The Killing Kind (Charlie Parker Series #3)

Exceptional

I have totally enjoyed the way John Connolly has written the first 3 books in his Charlie Parker Series. He reminds us what has happened to Bird in the previous two books (Every Dead Thing and Dark Hollow), but not overly so that the reader wants to put the book down. His characters are brought to life in enough detail so the reader can you their imagination to enhance effects. The ending of this book was really unexpected and very visual.
I have really enjoyed reading John Connolly books and look forward to the others.

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great book

Once I started reading it, I couldn't put it down. The peculiar ways of Mr. Pudd were just eerie.

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Absolutely amazing author !!!

I read the 1st Charlie Parker book & can't put them down, 5th book here i come !!!! Thank You John Connolly & Nook

Highly recommended. If you love the Charlie Parker series this is one more spine tingling, disturbing thriller. The series is addictive and you can't wait to see what other evil characters lurk in the shadows.

Highly recommended. If y ou love the Charlie Parker series this is one more spine tingling, disturbing thriller. The series is addictive and I can't wait to see what other evil characters lurk in the shadows.

Satisfied Connolly Fan

You cannot go wrong with a John Connolly novel! Since his debut of Every Dead Thing, Mr. Connolly just keeps rippin' 'em out! This one is my favorite so far--Mr. Pudd and his spiders are truly the creepiest! A definite read for anyone who loves a good suspense/creepy/gorey/fun story.

THE BEST IN A FABULOUS SERIES THAT'S FILLED WITH DARKNESS AND VIOLENCE!!!!

Since I read John Connolly¿s first novel, EVERY DEAD THING, I¿ve quickly become an avid fan of his. His second book, DARK HOLLOW, confirmed my belief that here was a gifted writer who deserves a much larger ¿fan¿ base than he currently has in the United States. Now, having read his third novel in the ¿Charlie `Bird¿ Parker¿ series, I know that this is an author who¿s on his way to the ¿bestseller¿ lists. He¿s simply that good! Mr. Connolly knows how to create in-depth characters that stand out, weave intricate plots and subplots that keep the reader guessing, and has a style of prose that is almost poetic in its sheer elegance. In THE KILLING KIND, Charlie Parker returns to investigate the death of a young college student, Grace Peltier, and her connection to a religious organization in Maine known as the Fellowship. It seems that she was writing a thesis on small group of religious zealots, the Aroostook Baptists, and their mysterious disappearance in the year of 1963. Her search for information eventually led her to the Fellowship and its founder, Carter Paragon. Shortly there after, she was found in her car alongside a dirt road with a revolver in her hand, a bullet in her head, and a Bible at her side. Grace¿s father, Curtis Peltier, doesn¿t for a moment believe that his daughter committed suicide, and he wants our New England P.I. to find the killer. As Charlie begins his investigation, however, a mass grave containing the skeletal remains of the Aroostook Baptists is accidentally discovered along a riverbank in northern Maine, and this also seems to be somehow tied in with the Fellowship and Carter Paragon. When Charlie starts to probe a little too deeply into the workings of this supposedly religious organization, Mr. Pudd (a man who is the very essence of evil and loves to kill his victims with deadly spiders) and his mute, female assistant are sent to warn him off the case. Since Charlie has never been one to heed the warnings of other people, he continues to plow ahead and soon people start dropping dead around him. Even when Louis and Angel arrive to offer their help, they prove to be barely a match for our illusive Mr. Pudd, and come to know the meaning of real fear for the first time in their lives. THE KILLING KIND carries the writings of John Connolly to a much higher level of expertise. It has several plot lines coming from different directions that join together into a smoothly written, utterly satisfying ending. Both the familiar and new characters in the book ring true to the ear, especially the evil Mr. Pudd and the Jewish assassin known only as the Golem. Mr. Connolly has a remarkable skill in being able to create killers that literally give the reader goosebumps. That¿s one of the things that make this series so much fun to read. Another aspect is the main character of Charlie Parker. This is a unique individual trying to make amends for the life he¿s lived by righting the wrongs done to other people. It also helps that he has friends like Louis and Angel who aren¿t afraid of doing a little killing, if the situation calls for it. As the series continues to develop, Charlie and the love of his life, Rachel, are drawn closer and closer together, and there¿s a wonderful surprise on the last page of this novel that makes me extremely eager to read the next book when it comes out. All in all, the three novels in the ¿Charlie Parker¿ series are fabulous reads that leave you wanting more, and John Connolly is definitely an author on his way to stardom!

strong private investigative tale

Graduate student, Grace Peltier is working on her Ph.D. thesis centering on religious zealots the Aroostook Baptists and their unexplained disappearance in 1963. Her research takes Grace to Carter Paragon, founder of the Fellowship. Not long after meeting Carter, Grace is found dead in her car parked on an isolated dirt road. All evidence points towards a suicide.

Grace's father Curtis rejects the notion that his daughter killed herself. He hires New England private investigator Charlie Parker to make inquiries and find out what really happened to Grace including as Curtis expects the identity of her killer. While Charlie works on the case, a mass grave containing the remains of the Aroostook Baptists has been discovered that ties back to Carter and his Fellowship. Charlie notices a link between the Aroostook, the Foundation, and his client¿s daughter that leads to malevolent beings informing him to drop the case or die.

Two things make THE KILLING KIND a lot better than most private investigative stories. Rarely is a villain seemed to be as humanly evil as Mr. Pudd is, so much so, that his nasty cohorts appear like choir children in comparison. Then there is Charlie trying to atone for all the wrongs he committed in his past. The investigation engages the reader and the rest of the cast is powerfully written as John Connolly continues the climb to soaring higher than birds fly with this strong novel that never eases up until the final paragraph is read.

Harriet Klausner

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