John Connolly is author of the Charlie Parker mysteries, The Book of Lost Things, the Samuel Johnson novels for young adults and, with his partner, Jennifer Ridyard, co-author of the Chronicles of the Invaders. John Connolly's debut - EVERY DEAD THING - introduced the character of Private Investigator Charlie Parker, and swiftly launched him right into the front rank of thriller writers. All his subsequent novels have been Sunday Times bestsellers. He was the winner of the 2016 CWA Short Story Dagger for On the Anatomization of an Unknown Man (1637) by Frans Mier from NIGHT MUSIC: Nocturnes Vol 2.In 2007 he was awarded the Irish Post Award for Literature. He was the first non-American writer to win the US Shamus award and the first Irish writer to win an Edgar award. BOOKS TO DIE FOR, which he edited with Declan Burke, was the winner of the 2013 Anthony, Agatha and Macavity awards for Best Non-Fiction work.
Praise for John Connolly:The finest crime series currently in existence - Independent on SundayHe's compared with Stephen King because his tales have a touch of the supernatural - but crime writer John Connolly is a star in his own right - SunConnolly delivers what his readers have come to expect: a few belly laughs, some shivers down the spine and a compelling mystery . . . few writers can compete with him. - The Sunday TimesConnolly can always be relied upon to deliver his speciality: large-scale, darkly shaded canvases, shot through with elements of the macabre. As ever, he proves totally adept at creating American locales with the skill of a native writer, and his best writing concerning his central character is always conjured when Charlie Parker is at the end of his tether. - Good Book GuideThriller writers aren't always distinguished by their fine prose style, but Connolly's writing is a cut above the rest, - HeraldThere is no doubt that John Connolly can spin a good yarn when it comes to what one might call "Gothic Noir". Few writers have mastered the knack of mixing horror and crime and achieved a wide popularity. I can think of Dennis Wheatley and John Blackburn, but few others. - Getting Away with Murder
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