Nocturnes

from jen.e.moore

I actually thought that the coda stories were the weakest; I enjoyed the first part of the collection very much, particularly the novellas. Will definitely be picking up his other books.

from kittyjay

I originally picked up Nocturnes Vol. II and was thrilled with the collection therein, so it was a treat to finally find its predecessor.This batch was more uneven - some were a tad boring and predictable, or weirdly a little sexist, but then there were others that were genuinely thrilling or jus...

from Arkrayder

This was excellent. It has it all, vampires, ghosts, super metastasizing cancer(a little bit depressing that one) a Charlie Parker short story(brilliant), Lilith, a sinister circus, ancient burial grounds, witches, lost lovers, and demons, among other things. A really enjoyable collection of stor...

from extrajoker

I loved this, my first exposure to the writing of John Connolly. The opening novella, "The Cancer Cowboy Rides," reads a bit like an X-file. Many of the short stories were written for BBC radio, so they are brief but smooth-flowing and quite creepy. At various times, I was reminded of Poe, Lovecr...

from iamiam

Admittedly not all the stories were read, as the ones skipped were not what one was in the mood for. However, the major pieces in this volume - the novellas "The Cancer Cowboy Rides" and the Charlie Parker mystery - were read first (then a large chunk of the short tales), and this previously un-e...