The Instruments of Darkness

A Charlie Parker Thriller

By: John Connolly

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Paperback | 28 May 2025 | Edition Number 1

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'One of the best thriller writers we have' HARLAN COBEN

'Dark and dangerous ... but where there is also kindness, loyalty, love' IRISH EXAMINER

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 disgraced psychic seeking redemption, and an old crooked house deep in the Maine woods, a house that should never have been built. A house, and what dwells beneath.

'One of the greatest writers of our generation' NICHOLAS SPARKS

'Ireland's answer to Stephen King' EXPRESS

About the Author

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, 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. He was the winner of the 2016 CWA Short Story Dagger for On the Anatomization of an Unknown Man (1637) by Frans Mier from NIGHT MUSIC: Nocturnes Vol 2.

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.

Industry Reviews

There's no mistaking a John Connolly novel, with its singular characters, eerie subject matter and socko style - The New York Times

One of the best thriller writers we have - Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Connolly at his best: a twisty, creepy tale of a terrible crime and a woman who may be innocent - Daily Mail

As Connolly brings these strands together in a dramatic conclusion, the story remains grounded in its characters, even the most minor of whom are vividly and empathetically drawn. That abiding empathy has long been Parker's DNA, a quality that is only become more central as he's aged, and it helps make The Instruments of Darkness a moving entry in this remarkable series. - Irish Times

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