Bad Men, John Connolly
Bad Men, John Connolly
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Bad Men
A Thriller

Author: John Connolly

Narrator: Hayward Morse

Unabridged: 12 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/17/2018


Synopsis

New York Times bestselling author John Connolly masterfully intertwines mystery, emotion, violence, and the supernatural in this raw and gripping thriller.

He has been told the girl’s last words, and he feels unaccountably afraid. The dead ones. They were dead, but they had lights. Why do the dead need light?

Three hundred years ago, the settlers on the small Maine island of Sanctuary were betrayed to their enemies and slaughtered. Since then, the island has known peace. Until now. A gang of four men are descending on Sanctuary, intent on committing a brutal and relentless massacre. All that stands in their way are rookie police officer Sharon Macie and the strange, troubled officer Joe Dupree. But Joe is no ordinary policeman. He knows the island has been steeped in blood once and that it will never again tolerate the shedding of innocent blood. The band of killers who are set to desecrate Sanctuary will unleash the fury of its ghosts upon themselves and all who stand by them. On Sanctuary, all hell is about to break loose...

About John Connolly

Dublin, Ireland born author, John Connolly, like many other authors, has held many jobs before solely dedicating his professional career to writing. He worked as a journalist, a barman, a local government official, a waiter, and a department store (Harrod's) gofer. His studies included English and Journalism, and spent five years as a freelance journalist for The Irish Times newspaper. He wrote his first novel, "Every Dead Thing", which was published in 1999. This began the introduction of his now famous main character, Charlie Parker. Charlie is considered to be a sort of anti-hero type, a former police officer who was forever hunting the killer of his wife and daughter. A total of fourteen books were written (through 2016) with Charlie Parker as the main character. The last three books made a change from being told in the first person of Parker, to being told by a third party person's point of view.

Connolly also published other thriller novels outside the Parker series. One such novel was about a young boy's coming-of-age journey through a fantasy of life during World War II England. Film adaptations of some of his works have been procured and will be made for film in the future. The first to appear to audiences was somewhat based on one of his short stories, "The New Daughter", and starred Kevin Costner and Ivana Bauquero.

In 2009, Connolly wrote his first novel geared specifically to younger readers, "The Gates", followed in 2011 by sequels, "Hell's Bells" (UK), and "The Infernals" (US), and "The Creeps" in 2013.

John Connolly's home base is still in Dublin, but he does divide his working time between there and the United States, which is where the Charlie Parker series takes place.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mihai on June 01, 2021

He who has not yet read this dark poet has missed a treat. 5 stars.John Connolly really shines in this standalone story. Even better than my favorite in the Charlie Parkers series, The Woman in the Woods.......more

Goodreads review by Bandit on August 12, 2012

Exceptional as one might come to expect from Connolly, this is actually a semi stand alone book, although still set in Maine, it does tie into the Charlie Parker series and features a couple of cameo appearances by Parker himself. This thriller had plenty of action and a fair share of supernatural e......more

Goodreads review by Mike on February 13, 2025

Super book. Would have read even faster if not distracted by having to pull caterpillars off my Sprouts. Didn’t realise this wasn’t a Charlie Parker until started reading. He actually turns up on a page in a cameo. But the build up to the mayhem at the end was fast paced. Time to read another methin......more

Goodreads review by Corey on September 25, 2020

Back and forth on whether to go 4 or 5 stars on this, really it could’ve gone either way, so I’ll settle on a solid 4.4 First I gotta say, I’m so glad I discovered John Connolly, and I foresee a long literary relationship with the guy. This book was extremely satisfying as a fan of Stephen King and c......more