A Time of Torment: A Charlie Parker Thriller

This book wasn't anything like I was expecting, it was soo much more. This is the first book by John Connolly I have read. I don't normally start in the middle of a series, let alone with the 14 books in. I have to say that Connolly did a great job of making this a stand-alone story. There were many references to previous events and characters, but I was able to fall into the story and easily figure out who was who. In fact, I was only a couple of chapters in when I realized I was in serious trouble. Now I will have to go back to read the other 13 books in this series. In addition to making it easy to fall into his world, Connolly created complex characters. The good guys made me wonder how they got there, but created in such a way, they were real. They were the best kind of good guys. The ones that have been so close to the line, you aren't sure they didn't cross it as some point, but they understand where that line is and so can live on that edge. The bad guys, were bad, but you could still see some humanity in a couple of them. It was easy to distinguish the damned from the those that hadn't quite crossed the line. Or if they had, they knew where to balance the edge - just the other side of edge. I found Connolly's choice of folklore and imagery refreshing. In this book, he used more obscure tales and entities. And he kept you going to the end. You knew how it would end, and yet it didn't quite work out that way. I am a fan and will be reading more of Charlie Parker in the near future

Heros become tainted, good guys seen as bad. Evil on the rise. Justice comes through mysterious events and champions. Charlie, Louis, Angel, and Jerome lead in this thrilling mystery to The Cut (similar to a land-based Bermuda Triangle)! Dynamic, page turning writing! Haven't read the previous books in the series; happily, didn't need to with this standalone story. But I will read them now! Book free through Netgally for honest review.

Charlie Parker wins again.