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John Connolly


Ireland (b.1968)

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
 
New Books
Series
Charlie Parker
   1. Every Dead Thing (1999)
   2. Dark Hollow (2000)
   3. The Killing Kind (2001)
   4. The White Road (2002)
   Every Dead Thing / Dark Hollow (2003)
   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 (2014)
   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)
   Charlie Parker: A Mysterious Profile (2022)
   20. The Furies (2022)
   21. The Instruments of Darkness (2024)
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Nocturnes
   1. Nocturnes (2004)
   2. Night Music (2015)
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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)
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Chronicles of the Invaders Trilogy (with Jennifer Ridyard)
   1. Conquest (2013)
   2. Empire (2015)
   3. Dominion (2016)
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Novels
   Bad Men (2003)
   Inherit the Dead (2013) (with others)
   He (2017)
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Collections
   From the Republic of Conscience (2009) (with others)
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Novellas and Short Stories
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Non fiction
   Married to a Stranger (2005) (with Gaylen Ross)
   Books to Die For (2012) (with Declan Burke)
   Shadow Voices (2021)
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Series contributed to
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Awards
Bram Stoker Best First Novel nominee (2000) : Every Dead Thing
Barry Awards Best British Crime Novel winner (2003) : The White Road
British Fantasy Society Best Novel nominee (2006) : The Black Angel
Barry Awards Best Novel nominee (2008) : The Unquiet
Macavity Awards Best Novel nominee (2008) : The Unquiet
Barry Awards Best Novel nominee (2016) : A Song of Shadows


John Connolly recommends
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Killing Jericho (2023)
(Killing Jericho, book 1)
William Hussey
"A distinctive detective, a striking setting, and macabre murders - what more could a reader ask for?"
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The Other Side of Night (2022)
Adam Hamdy
"A strange, compelling, and ultimately moving head-spinner of a novel."
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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."
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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."
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The Deep (2020)
Alma Katsu
"Elegant and eerie. Alma Katsu really is something rather special."
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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..."

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