“[ John Connolly is] brilliant—he really knows how to scrape the nerves raw.”
—Bernard Cornwell
Praise for John Connolly and The White Road
“As ambitiously rich as ever, with lyrically dark water-colors… not your usual thriller. And the payoff comes singing like eelgrass in a stream.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“The malevolence here is almost palpable (even more so than in [Charlie] Parker’s earlier outings).”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“John Connolly’s newest flows seamlessly from the events described in The Killing Kind… [It’s] his best yet. Considering the quality of the previous [novels], that’s like saying Godiva chocolates just got creamy.”
—Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
“[A] complex, compelling read.… You might as well clear your schedule before you read the first page of one of his books. You’ll be hooked.… Connolly deftly explores black-white tensions, in historic and contemporary contexts.… The plots of these books move like racing flame, fueled by Connolly’s marvelous writing and quirky, addictive sense of humor.”
—The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, LA)
“Connolly… displays a superb sense of place, both in rural Maine and in the hallowed halls of Charleston.”
—Bookpage
“A chilling journey.… Connolly superbly melds crime fiction with the supernatural for an intriguing darker-than-noir series.… Affectionate and respectful, intriguing and uncomfortable, and always on the mark.… Connolly continues to be among an elite group of talented writers worth watching.”
—Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
“This is a grim, violent, but very satisfying novel, and the supernatural elements that faintly echo throughout make it even more gripping.”
—Capital Times (Madison, WI)
“Fans of the Parker novels will be well pleased. Newcomers, too, may find themselves seeking out previous series entries just so they can have the pleasure of catching up on ol’ Charlie’s adventures.”
—Booklist
“Connolly… depicts an America that chills to the bone.”
—Library Journal
“Connolly has given us another masterpiece… extraordinary.”
—Belfast Telegraph
The Killing Kind
“[It’s] more than a great detective story. It’s also a deep character study about loss, reparation and revenge.”
—Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
“The archfiend in Connolly’s masterful third suspense novel… makes that dastardly villain Hannibal Lecter seem like Little Lord Fauntleroy.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“One of the strangest, most unsettling novels I’ve ever read. . . unfolds with the force and logic of a nightmare.”
—The Washington Post
Dark Hollow
“Grim, hard-edged, and compulsively readable.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Filled with tension and menace and peopled by some fascinating characters.”
—The Toronto Sun
“Connolly’s honest but brutal characterizations leave the reader with wounds that need stitching.”
—Kirkus Reviews
Every Dead Thing
“Stunning.… Every Dead Thing ensnares us in its very first pages and speeds us through a harrowing plot to a riveting climax.”
—Jeffery Deaver, author of The Vanished Man
“A spellbinding book… holds the reader fast in a comfortless stranglehold.”
—Los Angeles Times
“A multilayered work that draws the reader ever deeper into an abyss of pain and madness. Compelling… filled with fascinating characters and motivations, blending horror, compulsion, and fear.”
—The Dallas Morning News
“A truly harrowing murder plot.… An ambitious foray… deep into Hannibal Lecter territory.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Connolly writes like a poet about terrible horrors. . . . His words sing.”
—Houston Chronicle
Critical acclaim for the thrillers of internationally bestselling author John Connolly
The Unquiet
“The haunting creepiness ... will guarantee late-night goose bumps.”
—Richmond Times-Dispatch
“Hard to put down, harder to forget.”
—The Observer (London)
“[A] frightening work of darkness and beauty, written by one of the true masters in the thriller and horror genre.”
“Charlie Parker is one of the more fully realized, complex detectives....[He] stands unique and consistently complex.”
—Rocky Mountain News (Denver)
“Offer[s] the thought-provoking philosophical and theological depths that are missing from most of the genre.”
—The Sacramento Bee
“As simple and yet subversive as the age-old stories it incorporates ... entertains and unnerves in equal measure.”
—The Washington Post
“Enchanting. . . . Connolly echoes many great fairy tales and legends but cleverly twists them to his own purposes. . . . Consistently entertaining.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Deliciously twisted.”
—Richmond Times-Dispatch
“Connolly is well versed in his craft. The plot is brisk and the pages turn. His imagination is on full display as he creates a world rich with detail and dimensions.”
—The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
The Black Angel
“Stylishly literate gore and terror.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“ The Black Angel is by far Connolly’s most ambitious work, a tale poetic in the telling that is global in scope and timeless in origin.”
Bad Men
“Powerful. . . . Connolly has quickly and decisively established himself as a unique voice.”
—Michael Connelly
“Terrifying. . . . Think Thomas Harris by way of Stephen King. . . . Not for the faint of heart.”
—Publishers Weekly
“An honest-to-goodness fright fest. . . . Connolly takes the chills to a new level.”
—Rocky Mountain News (Denver)