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, the 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. 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.
What gives THE BOOK OF LOST THINGS such a chilling edge is the way the real and illusory worlds sit so comfortably together. - Daily ExpressBrilliantly creepy coming of age novel - Daily MirrorA powerful, powerful writer. I got a very real chill down my spine. This is an amazing book. - Jeffery DeaverThe book's epic villainy, mournful tone and tested morality is the essence of Connolly . . . THE BOOK OF LOST THINGS is peculiar and perverse and humane, with an incredibly lyrical finale. - Irish TimesTension, terror and gallows humour make the book a gripping read. - Daily MailConnolly imagines the emotional cave-in of puberty intelligently, even perceptively - GuardianThis is no saccharine fairytale, but an eerie fable that's perfect for long winter nights - Daily MailA moving fable, brilliantly imagined, about the agony of loss and the pain of young adulthood - The Times
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