Synopses & Reviews
What’s the worst thing you’ve ever done?
“There are some truths so terrible that they should not be spoken aloud, so appalling that even to acknowledge them is to risk sacrificing a crucial part of one’s humanity, to exist in a colder, crueler world than before.”
Randall Haight has a secret: He is a convicted murderer, a man with the blood of a young girl on his hands. He has built a new life for himself in the small Maine town of Pastor’s Bay, but someone has discovered the truth about him. He is being tormented by anonymously sent reminders of his crime. He wants private detective Charlie Parker to make them go away.
But another girl has gone missing, this time from Pastor’s Bay itself, and her family has its own secrets to protect. Now, in a town built on blood and shadowed by old ghosts, Parker must unravel a twisted history of violence and deceit involving the police and the FBI, a doomed mobster and his enemies, and Randall Haight himself.
Because Randall is telling lies. . . .
Review
“An intelligent, plausible thriller, both harrowing and memorable.”—Kirkus Reviews
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“Connolly’s latest Charlie Parker thriller offers a powerful story line that weaves together suspense, mystery and a small touch of the supernatural.”—Kirkus Reviews
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“A superb mystery.”—Mystery Gazette
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“Compulsively readable. . . .crackling to a smoking conclusion.”—New Orleans Times-Picayune
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“A complex story leading to an explosive and terrifying end game.”—
The Irish Independent
Synopsis
New York Times bestselling author John Connolly delivers a chilling new thriller starring crime detective Charlie Parker.
Randall Haight has a secret, and somebody in his small town of Pastor’s Bay, Maine, knows it. With the truth being spread all over town, Randall begins to receive haunting anonymous messages, and he is tormented for his past crime. Enter detective Charlie Parker, the only man cunning and skilled enough to find out who is so intent on bringing the past into the future, so Randall’s misery can end and the truth can be buried once and for all.
But, when a fourteen-year-old girl goes missing in Pastor’s Bay, it becomes clear that some other people in town have their own dark and unfathomable secrets to protect. Now Parker must unravel a web of deceit involving the police, the FBI, a doomed mobster, and Randall Haight himself. John Connolly’s The Burning Soul is sure to make you wonder…what’s the worst thing you’ve ever done?
Synopsis
What’s the worst thing you’ve ever done?
“There are some truths so terrible that they should not be spoken aloud, so appalling that even to acknowledge them is to risk sacrificing a crucial part of one’s humanity, to exist in a colder, crueler world than before.”
Randall Haight has a secret: He is a convicted murderer, a man with the blood of a young girl on his hands. He has built a new life for himself in the small Maine town of Pastor’s Bay, but someone has discovered the truth about him. He is being tormented by anonymously sent reminders of his crime. He wants private detective Charlie Parker to make them go away.
But another girl has gone missing, this time from Pastor’s Bay itself, and her family has its own secrets to protect. Now, in a town built on blood and shadowed by old ghosts, Parker must unravel a twisted history of violence and deceit involving the police and the FBI, a doomed mobster and his enemies, and Randall Haight himself.
Because Randall is telling lies. . . .
About the Author
John Connolly is the author of The Wrath of Angels, The Burning Soul, The Book of Lost Things, and Bad Men, among many others. He is a regular contributor to The Irish Times and lives in Dublin, Ireland. For more information, see his website at JohnConnollyBooks.com, or follow him on Twitter @JConnollyBooks.