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The Black Angel is not an object. The Black Angel is not a myth. The Black Angel lives. A young woman goes missing from the streets of New York. Those who have taken her believe that nobody cares about her, and that no one will come looking for her. They are wrong. She is 'blood' to the killer Louis, the man who stands at the right hand of private detective Charlie Parker, and Louis will tear apart anyone who stands in the way of his attempts to find her.

In South Carolina, a young black man faces the death penalty for the rape and murder of Marianne Larousse, daughter of one of the wealthiest men in the state. It's a case that nobody wants to touch, a case with its roots in old evil, and old evil is private detective Charlie Parker's speciality. But Parker is about to make a descent into the abyss, a confrontation with dark forces that threaten all that Parker holds dear: his lover, his unborn child, even his soul.

In the depths of the Maine woods, the wreckage of an aeroplane is discovered. There are no bodies, and no such plane has ever been reported missing, but men both good and evil have been seeking it for a long, long time. What the wreckage conceals is more important than money: it is power. Hidden in the plane is a list of names, a record of those who have struck a deal with the Devil.

Did Grace Peltier commit suicide? When a mass grave in northern Maine reveals the final resting place of a religious community that disappeared almost 40 years earlier, private detective Charlie Parker, hired to investigate the circumstances of her death, realises that their deaths and the violent passing of Grace Peltier are part of the same mystery, one that has its roots in her family history and in the origins of the shadowy organisation known as the Fellowship.

It is 1999, 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.

Ad Amsterdam, quattro persone vengono massacrate, i resti di tre di loro sono disposti intorno alla forma crocifissa del loro leader, De Jaager, intermediario e vecchio alleato dell’assassino di nome Louis. I responsabili sono criminali di guerra serbi che credono di poter sfuggire alla giustizia ritirandosi in patria, ma si sbagliano. Perché Louis è arrivato in Europa per dare loro la caccia: cinque assassini da stanare e punire prima che si disperdano verso est. C’è solo un problema. Ne manca uno. Il sesto. Il più dannato.

Explore the Unseen Realities with "Unmasking the Hidden Truths: Exploring Conspiracy Theories Volume 1" 🌐 Dive into the mysterious world of conspiracy theories with this thought-provoking volume by John D. Connolly, where secrets are unveiled and hidden truths come to light. In this captivating book, Connolly delves into the enigmatic realm of conspiracy theories, providing a comprehensive examination of ten intriguing narratives that have captivated the imaginations of many: 1. **Princess Diana Assassination**: Unravel the theory that Princess Diana's death was not an accident but an ...

La prima raccolta degli audiolibri di Raymond Connolly con protagonista Charlie Parker riunisce i seguenti titoli: "La rabbia degli angeli", "Gente che uccide" e "Il lupo in inverno".

In The Sisters Strange, the return of the criminal Raum Buker to Portland, Maine brings with it chaos and murder, as an act of theft threatens not only to tear apart his own existence but also that of Raum’s former lovers, the enigmatic sisters Dolors and Ambar Strange. And in The Furies, Parker finds himself fighting to protect two more women as the city of Portland shuts down in the face of a global pandemic, but it may be that his clients are more capable of taking care of themselves than anyone could have imagined.

In Amsterdam, three people are butchered in a canal house, their remains arranged around the crucified form of their patriarch, De Jaager: fixer, go-between and confidante of the assassin named Louis. The men responsible for the murders are Serbian war criminals. They believe they can escape retribution by retreating to their homeland.

John Connolly conjures the Golden Age of Hollywood in this moving, literary portrait of two men who find their true selves in a comedic partnership. When Stan Laurel is paired with Oliver Hardy, affectionately known as Babe, the history of comedy - not to mention their personal lives - is altered forever. Yet Laurel's simple screen persona masks a complex human being, one who endures rejection and intense loss; who struggles to build a character from the dying stages of vaudeville to the seedy and often volatile movie studios of Los Angeles in the early years of cinema.

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.

Charlie Parker is a lost soul. Deprived of his private investigator's license and under scrutiny by the police, Parker takes a job in a Portland bar. But he uses his enforced retirement to begin a different kind of investigation: an examination of his own past and an inquiry into the death of his father, who took his own life after apparently shooting dead two unarmed teenagers. It's a search that will eventually lead Parker to question all that he believed about his beloved parents, and about himself.

They have cheated death. Defied their people. Changed beyond recognition. Their love has survived the impossible. But now they must learn to trust again: the future of their worlds depends on it. It is whispered that Earth is lost. Once conquered and invaded by the alien Illyri, Earth has been surrendered twice over and is now prey to the parasites known as the Others.

Empire is the second novel in the epic Chronicles of the Invaders trilogy by John Connolly and Jennifer Ridyard, following Conquest. As captivating as Pittacus Lore's I Am Number Four; as vividly realised as Veronica Roth's Divergent. She is the trophy of a civilization at war with itself. He is its rebel captive. Separated by millions of light years, they will fight to be united. And they will risk everything to make their world - all worlds - right again.

🌐 Embark on an extraordinary journey into the heart of mystery and intrigue with "Unmasking the Hidden Truths: Exploring Conspiracy Theories Volume 5" by the renowned author John Connolly. In this fifth installment of the series, Connolly continues to uphold his no-nonsense approach, delivering an in-depth exploration of ten more perplexing narratives that challenge the ordinary and spark the imagination. Zombie Apocalypse: Dive into the captivating theory of a zombie apocalypse, where the dead rise and chaos reigns. Connolly examines the arguments and motivations behind this chilling ...

Un ragazzino approda in un mondo di fiabe distorte e deve ritrovare la strada di casa. L’unica compagnia di David sono i libri sul suo scaffale. Ma da un po’ di tempo quei libri hanno iniziato a sussurrargli nell’oscurità. Arrabbiato e in un costante stato di solitudine, si rifugia nei miti e nelle fiabe tanto amati dalla madre defunta e scopre che il mondo reale e quello fantastico hanno iniziato a fondersi tra loro.

An extraordinary reimagining of the life of one of the greatest screen comedians the world has ever known: a man who knew both adoration and humiliation; who loved and was loved in turn; who betrayed and was betrayed; who never sought to cause pain to others yet left a trail of affairs and broken marriages in his wake...and whose life was ultimately defined by one relationship of such tenderness and devotion that only death could sever it: his partnership with the man he knew as Babe. he is Stan Laurel. But he did not really exist. Stan Laurel was a fiction.

Three hundred years ago, the settlers on the small Maine island of Sanctuary were betrayed by one of their own, and slaughtered. Now a band of killers has returned to Sanctuary to seek revenge on a young woman and her son, and the only people who stand in their way are a young rookie officer and the island's resident policeman, the troubled giant known as Melancholy Joe Dupree. But Joe Dupree is no ordinary policeman. He is the guardian of the island's secrets, the repository of its memories.

🌐 Step further into the mysterious realm of conspiracy theories with "Unmasking the Hidden Truths: Exploring Conspiracy Theories Volume 2" by John Connolly. In this second installment of the series, Connolly continues his no-fluff, straight-to-the-point exploration of ten more intriguing narratives that have stirred the curiosity of those who question the mainstream. 1. **Fluoride in Our Water**: Dive into the conspiracy theory surrounding the addition of fluoride to public water supplies. Connolly uncovers the arguments and concerns about potential health risks and government motives. 2...