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John Connolly was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1968 and has, at various points in his life, worked as a journalist, a barman, a local government official, a waiter and a dogsbody at Harrods department store in London. He studied English in Trinity College, Dublin and journalism at Dublin City University, subsequently spending five years working as a freelance journalist for The Irish Times newspaper, to which he continues to contribute.
Genres: Mystery, Children's Fiction, Horror, Young Adult Fantasy, Literary Fiction
Series
Charlie Parker
1. Every Dead Thing (1999)
2. Dark Hollow (2000)
3. The Killing Kind (2001)
4. The White Road (2002)
5. The Black Angel (2005)
6. The Unquiet (2006)
7. The Reapers (2008)
8. The Lovers (2009)
9. The Whisperers (2010)
10. The Burning Soul (2011)
11. The Wrath of Angels (2012)
12. The Wolf in Winter (2012)
13. A Song of Shadows (2015)
14. A Time of Torment (2016)
15. A Game of Ghosts (2017)
16. The Woman in the Woods (2018)
17. A Book of Bones (2019)
18. The Dirty South (2020)
19. The Nameless Ones (2021)
20. The Furies (2022)
Every Dead Thing / Dark Hollow (2003)
Charlie Parker: A Mysterious Profile (2022)
1. Every Dead Thing (1999)
2. Dark Hollow (2000)
3. The Killing Kind (2001)
4. The White Road (2002)
5. The Black Angel (2005)
6. The Unquiet (2006)
7. The Reapers (2008)
8. The Lovers (2009)
9. The Whisperers (2010)
10. The Burning Soul (2011)
11. The Wrath of Angels (2012)
12. The Wolf in Winter (2012)
13. A Song of Shadows (2015)
14. A Time of Torment (2016)
15. A Game of Ghosts (2017)
16. The Woman in the Woods (2018)
17. A Book of Bones (2019)
18. The Dirty South (2020)
19. The Nameless Ones (2021)
20. The Furies (2022)
Every Dead Thing / Dark Hollow (2003)
Charlie Parker: A Mysterious Profile (2022)
Samuel Johnson Vs. The Darkness
1. The Gates (2009)
2. Hell's Bells (2011)
aka The Infernals
3. The Creeps (2013)
4. The Monks of Appalling Dreadfulness (2020)
1. The Gates (2009)
2. Hell's Bells (2011)
aka The Infernals
3. The Creeps (2013)
4. The Monks of Appalling Dreadfulness (2020)
Chronicles of the Invaders Trilogy (with Jennifer Ridyard)
1. Conquest (2013)
2. Empire (2015)
3. Dominion (2016)
1. Conquest (2013)
2. Empire (2015)
3. Dominion (2016)
Novels
Bad Men (2003)
The Book of Lost Things (2006)
Inherit the Dead (2013) (with C J Box, Lee Child, Mary Higgins Clark, Charlaine Harris, Jonathan Santlofer and Lisa Unger)
He (2017)
The Book of Lost Things (2006)
Inherit the Dead (2013) (with C J Box, Lee Child, Mary Higgins Clark, Charlaine Harris, Jonathan Santlofer and Lisa Unger)
He (2017)
Collections
From the Republic of Conscience (2009) (with Maeve Binchy, John Boyne, Roddy Doyle, Seamus Heaney, Jennifer Johnston, Neil Jordan, Colum McCann, Frank McCourt and Colm Tóibín)
Novellas
Series contributed to
Non fiction
Married to a Stranger (2005) (with Gaylen Ross)
Books to Die For (2012) (with Declan Burke)
Shadow Voices (2021)
Books to Die For (2012) (with Declan Burke)
Shadow Voices (2021)
Awards
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John Connolly recommends
Mary's Prayer (1997)
(Stephen Larkin, book 1)
Martyn Waites
"One of the brightest stars in the British crime writing firmament."
The Master of Rain (2002)
Tom Bradby
"Master of Rain is that rare thing: a truly epic crime novel, brilliantly researched and superbly executed."
