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The Instruments of Darkness

A Charlie Parker Thriller

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The Instruments of Darkness

By: John Connolly
Narrated by: Jeff Harding
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'John Connolly is the creator of a unique blend of thriller and horror who receives rave reviews every time' Sunday Telegraph
'A moving entry in a remarkable series' Irish Times

A Child Missing. A Mother Accused. Charlie Parker Is Their Only Hope.

In Maine, Colleen Clark stands accused of the worst crime a mother can commit: the abduction and possible murder of her child. Everyone - ambitious politicians in an election season, hardened police, ordinary folk - has an opinion on the case, and most believe she is guilty.

But most is not all. Defending Colleen is the lawyer Moxie Castin, and working alongside him is the private investigator Charlie Parker, who senses the tale has another twist, one involving a husband too eager to accept his wife's guilt, a disgraced psychic seeking redemption, and an old crooked house deep in the Maine woods, a house that should never have been built.

A house, and what dwells beneath.

'Dark and dangerous ... but where there is also kindness, loyalty, love. Ultimately, it's a story of hope' IRISH EXAMINER©2024 Bad Dog Books Limited Modern Detectives Mystery Thriller & Suspense
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Critics' reviews

PRAISE FOR JOHN CONNOLLY
Masterly genre-splicing thrillers . . . Connolly's grip is inexorable
Charlie Parker . . . is one of modern fiction's most popular creations, a unique combination of a man who has one foot in the temporal world and the other in the spirit world
John Connolly is the creator of a unique blend of thriller and horror who receives rave reviews every time
One of the best thriller writers we have
There's no mistaking a John Connolly novel, with its singular characters, eerie subject matter and socko style
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I enjoyed the story, the new character of Sabine. It was a greasy to listen to part of the Parker Serie (which im reading since the first came out). It is nice to see the people evolve with time and age since we too get older. I'm am looking forward to the next book, it's getting more and more interesting. Merci beaucoup !

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