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By: John Connolly

Part of series: Charlie Parker Part 21

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  • CategoryMystery & Thriller
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Pages512
  • Published2024
  • File size2.9 MB
  • FormatPDF
  • ISBN9781668022313

Key ideas from the book

  • A child’s abduction and possible murder put Colleen Clark at the center of a high-profile case.
  • Charlie Parker and lawyer Moxie Castin investigate the case as public opinion turns against Colleen.
  • Election-season politics and competing beliefs shape how people respond to the accusation.
  • The investigation connects to a group of fascists and a disgraced psychic seeking redemption.
  • The story combines crime and mystery with horror and supernatural elements.

About The Instruments of Darkness by John Connolly

Set in Maine, this 2024 Charlie Parker novel centers on Colleen Clark, accused of abducting her child and possibly murdering them. As public opinion and election-season politics weigh against her, lawyer Moxie Castin takes her case, with private investigator Charlie Parker working alongside him.

The case leads toward a husband eager to accept Colleen’s guilt, a group of fascists preparing for war, a disgraced psychic seeking redemption, and a strange old house in the Maine woods. Blending crime mystery with horror and supernatural elements, the novel may suit readers who enjoy dark, suspenseful investigations and the Charlie Parker series.

About John Connolly

John Connolly is an Irish novelist best known for the Charlie Parker crime series, which began with *Every Dead Thing*. His fiction often blends crime with supernatural and gothic elements, exploring grief, violence, memory, and the nature of evil. Connolly is also the author of *The Book of Lost Things*, a dark fantasy novel, and the Samuel Johnson novels for younger readers. Before becoming a full-time writer, he worked as a journalist, including for *The Irish Times*.

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