The White Road Volume 4

A Charlie Parker Thriller

De: John Connolly

Narrado por: Paul Birchard

Internationally bestselling author John Connolly takes readers into the dark world of private detective Charlie Parker, whose deadly fight against evil begins when the daughter of a South Carolina millionaire is raped and murdered.

In South Carolina, a young black man faces the death penalty for the rape and murder of Marianne Larousse, daughter of one of the wealthiest men in the state. It's a case that nobody wants to touch, a case with its roots in old evil, and old evil is private detective Charlie Parker's speciality.

But Parker is about to enter a living nightmare, a red dreamscape haunted by the murderous spectre of a hooded woman, by a black car waiting for a passenger that never comes, and by the complicity of both friends and enemies in the events surrounding Marianne Larousse's death. This is not an investigation. This is a descent into the abyss, a confrontation with dark forces that threaten all that Parker holds dear: his lover, his unborn child, even his soul...

For in a prison cell far to the north, an old adversary is about to take his revenge on Charlie Parker, its instruments the very men that Parker is hunting, and a strange, hunched creature that keeps its own secrets buried by a riverbank: the undiscovered killer Cyrus Nairn.

Soon, all of these figures will face a final reckoning in southern swamps and northern forests, in distant locations linked by a single thread, a place where the paths of the living and the dead converge.

A place known only as the White Road.

They get better

A lot of moving parts with this book but still a terrific story , hope this continues

Fabulous!

This book is engrossing, and will draw you in from the first page. The Charlie Parker series keeps getting better and better!

Good book, but buy the hard copy

I love the Charlie Parker books but the narration by Paul Birchard made the audio version unbearable. The narrator did not cleanly transition Charlie's "Maine" accent between the other characters making it very difficult to discern who was speaking. This is exacerbated by a complex plot that shifts between different storylines. The supporting characters of Angel and Louie are absolutely destroyed by the narration. I have never given up on a book solely because of a narrator until now...but I had to return the audio version and buy a hard copy because Paul Birchard was not able to convey this story. Disappointed.

It sucked me in!

At first I wasn’t sure what to expect because I have favorite narrators. But the narrator sucked me in! His work with accents and making each character their own helped bring the story alive. He even added laughs and different inflections and emotions that other narrators dumped which at times made me laugh and made the story that much better. I love the story overall as I am hooked on the Charlie Parker novels and can’t wait to start the next.

new voice

Mayor Quimby was wicked awesome as Charlie Parker or Charlie Paaahka. Well he did better as Louis this time.

Beast audible so far.

I have used audible for the last 3 Charlie Parker books and honestly I didn't like it the voice that was narrating it was just terrible. No emotion and it just kind of ruined the story but this one I felt like the voice fit perfectly for a Charlie Parker type book this was my favorite one so far.

This one was OK

First off, the narrator for this title is different from books 1 and two. After getting used to him, this one is hard to take. When did Angel become a Latino? The narration may be OK for you if this is your first Charlie Parker book, but it was hard for me to take. I was a little lost on this one, since I skipped book 3 (it;s not available as audio book and I chose not to go Old School by actually reading it), so the Faulkner story line was a little lost to me.
As other readers mention, there are several subplots and story lines in this one, which can make it difficult to keep up if you don't give full attention while listening, as they really are related to the story.
Overall, I give this one a 3, hoping book 5 brings the value back up.

Charlie Parker aka Peter Griffin aka Cliff Claven aka JFK.

Still struggling through the book because the narration of the protagonist’s voice is very distracting. Protagonist voice should always be neutral or at least not distracting. Other voices are great. Not a great choice for the main character. Yikes! Great story! I’d skip if it wasn’t all intertwined. Pick a freaking narrator!

CONVOLUTED!

Have loved other Robert Crais books. - this one had so many characters and plots that it took persistence to get to the end! Won’t give up on Charlie, Louis and Angel but will hope for a better visit next time.

Soto voce

What made the experience of listening to The White Road the most enjoyable?

Connolly's writing.

What didn’t you like about Paul Birchard’s performance?

I don't enjoy the voice imitation. It's an adult work of fiction. No reason for childish story-time voices and forced dialects. Just read in your natural tenor.