Kisscut (2002)
(Grant County, book 2)
Karin Slaughter
"With Blindsighted, Karin Slaughter left a great many thriller writers looking anxiously over their shoulders. With Kisscut, she leaves most of them behind."
The House at Midnight (2008)
Lucie Whitehouse
"THE HOUSE AT MIDNIGHT is a stunning piece of modern gothic. Gripping, accomplished, and ultimately mesmerizing, it represents the arrival of a major literary talent."
Bad Moon Rising (2008)
(Pine Deep Trilogy, book 3)
Jonathan Maberry
"One of the best supernatural thrillers of recent years."
The Good Son (2008)
(J McNee, book 1)
Russel D McLean
"The most exciting, and gripping, Scottish crime fiction debut of recent years."
The Vanishing of Katharina Linden (2009)
Helen Grant
"Both a wonderful first novel and a strange, haunting modern fairy tale."
The Twelve (2009)
(Jack Lennon Investigation, book 1)
Stuart Neville
"Not only one of the finest thriller debuts of the last ten years, but also one of the best Irish novels, in any genre, of recent times."
Payback (2010)
(Mace and Pylon, book 1)
Mike Nicol
"Read Mike Nicol now, before everyone else starts telling you how wonderful he is."
City of Lost Girls (2010)
(Ed Loy, book 5)
Declan Hughes
"Hughes is simply the best Irish crime novelist of his generation."
The Rising (2010)
(Inspector Benedict Devlin, book 4)
Brian McGilloway
"Set to become one of the great series in modern crime fiction."
The Nameless Dead (2011)
(Matt Wells, book 4)
Paul Johnston
"Johnstone is one of the brightest stars in the night skies of mystery fiction."
Collecting Cooper (2011)
(Theodore Tate, book 2)
Paul Cleave
"Dark, bloody, and gripping... In Paul Cleave, Jim Thompson has another worthy heir to his throne."
Absolute Zero Cool (2011)
Declan Burke
"Among all the recent crop of Irish crime novelists, it seems to me that Declan Burke is ideally poised to make the transition to a larger international stage."
Everything To Lose (2014)
(Rookie Club, book 5)
Danielle Girard
"[some]of the strongest female characters to have graced the genre in years."
Bull Mountain (2015)
(Bull Mountain, book 1)
Brian Panowich
"The gripping, witty Bull Mountain is not only a fine debut, but a fine mystery novel, period. Panowich may even have carved out his own subgenre of hillbilly noir. I can't wait to see what he comes up with next."
The Plea (2016)
(Eddie Flynn, book 2)
Steve Cavanagh
"The Plea is one of the most purely entertaining books you'll read this year. It's a blast."
An Honorable Man (2016)
(George Mueller, book 1)
Paul Vidich
"A moody debut spy novel inspired by real events. . .Dead-on Cold War fiction. Noir to the bone."
Defender (2017)
(Voices , book 1)
G X Todd
"So accomplished that it's difficult to believe it's a first novel, Defender is already worthy to take its place alongside The Stand in the canon. An absolute gem of a book."
The Binding Song (2017)
Elodie Harper
"A splendidly unsettling debut - a chilling mystery to be read with the lights on and your back to the wall."
The Chill (2020)
Scott Carson
"The year’s best spine-tingler is already here. THE CHILL is a good old-fashioned ghost story, meticulously researched and brilliantly executed. If you’ve ever wished for a cross between ‘Chinatown’ and ‘The Fog,’ Scott Carson has answered your dark prayers..."
Deep Water (2022)
Emma Bamford
"A debut thriller that unfolds with the inexorable force of a nightmare, and an object lesson in why some paradises should stay lost."
Death and the Conjuror (2022)
(Joseph Spector, book 1)
Tom Mead
"An engrossing tale of murder and magicians, and a revealing exploration of the ever-popular locked-room mystery, Mead's debut is a novel to intrigue and delight."
The Other Side of Night (2022)
Adam Hamdy
"A strange, compelling, and ultimately moving head-spinner of a novel."
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