws readers toward the horrifying crossroads of the past and present, of the living and the dead. "We are trapped not only by our own history but by the histories of all those with whom we choose to share our lives," he writes. As chilling as it is beautifully rendered, "The White Road" is sure to tread a frightening path for even the most world-weary crime fiction fan. Internationally bestselling author John Connolly takes readers into the dark world of private detective Charlie Parker, whose deadly fight against evil begins when the daughter of a South Carolina millionaire is raped and murdered. 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, a case with its roots in old evil, and old evil is private detective Charlie Parker's speciality. But Parker is about to enter a living nightmare, a red dreamscape haunted by the murderous spectre of a hooded woman, by a black car waiting for a passenger that never comes, and by the complicity of both friends and enemies in the events surrounding Marianne Larousse's death. This is not an investigation. This is a descent into the abyss, a confrontation with dark forces that threaten all that Parker holds dear: his lover, his unborn child, even his soul... For in a prison cell far to the north, an old adversary is about to take his revenge on Charlie Parker, its instruments the very men that Parker is hunting, and a strange, hunched creature that keeps its own secrets buried by a riverbank: the undiscovered killer Cyrus Nairn. Soon, all of these figures will face a final reckoning in southern swamps and northern forests, in distant locations linked by a single thread, a place where the paths of the living and the dead converge. A place known only as the White Road. To those who have been forsaken, hell has no geography. The Black Angel begins with the disappearance of a young prostitute from one of New York City's seamiest neighborhoods. Like so many tormented souls before her, the girl's mother is inevitably drawn to Charlie Parker's doorstep desperate for redemption and revenge. Despite the danger that his chosen profession imposes on his wife and newborn daughter, Parker knows that the woman and her troubles cannot be ignored. As always, he is driven as much by the evil that simmers in the hidden honeycomb world as he is by the ties of friendship and blood. As Parker gets closer to the girl's captors, he discovers that her disappearance is linked to a church of bones in Eastern Europe, to the slaughter at a French monastery in 1944, and to the myth of an object known as the Black Angel -- an object considered by evil men to be beyond priceless. But the Black Angel is not a legend. It is real. It lives. It dreams. And the mystery of its existence may contain the secret of Parker's own origins. 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, a case with its roots in old evil, and old evil is private detective Charlie Parker's speciality. But Parker is about to make a descent into the abyss, a confrontation with dark forces that threaten all that Parker holds dear: his lover, his unborn child, even his soul... For in a prison cell, a fanatical preacher is about to take his revenge on Charlie Parker, its instruments the very men that Parker is hunting, and a strange, hunched creature that keeps its own secrets buried by a riverbank: the undiscovered killer Cyrus Nairn. Soon, all of these figures will face a final reckoning in southern swamps and northern forests, in distant locations linked by a single thread, a place where the paths of the living and the dead converge. Hailed As One Of The Best (toronto Sun) Writers Of Contemporary Suspense Fiction, International Bestselling Author John Connolly Returns With An Electrifying Novel Featuring His Acclaimed Private Detective, Charlie Parker. 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. In the aftermath of a once-respected psychiatrist's disappearance and the discovery of harm he had inflicted on his child patients, private detective Charlie Parker finds himself torn between those who would reveal and protect the doctor's secrets Assisting a friend in a search for a kidnapped woman, detective Charlie Parker links the abduction to a church of bones in Eastern Europe, a 1944 slaughter at a French monastery, and the myth of an object known as the Black Angel Investigating the rape and murder of a wealthy Southern woman, for which a young African American faces the death penalty, private investigator Charlie Parker finds his efforts complicated by the machinations of an old adversary The P.I. is hired by the daughter of a missing child psychiatrist being stalked by a man who insists that she knows where her father is