The Instruments of Darkness

A Thriller (Charlie Parker, Book 21)

De: John Connolly

Narrado por: Jeff Harding

Duración: 14 h y 32 m

Resumen del Editor

From the international and instant New York Times bestselling author John Connolly, the beloved and brilliant Charlie Parker series returns with a heart-wrenching crime only one man can solve.

In Maine, Colleen Clark stands accused of the worst crime a mother can commit: the abduction and possible murder of her child. Everyone—ambitious politicians in an election season, hardened police, ordinary folk—has an opinion on the case, and most believe she is guilty.

But most is not all. Defending Colleen is the lawyer Moxie Castin, and working alongside him is the private investigator Charlie Parker, who senses the tale has another twist, one involving a husband too eager to accept his wife’s guilt, a group of fascists arming for war, a disgraced psychic seeking redemption, and an old twisted house deep in the Maine woods, a house that should never have been built.

A house, and what dwells beneath.

©2024 John Connolly (P)2024 Simon & Schuster Audio

Everything you hoped for!

Absolutely great, Has everything you could hope for from the next installment in the series

The narrator captures the atmosphere created by the author perfectly.

As wonderful as the Charles Parker series are to read, they are an even better listen.

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the Charlie Parker series

John Connolly is my favorite author, Jeff Harding is the perfect narrator and the Charlie Parker is the BEST! this latest release does not disappoint

So good

Great story love continues and gets better, missed Sam and Jennifer in this one… love the wise cracks from Louie and Angel,Folchie brothers are awesome!!

Another excellent read!

As a longtime reader of the Charlie Parker novels, I was excited when this latest installment arrived. Connolly did not disappoint. The plot was great, my favorite characters in residence and it was read by my favorite narrator, Jeff Harding. There was just the right amount of weirdness, too.

Oh, the evil people do

John Connolly's writing is so good he could write about a meeting of the local water board and make it interesting. Fortunately, he uses his talent to write about characters so compelling you want to get to know them, albeit in a well-lit, crowded public place.

I'll skip the synopsis because you've probably already read it if you're considering reading the book. Instead, I'll explain why you should read it.

Parker straddles the line between good and evil. He is a good guy who sometimes uses evil to fight evil. He accepts this stain on his soul because he can't allow evil to win. It's already taken too much of what he loves.

Because of his unique talent for seeing what lies between the worlds of the living and the dead, Parker has friends in very high places. Well, maybe not friends exactly, but people who understand his value in dealing with things they prefer not to acknowledge exist.

For Parker, evil is insidious. It seeps into people and makes itself at home. Parker either finds it or it finds him. When that happens, people die, and evil is driven back from whence it came. And waits for its next vessel.

Other reviewers have suggested that this is a stand-alone book that can be read without first reading all the other books in the series. Doing so, however, would deprive the reader of learning about how the character of Charlie Parker evolved into who he is. It would mean the reader wouldn't understand his relationship with his dead daughter or his bond with Angel and Louis, whose ruthless reputations precede them in the criminal world. It also would deprive the reader of Connolly's brilliant, if somewhat disturbing imagination, coupled with his riveting prose. So, start with Every Dead Thing and work your way to this one. You'll thank me if you do.

Another great story from Connolly!

I thoroughly enjoyed this novel, though some plot points feel recycled from previous novels.

such a disappointment

the charlie Parker series has been in steady decline now for a while. instruments is no different..both the story and the Jeff harding performance are woeful in my view. Harding can't do women and his voice for Louis verges on caricature. more, this is a story without any major surprise. it has a so whatness about it that it never really leaves behind. sad to say but I wish that I hadn't bothered.

A solid Charlie Parker story

Pretty familiar territory for a Charlie Parker mystery. I’m still drawn in even after so many tales of haunted and evil things in the dark Maine woods and back country. I would like to see the author advance more of Parker’s connection with the other side, this is definitely a slow burn. Narrator is top notch, perhaps my favorite.