It's been a whole since I had read a book in this series had it on my kindle for a while. But wanting to do something other than fantasy it was a nice change. Not the favorite in this series I love the exchange between Charlie Louis and Angel with this book lacked. It was a decent who done it type book lost are the "spirits" in this story line so quite the change. I'm on to the next one however as I still enjoy this series John Connolly's Charlie Parker is an always-intriguing character: a gritty, determined p.i. who's regularly haunted by ghosts from his past and who gets himself caught up in some very convoluted story lines. This one's about the disappearance of a girl in a small Maine town that ultimately intertwines with several back-stories, including association with Boston organized crime and a decades-old murder case. Connolly's a great writer, but he sometimes tends to wax poetic in his very descriptive prose, a trait that occasionally overburdens the storyline, even if well spoken. He also needs to learn to make his chapters shorter, a tactic that might accelerate reader interest and ease propulsion through the yarn.
liked it but didn't love it, wouldn't look for other of his books
—Ray
Another page turner by Connolly - couldn't put it down!
—Beana
Pretty good, but lacked a punch at the end.
—soli
pretty good read for the summer.
—omar
