The Whisperers by John Connolly

[runner]

John Connolly's books fall between two genres horror and crime with a little bit of da vinci code thrown in. I love Charlie Parker, yes like all cops he's got his past and his demons but these in no way interfere in a cracking storyline. In essence ancient artifacts have been stolen from Iraq and are being smuggled into the US via Canada for what else profit...for the bad men ( The Whisperers are a curse/demons that are securely locked in a small box and just waiting to be released on an unsuspecting world...Into this story enter a host of characters...The Collector..The Captain...Herod (being eaten alive by a speeding cancer...which only adds to his evil), and lets not forget Charlie's two able bodied helpers Angel and Louis....add a number of ex servicemen who are mysteriously dying/committing suicide, an array of evil gangsters...together with the aptly named Jimmy Jewel (didn't he have a comedy show with Hilda Baker ...and we have a top class thriller and as they say....grabs you from the first page and never lets go!.....so for all fans of dark and highly entertaining crime/horror fiction this is a must read...enjoy...and sleep tightly otherwise the Whisperers will get you......

[vodkafan]

John Connolly's books fall between two genres horror and crime with a little bit of da vinci code thrown in. I love Charlie Parker, yes like all cops he's got his past and his demons but these in no way interfere in a cracking storyline. In essence ancient artifacts have been stolen from Iraq and are being smuggled into the US via Canada for what else profit...for the bad men ( The Whisperers are a curse/demons that are securely locked in a small box and just waiting to be released on an unsuspecting world...Into this story enter a host of characters...The Collector..The Captain...Herod (being eaten alive by a speeding cancer...which only adds to his evil), and lets not forget Charlie's two able bodied helpers Angel and Louis....add a number of ex servicemen who are mysteriously dying/committing suicide, an array of evil gangsters...together with the aptly named Jimmy Jewel (didn't he have a comedy show with Hilda Baker ...and we have a top class thriller and as they say....grabs you from the first page and never lets go!.....so for all fans of dark and highly entertaining crime/horror fiction this is a must read...enjoy...and sleep tightly otherwise the Whisperers will get you......

 

Sounds good runner this one is going on the wishlist....

[pickle]

Sounds good runner this one is going on the wishlist....

 

I would recommend you read the other ones first. I am looking forward to getting the latest The Burning Soul which might be in my Amazon basket as I type

[runner]

I agree with Pickle prob best read in order...although some are better than others...I would recommend the two later ones The lovers and the whisperers...and I also like the look of the new book but will wait for the paperback edition

[ian]

I've read a couple of John Connolly book, including this one. I'd really recommend them.

 

Ian

[paun]

I really really ove these books and will buy this one also if I find at second hand bookstore.

[runner]

thats where I picked the whisperers up at a charity shop for £1.90...well worth the price....although the following day I saw it in the library...so I could have saved myself the £1.90....but that would make me miserable :mrgreen: and it's good to buy a book and support a good cause....

[saintmark]

The Charlie Parker series are best read in sequence, you will find that that the books build on the previous books and having read the previous books by Connolly I found The Whisperers far more emotionaly touching as if I had read it as a first novel.