It is 1997,and someone is slaughtering young black women in Burdon County,Arkansas.
But no one wants to admit it,not in the Dirty South.
In an Arkansas jail cell sits a former NYPD detective,stricken by grief. He is mourning the death of his wife and child,and searching in vain for their killer. He cares only for his own lost family.
But that is about to change ...
Witness the becoming of Charlie Parker.
Publisher: Hodder & StoughtonISBN: 9781529398335Number of pages: 480Weight: 334 gDimensions: 198 x 128 x 36 mm
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'Anyone who enjoys the exploits of the former New York Detective-turned-private-investigator Charlie Parker will be thrilled by this prequel to his stories...Beautifully told,this underlines the sheer brilliance of the character of Parker'- The Daily Mail
'A beautifully measured novel that is equal parts gripping mystery and an unsentimental meditation on grief,probably the best crime novel you will read this year'- The Irish Times
John Connolly
John Connolly is an Irish writer of crime fiction,best known for his Charlie Parker series.
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