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Review #1
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If you love dark and suspenseful mystery/thrillers with a dash of the supernatural and have not discovered John Connolly’s signature character Charlie Parker, I urge you to jump into this series as soon as possible and, hopefully, in order of printing of the 15 or so novels. John Connolly is a master at his craft and is a true wordsmith with the ability to depict a gloomy atmosphere or a palpable sense of dread in just a few well turned words. I find his literary style to be similar to that of James Lee Burke, another of our living treasures. And Parker is a private detective who is unlike most others in that he died and was reborn with the ability to “see” and sense his murdered daughter who seems to watch over him. Along with Louis and Angel, his two closest allies, Parker seeks justice and retribution for those who have been touched by the absolute evil in some men and communities.
In “A Time Of Torment”, Parker is hired by Jerome Burnel, a former hero who may have been framed by a child porn charge which made him a pariah; furthermore, sensing his own impending death, he enlists Parker to find out who framed him and why. Parker and his pals soon discover a strong link to an isolated and forbidding mountain community known simply as “The Cut”; a community with an ancient evil past highlighted by crime and death and housing an entity known as the “Dead King”. Soon Parker and team join with a local sheriff to investigate The Cut and its depraved leaders Oberon and Cassander. Knowing that kidnapped girls are secreted somewhere in The Cut, Parker’s team goes on the offense to try saving the girls, find Burnel, and end the stranglehold that The Cut exerts on Plassey County.
“A Time Of Torment” is a fine addition to the lore of Charlie Parker but it is not a good starting point for someone unfamiliar with the series. My two quibbles revolve around the fact that Connolly occasionally rambles and stretches out the narrative a little too much and he has a tendency to reuse his villains more often than I would like. A comic book editor once said that good villains are hard to find which may explain why so few comic book villains ever truly die and, regretfully, Connolly seems to subscribe to the same notion.
Review #2
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And John Connolly continues his mesmerizing saga about Charlie Parker, his vengeful friends and the murky, dangerous underworld of ghosts and demons that are surrounding him every day. Lesser writer would lose his way many novels ago. It would get simpler, more derivative, more willing to sell out in order to sell more books. John Connolly doesn’t do that. His hero or anti-hero, depends on a point of view, exists in the netherworld, he was too close to death many times to be fully present in this world, and too much of a survivor to perish to the other side. So, he keeps plodding, chasing monsters, both real and supernatural. I cherish these books and their poetry, their willingness to wrestle with questions that might never get an answer. their unflinching look at the evil of this world that seems to be more brazen every given day. Such a gift.
Review #3
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Connolly keeps getting better. He has dropped some of his literary tics (“Yes, yes he did”) and moves into the plot more deftly than when he began his Charlie Parker series. He has moved into the business of destroying municipalities. This is the third time Parker has disrupted or destroyed a community of evil weirdos. In this case, the villainous community is “the Cut,” a stretch of a small West Virginia county that has been preying on outsiders for several centuries. When a person threatened by the Cut seeks Parker’s help, he is promptly disappeared. Parker follows his trail to the West Virginia county, seeks the help of the local sheriff, and brings with him Louis and Angel, his criminal/moralistic sidekicks. The Cut has obtained a strange idol called the “Dead King,” to whom it offers the bodies of people it captures. Connolly spends a fair amount of the book going back-and-forth between Parker, leaders of the Cut, the local sheriff, and the Cut’s victims. If there is one thing of which Connolly is truly a master, it is at painting utterly disgusting villains, even though some of them are rather complex characters. Some may fid the supernatural elements in Connolly’s writing, including in this book, somewhat superfluous — subtract the Dead King, human sacrifice, other-worldly avatars and visions of the afterlife, and the plot would work just fine as a straight detective story. But I find this rather diverting, if only because it provides some relief from the hyper-violence that tends to fill Connolly’s work. Recommended.
Review #4
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It’s stunning to think how many years i’ve spent with Charlie Parker, more than most other literary creations, and he’s certainly much closer to my heart than any other detective. Every Dead Thing was one of the first crime novels I ever read and still sits in my top 5. I recommend it without reservation to anyone who can take the very dark themes it explores.
In this instalment we see Parker transformed, his very essence revitalised and ever so dangerous. For once it feels like the effect he has on the reader is truly reflected within the story, people SEE him and they know he is an agent of change. Whether for good or ill depends solely on the actions of that individual, they will be judged first on this earth, and as ever in these novels, these people deserve it. Connolly again proves his ability to delve into the dark and degenerate, yet another small town in America sin deep in depravity and death. The cleanup is enthusiastically assisted by Louis and Angel, with a few other surprises, all the gang are here and it feels like home.
Review #5
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I love the Charles Parker series. This novel is very good. It is about a place called the Cut – a place you shouldn’t go near. But Charlie and his friends will. I love the way the relationships in this series have developed and I love the way his two daughters appear when Charlie Parker needs them. The story is dark and there is the usual supernatural element. Everyone should read the the whole series – you will enjoy them!
Yet another great episode in the Charlie Parker epic, where he intervenes to stop an isolated long standing pagan society that have a twisted sense of morality. John Connolly is undoubtedly one of the best thriller writers of our time, and his writing truly imbues the reader with the ability to imagine actually being there. His attention to detail is perfect.
The Charlie Parker is a great ‘champion’ for the forces of good (vs. evil) and it seems now that having had a ‘near death’ experience, that he is moving into a more proactive period of closing down the agents of the devil. Connolly walks a fine line, balancing the real world with that of a more spiritual/dark/fantastical one, but without going OTT and making it too comic-like/unbelievable.
The down side is having to wait another 12 months for the next instalment of the story of this damaged eternal champion.
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