A review by kirkw1972
A Book of Bones by John Connolly
4.0
I am not a lover of long books and this, the 17th Charlie Parker story one is one long book so a shout out to me and the author because I didn't skip any of it. This is what is known as a bit of a miracle but I really didn't want to miss any little bit of it.
All the strands of the last few books come together plus we get the history of quite a few religious and spiritual places in England. I managed to learn a lot as well as enjoy a good thriller. A few other reviews say you should read the other books first but I have only read a few of them and had no problems following the plot. For me I found plenty of information to form good ideas on backstory of the various players involved.
It's dark, it's a bit creepy. I loved the fact that throughout a lot of the killers (and there is more than one without giving too much away) are women and no gentle poisoners are these women. They are cold, remorseless killers.
If you can cope with the length (about 700 pages give or take) then this is an excellent book.
All the strands of the last few books come together plus we get the history of quite a few religious and spiritual places in England. I managed to learn a lot as well as enjoy a good thriller. A few other reviews say you should read the other books first but I have only read a few of them and had no problems following the plot. For me I found plenty of information to form good ideas on backstory of the various players involved.
It's dark, it's a bit creepy. I loved the fact that throughout a lot of the killers (and there is more than one without giving too much away) are women and no gentle poisoners are these women. They are cold, remorseless killers.
If you can cope with the length (about 700 pages give or take) then this is an excellent book.