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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, Horror, Children's Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Literary Fiction
 
New and upcoming books
October 2024

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Night & Day
(Nocturnes, book 3)
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)
   3. Night & Day (2024)
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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 show
 
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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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


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