The Children of Eve
A Thriller
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4.1 • 201 Ratings
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Publisher Description
The “consistently high-quality” (Booklist) Charlie Parker series continues with a white-knuckled new thriller from New York Times bestselling author John Connolly.
Wyatt Riggins, the boyfriend of rising Maine artist Zetta Nadeau, has gone missing, leaving behind a cell phone containing a single-word message: RUN. Private investigator Charlie Parker is hired to find out why Riggins has fled, and from whom.
Parker discovers that Riggins, an ex-soldier, has been involved in the abduction of four children from Mexico: three girls and a boy, all belonging to the cartel boss Blas Urrea—except Urrea’s family is safe and well in Mexico, which means the abductees cannot be his children. Yet whoever they are, Urrea wants them back, and has dispatched his agents to secure them, even if it means butchering everyone who stands in their way.
One of those agents is Eugene Seeley, a clever, ruthless solver of other men’s problems. The other is an unknown woman.
Every child has a mother. Now Charlie Parker will face one unlike any other, and learn the terrifying truth about the Children of Eve.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Private investigator Charlie Parker dives into an eerie and violent world in this mesmerizing mystery. What do a Maine artist’s missing boyfriend and an angry Mexican cartel leader have in common? Charlie’s about to find out as his case pulls him into a slippery world of somewhat-clever thieves, dangerous fixers, and someone—or something—beyond the natural realm. Author John Connolly summons another mind-bending supernatural story for Mr. Parker, weaving together three plotlines and cranking up the tension as the threads pull closer together. In particular, we loved how Charlie’s daughters—the pensive living one and the curious long-deceased one—keep watch over the aging detective. Fans of the series will also recognize some familiar faces. Good thing, too, since Charlie needs all the allies he can muster when a threat far more dangerous than a crabby cartel kingpin emerges.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Connolly's bewitching latest whodunit featuring Maine PI Charlie Parker (after The Instruments of Darkness) combines hard-boiled tropes with supernatural elements. Parker is hired by eccentric artist Zetta Nadeau after her boyfriend, Wyatt Riggins, receives a text message that reads "Run," then vanishes. Parker's attempt to track down Riggins coincides with a series of gruesome murders, committed by a killer who removes their victims' still-beating hearts. Initially, Parker's investigation points him in the direction of Riggins's work at a marijuana dispensary owned by mobster Devin Vaughn, who conspired to kidnap the children of Mexican drug kingpin Blas Urrea. Meanwhile, Connolly weaves in a subplot about Parker's dead daughter, Jennifer, who's stuck in an unidentified spiritual limbo, where she's targeted by sinister angels who try to persuade her to enter a realm where she'll lose her memories. Connolly once again flexes his gifts for vivid characterization and striking prose ("The shirts matched the brilliance of his dentition"). This long-running series shows no signs of slowing down.
Customer Reviews
GREAT READ
Another well written mystery in classic John Connolly fashion. Great character and plot development that wasn’t rushed, with just enough detail to color the story properly. Well done!
Just couldn’t get into it
Started out good and interesting, then just fizzled and totally lost interest.
Too disjointed, and to read a fantasy, go to someone who is better at it.
Not for me. Pass on all the garbage. Mick Herron and James Lee Burke could teach him something about wordsmithing.