2026 Reading Challenge

Charlie Parker Series

23 primary works • 29 total works
Former New York City policeman Charlie "Bird" Parker is a private investigator whose cases increasingly take on shades of the supernatural.

Book 1

Every Dead Thing
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3.95 · 33219 Ratings · 2458 Reviews · published 1999 · 6 editions
Tortured and brilliant private detective Charlie P…

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    Book 2

    Dark Hollow
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    4.15     · 16025 Ratings · 935 Reviews · published 2000 · 4 editions
    Dark Hollow is a masterful second novel from a you…

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    Book 3

    The Killing Kind
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    4.22     · 14643 Ratings · 760 Reviews · published 2001 · 2 editions
    When the discovery of a mass grave in northern Mai…

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    Book 4

    The White Road
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    4.16     · 10647 Ratings · 555 Reviews · published 2003 · 60 editions
    John Connolly thrilled readers with his bestsellin…

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    Book 4.5

    Más allá del espejo
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    3.72     · 617 Ratings · 55 Reviews · published 2004 · 12 editions
    Algo malsano flota todavía en el interior de la Ca…

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    Book 5

    The Black Angel
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    4.16     · 11138 Ratings · 616 Reviews · published 2005 · 79 editions
    When a young woman disappears from the streets of …

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    Book 6

    The Unquiet
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    4.16     · 11017 Ratings · 638 Reviews · published 2007 · 79 editions
    "But that is the nature of revenge. It escalates. …

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    Book 7

    The Reapers
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    4.10     · 8976 Ratings · 586 Reviews · published 2008 · 2 editions
    Book by Connolly, John

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    Book 8

    The Lovers
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    4.20     · 10068 Ratings · 600 Reviews · published 2009 · 2 editions
    Charlie Parker is a lost soul. Deprived of his pri…

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    Book 9

    The Whisperers
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    4.08     · 8067 Ratings · 535 Reviews · published 2010 · 1 edition
    En mayo de 2009, pocos meses después de su regreso…

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    Book 10

    The Burning Soul
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    4.13     · 7803 Ratings · 568 Reviews · published 2011 · 1 edition
    There are some truths so terrible that they should…

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    Book 11

    The Wrath of Angels
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    4.20     · 7734 Ratings · 623 Reviews · published 2012 · 43 editions
    In the depths of the Maine woods, the wreckage of …

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    Book 12

    The Wolf in Winter
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    4.23     · 8293 Ratings · 793 Reviews · published 2014 · 46 editions
    Prosperous, and the secret that it hides beneath i…

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    Book 13

    A Song of Shadows
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    4.34     · 7653 Ratings · 658 Reviews · published 2015 · 36 editions

    Grievously wounded, private detective Charlie Park…

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    Book 14

    A Time of Torment
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    4.33     · 7354 Ratings · 757 Reviews · published 2016 · 37 editions
    Jerome Burnel was once a hero. He intervened to pr…

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    Book 15

    A Game of Ghosts
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    4.24     · 7242 Ratings · 643 Reviews · published 2017 · 37 editions
    ***The Number One Bestseller***EVIL TAKES MANY FOR…

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    Book 16

    The Woman in the Woods
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    4.13     · 9514 Ratings · 921 Reviews · published 2018 · 29 editions
    When the body of a woman—who apparently died in ch…

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    Book 17

    A Book of Bones
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    4.19     · 6457 Ratings · 707 Reviews · published 2019 · 23 editions
    The new thrilling installment of John Connolly's p…

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    Book 18

    The Dirty South
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    4.19     · 9499 Ratings · 937 Reviews · published 2020 · 21 editions
    It is 1997, and someone is slaughtering young wome…

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    Book 19

    The Nameless Ones
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    4.17     · 6524 Ratings · 578 Reviews · published 2021 · 22 editions
    “One of the best thriller writers we have.” —Harla…

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    Book 20

    The Furies
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    4.12     · 5804 Ratings · 452 Reviews · published 2022 · 17 editions
    Chaos and murder arrive in Charlie Parker’s hometo…

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    Book 21

    The Instruments of Darkness
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    4.37     · 6007 Ratings · 573 Reviews · published 2024 · 13 editions
    From the international and instant New York Times …

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    Book 22

    The Children of Eve
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    4.11     · 3602 Ratings · 363 Reviews · published 2025 · 13 editions
    The “consistently high-quality” (Booklist) Charlie…

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    Book 23

    A River Red with Blood
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    4.50     · 2 Ratings · expected publication 2026 · 3 editions
    New York Times bestselling author John Connoll…

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    Book 4.5 included

    Nocturnes
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    3.93     · 6198 Ratings · 548 Reviews · published 2004 · 55 editions
    From #1 internationally bestselling author John Co…

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    Book 1-4

    The Charlie Parker Collection 1
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    4.49     · 766 Ratings · 15 Reviews · published 2013 · 1 edition
    Former NYPD Charlie Parker first appears in EVERY …

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    Book 1-3

    The John Connolly Collection #1: Every Dead Thing, Dark Hollow, and The Killing Kind
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    4.43     · 244 Ratings · 16 Reviews · published 2012 · 2 editions
    In Volume I of this special collectors’ edition, v…

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    Book 4-6

    The John Connolly Collection #2: The White Road, The Black Angel, and The Unquiet
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    4.54     · 145 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2012 · 2 editions
    In Volume II of this special collectors’ edition, …

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    Book 5-8

    The Charlie Parker Collection 2
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    4.66     · 531 Ratings · 11 Reviews · published 2013 · 1 edition
    Charlie Parker's latest case in THE BLACK ANGEL st…

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