Nocturnes

ISBN: 0340897333
Author: John Connolly
Description:
Take his hand and follow him into the darkness ...John Connolly, bestselling author of five brilliantly scary mystery novels, now turns his pen to the short story to give us a dozen chilling tales of the supernatural. In this macabre collection, echoing masters of the genre from M R James to Stephen King, Connolly delves into our darkest fears - lost lovers, missing children, subterranean creatures and predatory demons. Framing the collection are two substantial novellas - "The Cancer Cowboy Rides" charts the fatal progress of a modern-day grim reaper, while "The Reflecting Eye" is a haunted house tale with a twist and marks the return of private detective Charlie Parker, the troubled hero of Connolly's crime novels. "Nocturnes" is a masterly volume to be read with the lights on - menace has never been so seductive ... About the Author John Connolly was born in Dublin in 1968. His debut -EVERY DEAD THING - swiftly launched him right into the front rank of thriller writers, and all his subsequent novels have been Sunday Times bestsellers. He is the first non-American writer to win the US Shamus award. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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