The Burning Soul
Private Investigator Charlie Parker hunts evil in the tenth book in the globally bestselling series
$24.84
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
10 July 2012
Summary
Randall Haight has a secret: when he was a teenager, he and his friend killed a 14-year-old girl.
Randall did his time and built a new life in the small Maine town of Pastor’s Bay, but somebody has discovered the truth about Randall. He is being tormented by anonymous messages, haunting reminders of his past crime, and he wants private detective Charlie Parker to make it stop.
But another 14-year-old girl has gone missing, this time from Pastor’s Bay, and the missing girl’s fa…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780340993552 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0340993553 |
| Author: | John Connolly |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder Paperback |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 10 July 2012 |
| Weight: | 300g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 30mm |
| Series: | Charlie Parker Thriller |
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He’s compared with Stephen King because his tales have a touch of the supernatural - but crime writer John Connolly is a star in his own right. The Irishman has more than proved himself and the new Charlie Parker novel The Burning Soul is another cracking read. - Sun
The author’s powers remain undimmed. Vintage JC. - ExpressIn THE BURNING SOUL, John Connolly has delivered a cracking good tale that seamlessly blends suspense, mystery and just the lightest touch of his signature supernatural ambience. As always, Connolly writes beautifully. He brings the backwoods of Maine alive, and the main and secondary characters are all acutely observed - Irish IndependentAn intelligent, plausible thriller, both harrowing and memorable. - Kirkus ReviewsAbout The Author
John Connolly
John Connolly is the first non-American writer to win the US Shamus award and the first Irish writer to win an Edgar award. His debut - EVERY DEAD THING - introduced the character of Private Investigator Charlie Parker, and swiftly launched him right into the front rank of thriller writers. All his subsequent novels have been Sunday Times bestsellers. Before becoming a novelist, he spent five years working as a journalist for The Irish Times, to which he continues to contribute. In 2007 he was awarded the Irish Post Award for Literature. BOOKS TO DIE FOR, which he edited with Declan Burke, was the winner of the 2013 Anthony, Agatha and Macavity awards for Best Non-Fiction work.
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