John Connolly is author of the Charlie Parker mysteries, The Book of Lost Things, the Samuel Johnson novels for young adults and, with his partner, Jennifer Ridyard, co-author of the Chronicles of the Invaders. John Connolly's debut - EVERY DEAD THING - introduced the character of Private Investigator Charlie Parker, and swiftly launched him right into the front rank of thriller writers. All his subsequent novels have been Sunday Times bestsellers. He was the winner of the 2016 CWA Short Story Dagger for On the Anatomization of an Unknown Man (1637) by Frans Mier from NIGHT MUSIC: Nocturnes Vol 2.

In 2007 he was awarded the Irish Post Award for Literature. He was the first non-American writer to win the US Shamus award and the first Irish writer to win an Edgar award. BOOKS TO DIE FOR, which he edited with Declan Burke, was the winner of the 2013 Anthony, Agatha and Macavity awards for Best Non-Fiction work.

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Buy it and be scared -- The Times A genuine, gripping page-turner which shreds the nerves and is certain to be one of the thrillers of 1999. -- Mike Ripley, Crime Critic of the Daily Telegraph An ambitious, moral, disturbing tale with a stunning climax. -- Marcel Berlins, The Times Fantastic - he has raised the standard of modern crime writing -- J Wallis Martin Painstaking research, superb characterisation, and an ability to tell a story that's chilling and thought provoking make this a terrific thriller -- Mirror A stunning debut ... EVERY DEAD THING ensnares us in its very first pages and speeds us through a harrowing plot to a riveting climax. I'm already impatient for Bird's next appearance. -- Jeffery Deaver

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