The Lovers

Darkly brilliant and intuitive private detective Charlie Parker returns in the next thrilling installment of Connolly's "New York Times"-bestselling series.

John Connolly is the author of the #1 internationally bestselling Charlie Parker thrillers series, the supernatural collection Nocturnes, the Samuel Johnson Trilogy for younger readers, and (with Jennifer Ridyard) the Chronicles of the Invaders series. He lives in Dublin, Ireland. For more information, see his website at JohnConnollyBooks.com, or follow him on Twitter @JConnollyBooks.

An intriguing blend of fast-paced crime fiction and fantasy.
His latest plot is a clever mixture of quest and chase, written in prose that unfolds at warp speed, and rarely fails to sing.
You may think at times you are reading a literary novel but then Connolly will remind you he's just as adept at the violent strategies of the thriller. Either way you will be left shaken by the experience.
More restrained and reflective . . . but no less powerful
As ever with Connolly, the macabre narrative is couched in prose that is often allusive and poetic.
Visionary brand of neo-noir . . . terrifically exciting, tightly plotted . . . written in an uncommonly fine, supple, sensuous prose.
Tremendous stuff, as Connolly's novels always are.
A tightly plotted, beautifully constructed novel where John Connolly exhibits his considerable skills.
A strange, compelling mixture of genuinely scary gothic horror, humour and hard-nosed crime, The Lovers is among his best. Best read by torchlight in a broken-down car, right at the end of a forest track. During a storm.
'Superbly written . . . another excellent entry in the Charlie Parker series and can be easily read as a stand-alone' 4 stars
Creepy, nailbiting and always plausible