Every Dead Thing by John Connolly
'One of the best thriller writers we have' HARLAN COBEN Cloaked in absence, the Travelling Man comes calling . . . NYPD cop Charlie Parker returns home one evening to a brutal scene - his wife and daughter violently murdered, their faces removed and their bodies displayed in macabre poses: the work of the Travelling Man. Numb from guilt and desperate for distraction, Parker becomes embroiled in the case of a missing woman. As the investigation spirals, Parker learns that this disappearance is merely the latest development in a tale of injustice and cruelty. All the while, the Travelling Man haunts him . . . -- Praise for Every Dead Thing: 'A stunning debut' JEFFERY DEAVER 'A genuine, gripping page-turner which shreds the nerves' Daily Telegraph 'Buy it and be scared' The TimesA genuine, gripping page-turner which shreds the nerves. * Daily Telegraph *
An ambitious, moral, disturbing tale with a stunning climax. * The Times *
John Connolly is author of the Charlie Parker mysteries, The Book of Lost Things, the Samuel Johnson novels for young adults and, with his partner, Jennifer Ridyard, the co-author of the Chronicles of the Invaders. John Connolly's 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.
In 2007 he was awarded the Irish Post Award for Literature. He was the first non-American writer to win the US Shamus award and the first Irish writer to win an Edgar award. 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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| ISBN 13 | 9781444704686 |
| ISBN 10 | 1444704680 |
| Title | Every Dead Thing |
| Author | John Connolly |
| Series | Charlie Parker Thriller |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 1999-10-10 |
| Number of pages | 496 |
| Prizes | Winner of Shamus Award 2000 (UK) |
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