The Reapers A Charlie Parker Thriller [Paperback]

Darkly brilliant and intuitive private detective Charlie Parker returns in the next thrilling installment of theNew York Timesbestselling series by John Connolly about an elite group of killers.

The Reapers are the elite of killers, the best at their trade, and Louis, confidante of troubled private detective Charlie Parker, is one of their number. Now the sins of his past are about to be visited upon him, for someone is hunting Louis, targeting his home, his businesses, and his partner, Angel. The instrument of his revenge is Bliss, the killer of killers, the most feared of assasins, and a man with a personal vendetta against Louis.

But when Louis and Angel decide to strike back, they disappear, and their friends are forced to band together to find them. They are led by Parker, a killer himself, a reaper in waiting...

The harvest is about to begin.Following the eponymous brilliant, tortured detective, the Charlie Parker thrillers have made John Connolly an internationally bestselling name. With their trademark mix of riveting suspense, Connolly’s literary sensibility, and an eerie tinge of the supernatural, they’ve been called “stylishly literate” (Kirkus Reviews) and “dark, daring, and original” (Michael Connelly). Connolly has crafted one of the most darkly intriguing books this reviewer has encountered in more than three decades of reading crime fiction. Never less than graceful and assured, his writing is often lyrical, but in his portrait of the Fulci brothers, he employs humor and panache that recalls Trevanian at his snarkiest. To call this a page-turner is to damn it with faint praise. Veteran crime fans will want to savor every note-perfect word. --Booklist (Starred Review)

A definite nail-biter. --Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

This latest offering from Connolly is as dark and convoluted as his previous novels and just as enjoyable. --Library Journal

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