The Wrath of Angels
A Charlie Parker Thriller
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4.0 • 224 Ratings
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
New York Times bestselling author John Connolly “takes readers on a path they truly won’t believe” (Suspense Magazine) in this riveting supernatural thriller featuring haunted private investigator Charlie Parker.
Deep in the Maine woods, a wrecked plane is discovered. It was never reported missing, and there are no bodies, but what it conceals is powerful beyond comprehension: a record of those who have struck a deal with the devil.
A new battle is about to commence in the war between light and darkness, and the list proves to be a deadly weapon. While private detective Charlie Parker fears his own name is there, he is certain that it must be secured from evil. For others, too, have joined the search: a beautiful, scarred woman with a taste for killing; a silent child who remembers his own death; and a serial killer known as the Collector. But the woods too are preparing, for other secrets lurk within their depths.
Someone survived the crash. Something survived. And now it waits.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
From its ominous first pages, Connolly's 11th Charlie Parker thriller (after 2011's Every Dead Thing) takes readers on a gruesomely entertaining ride. Marielle Vetters, to honor her late father Harlan's wishes, meets PI Charlie in Portland, Maine, to tell him of Harlan's discovery, during a hunting trip in the woods outside their small town of Falls End, of a crashed plane with $200,000 and a short typewritten list of morally compromised public figures aboard. Charlie's interest is piqued by hearing that the serial killer Brightwell, who murdered the detective's wife and son, also came looking for the wreck. Later, Charlie learns of the existence of an alternate version of the list, apparently of souls belonging to the devil, that includes his name. Efficiently sketched characters, both old (e.g., the psychopathic self-styled avenger, the Collector) and new (e.g., the badly scarred but beautiful Darina Flores), bring to life Connolly's portentous but exciting fusion of the occult and the hard-boiled.
Customer Reviews
The Wrath of Angels
This was not my favorite John Connolly novel. I have read all the previous Charlie Parker books so was up to date in understanding his background but this was way over my head. Who were these people and why did they kill his wife and daughter? Some explanation is needed. This was way overboard in the spooky and abnormal behavior.
Stupid
This was my first Charlie Parker novel and my last. Who are all these people? Who's the good guy? What a mess.
My favourite Charlie Parker so far
I have enjoyed all the Charlie Parker thrillers, but I think this one is my favourite. It is just brilliantly crafted, superbly written. Nothing is left hanging that is not intended to be left hanging… because of course, the story continues.