Night Music
Nocturnes Volume 2
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Publisher Description
From the bestselling author of the Charlie Parker mysteries—“the finest crime series currently in existence” (The Independent)—comes a chilling anthology of supernatural short fiction that blends literary horror, dark fantasy, and psychological suspense.
A decade after Nocturnes first terrified and delighted readers, John Connolly returns with a second collection of haunting tales drawn from the shadows. These stories range from monstrous encounters perfect for long winter nights to eerie fables of haunted books and impossible libraries, from ghostly meditations on love beyond death to a candid, deeply personal reflection on the author’s lifelong fascination with demons, myths, and the supernatural.
Night Music: Nocturnes 2 also includes two acclaimed novellas—The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository and The Fractured Atlas—both celebrated for their atmospheric menace and imaginative power.
Elegant, unsettling, and irresistibly dark, this masterful collection proves that few writers can make terror so seductive. This is supernatural fiction meant to be savored—with the lights on.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Fans of bestseller Connolly's Charlie Parker mysteries (A Song of Shadows, etc.) will welcome his second story collection, which showcases his talent for crafting paranormal tales with healthy injections of humor. The standout is "The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository," a novella with the ingenious premise that, after authors die, those of their characters that have become part of the public consciousness come to life and reside in an obscure library hidden in the British countryside. This means, for example, that only some of Chaucer's pilgrims are animated, because "nobody remembers all of them." This unique institution also appears in "Holmes on the Range," in which Conan Doyle's decision to kill off Sherlock Holmes has some unexpected consequences. Connolly's range is impressive, from a two-page ghost story, "A Dream of Winter," to an old-fashioned bogeyman tale, "Razorshins," set in Maine during Prohibition. An amusing, digressive essay, about the author's interest in the ghostly, concludes the volume.
