Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1)
by John Connolly
Every Dead Thing by John Connolly holds a highly rated rating of 4.01 out of 5, based on 14.4K reader ratings. First published in 1999. The book spans 467 pages.
About Every Dead Thing
Tortured and brilliant private detective Charlie Parker stars in this thriller by New York Times bestselling author John Connolly.Former NYPD detective Charlie "Bird" Parker is on the verge of madness. Tortured by the unsolved slayings of his wife and young daughter, he is a man consumed by guilt, regret, and the desire for revenge. When his former partner asks him to track down a missing girl, Parker finds himself drawn into a world beyond his imagining: a world where thirty-year-old killings remain shrouded in fear and lies, a world where the ghosts of the dead torment the living, a world haunted by the murderer responsible for the deaths in his family—a serial killer who uses the human body to create works of art and takes faces as his prize. But the search awakens buried instincts in Parker: instincts for survival, for compassion, for love, and, ultimately, for killing.Aided by a beautiful young psychologist and a pair of bickering career criminals, Parker becomes the bait in a trap set in the humid bayous of Louisiana, a trap that threatens the lives of everyone in its reach. Driven by visions of the dead and the voice of an old black psychic who met a terrible end, Parker must seek a final, brutal confrontation with a murderer who has moved beyond all notions of humanity, who has set out to create a hell on earth: the serial killer known only as the Traveling Man.In the tradition of classic American detective fiction, Every Dead Thing is a tense, richly plotted thriller, filled with memorable characters and gripping action. It is also a profoundly moving novel, concerned with the nature of loyalty, love, and forgiveness. Lyrical and terrifying, it is an ambitious debut, triumphantly realized.
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Author | John Connolly |
| Published | 1999 |
| Pages | 467 |
| Genres | Mystery & Thriller, Mystery & Thriller, Mystery & Thriller, Fiction, Horror |
| Average Rating | 4.01 / 5.00 |
| Total Ratings | 14,390 |
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What genre is Every Dead Thing?
Every Dead Thing is categorized as Mystery & Thriller, Mystery & Thriller, Mystery & Thriller, Fiction. Its primary genre classification is Mystery & Thriller.
Is Every Dead Thing worth reading?
Based on 14.4K reader ratings, Every Dead Thing has an average score of 4.01 out of 5.00, which is considered "Highly Rated."
How many pages is Every Dead Thing?
Every Dead Thing has 467 pages.
Who wrote Every Dead Thing?
Every Dead Thing was written by John Connolly. It was first published in 1999.
What is the ISBN for Every Dead Thing?
The ISBN-13 for Every Dead Thing is 9780671027320.0.
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