John Connolly remains a master. I don't know how many times I can write how genius I think he is before it gets redundant; hopefully never. Every Charlie Parker novel remains unique, and they don't get stale.I thought I had a handle on how this book was going to play out, and was slightly disappointed; I thought, well, it's been ten books, it was only a matter of time before I beat Connolly to the punchline. But I should've known better. Connolly knows what he's doing, and he likes taking readers for a ride. And I will continue to get on that ride, but next time I'll try to remember to fasten my seatbelt. I am a huge Charlie Parker fan but these last two were just not up to par. It seems Connolly is stepping further away from his dark and mystical roots. Although there are ghosts and some eerie undertones to this story it didn't match up to early books in the series. I didn't dislike it, it just wasn't what I was expecting when I picked it up.The story line was actually two story lines that merged then veered in two different directions with Parker at the cross roads. One the story of a missing girl and a man who is hiding from his past, the other about an Irish gangster who is loosely tied to the missing girl. The story about the gangster just seemed like filler to make the book longer and took me away from the real drama of a missing girl in a small town filled with secrets. I think Connolly needs to regroup and I'm hoping the next book in the series goes back to his roots.
What do You think about Cuervos (2011)?
Much better than The Whisperers, but I'm anxious to find out if Charlie is spiraling out of control.
—Tammy
lost a little of his magic in this one but still a good read
—junkstuffx
Starts strong, tried to quick to wrap up at the end
—June
