The Dirty South: A Thriller (18) (Charlie Parker)

Product Description

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

“Mr. Connolly’s slam-bang thriller is studded with memorable characters and boasts cliffhangers within cliffhangers.” —The Wall Street Journal

“Brilliant…Connolly is writing at the top of his game.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

The New York Times bestselling author of A Book of Bones and “one of the best thriller writers we have” (Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling author) goes back to the very beginning of Private Investigator Charlie Parker’s astonishing career with his first terrifying case.

It is 1997, and someone is slaughtering young women in Burdon County, Arkansas.

But no one in the Dirty South wants to admit it.

In an Arkansas jail cell sits a former NYPD detective, stricken by grief. He is mourning the death of his wife and child, and searching in vain for their killer. Obsessed with avenging his lost family, his life is about to take a shocking turn.

Witness the dawning of a conscience.

Witness the birth of a hunter.

Witness the becoming of Charlie Parker.

Amazon.com Review

Editors’ pick:
Violence and death permeate the landscape, but the lyricism of Connolly’s writing helps keep the terror at bay.”
—Vannessa Cronin, Amazon Editor

Review

“A most satisfying read for crime buffs.” ―
Kirkus Reviews

“In 
The Dirty South, we find Connolly weaving together Southern Gothic with Irish Noir for another great supernatural thriller.” ―
CrimeReads, “The Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2020”

“There’s no denying this one is a hell of a tale: dark, haunting, and beautifully told . . . the book is required reading.” ―
Booklist

“This outing for Charlie Parker is fresh and revealing, expanding on how he became the man he is today.” ―
Florida Times-Union

About the Author

John Connolly is the author of the Charlie Parker series of thrillers, the supernatural collection
Nocturnes, the Samuel Johnson Trilogy for younger readers, and (with Jennifer Ridyard) the Chronicles of the Invaders series. He lives in Dublin, Ireland. For more information, see his website at JohnConnollyBooks.com, or follow him on Twitter @JConnollyBooks.