Charlie Parker: The Whisperers : A Charlie Parker Thriller (Series #9) (Paperback)

from GothicGuru13

An experiment in style? I hope this wasn't a new direction - it just was not as strong as prior Charlie Parker stories - there was more about the "evil" than any real movement of the principal characters - I felt that the author might have been trying too hard and was just not fully plugged into ...

from nbmars

This seemed like two books to me. One is a mystery/suspense novel that incidentally deals forthrightly and courageously about the effects of war on soldiers (especially Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), and the breach of faith by veterans' agencies that are supposed to help treat these problems. B...

from delphimo

I have never read John Connolly and this was an enjoyable pasttime. This is a Charlie Parker series set in Maine. The story centers on the military, especially the Iraq war and the aftermaths. My impression of Maine as the quaint fishing village quickly disappears amid the smuggling due to the cl...

from SandyLee

Soldiers newly returned from Iraq are committing suicide. The father of Damien Patchett hires Charlie to find out the truth behind his son's "alleged" suicide. Bennett Patchett doesn't trust Joel Tobias who served with Damien in Iraq. Bennett is fond of a former employee who has taken up with Joe...

from feeling.is.first

"As you know Bob, stress affects the amygdala of the brain." "The Whisperers" is not the strongest Charlie Parker novel. Pacing is awkward. The story is interrupted by didactic passages that could be lifted from Wikipedia. The villain, although truly vile and loathsome, doesn't pack enough supern...