John Connolly - VJ Books Author of the Month October 2014
John Connolly's Next Pulse-Pounding Thriller
 John Connolly was born in Dublin, studied English at Trinity College, Dublin and journalism at Dublin City University, subsequently spending five years working as a freelance journalist for The Irish Times newspaper.
His first novel, Every Dead Thing, was published in 1999, and introduced the character of Charlie Parker, a former policeman hunting the killer of his wife and daughter. Dark Hollow followed in 2000. The third Parker novel, The Killing Kind, was published in 2001, with The White Road following in 2002. In 2003, John published his fifth novelÑand first stand-alone bookÑBad Men. In 2004, Nocturnes, a collection of novellas and short stories, was added to the list, and 2005 marked the publication of the fifth Charlie Parker novel, The Black Angel. John's seventh novel, The Book of Lost Things, a story about fairy stories and the power that books have to shape our world and our imaginations, was published in September 2006, followed by the next Parker novel, The Unquiet, in 2007, The Reapers, in 2008 The Lovers, in 2009, and The Whisperers, the ninth Charlie Parker novel, in 2010. The tenth Charlie Parker novel, The Burning Soul, was published in 2011, to be followed in 2012 by The Wrath of Angels. THE WOLF IN WINTER, the twelfth Parker novel, is releasing in October.
 THE WOLF IN WINTER finds the Charlie Parker, based in Portland, Maine, still on the hunt for the serial killer known as the Collector, with his sidekicksÑand comic reliefÑAngel and Louis in tow. Meanwhile, the seeming suicide of one of the city's better known homeless men, Jude, diverts his attention. Before Jude's death, Parker was intent on tracking down his estranged, wayward daughter, Annie, to try to reestablish a connection. The investigative trail leads to the wealthy, isolated town of Prosperous, Maine. SparksÑand bulletsÑfly when Parker starts poking his nose into the deeper secrets of Prosperous, where he finds out fast that some secrets are worth killing for. A compellingly flawed hero and a detail-rich plot make for another satisfying read.
John Connolly has produced "Ghosts," a limited-edition CD for THE WOLF IN WINTER, similar to CD's he's had made for earlier Charlie Parker novels, and we will include one free with every book (while quantities last). We are pleased to name John Connolly an Author of the Month and are offering special pricing on many of his titles. Check them out here!
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