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**** 4 out of 5 stars Review by Mark Palm Blackbird Song. When I was in college my bedroom wasn’t a bedroom so much as it was four book-shelves with a bed in the middle. Every one of those books were arranged in alphabetical order, to my lasting delight. Not by genre, or size, but alphabetical order. Now this is more than just an annoying autobiographical reminiscence by a reviewer who has often been accused of having an inordinate love of the words “I” and “me.” It’s actually about genre. I dislike the idea of putting writers in any sort of pigeonhole, and while I understand the need for bookstores to use categories, part of me still dislikes it. In my idealized and entire un-pragmatic world, each writer and each book would be judged purely on it’s merits. Which brings me to John Connolly, and A Song of Shadows. For a long time now John Connolly’s Charlie Parker books have been pushing the boundaries of traditional genre that they have become a genre all of their own. And if you couldn’t tell by now I consider that a good thing. A Song of Shadows, his thirteenth Charlie Parker continues this, with exceptional results. The novel starts with Parker living in an isolated house in the small coastal town of Boreas, Maine, recovering from a near-fatal shooting. His only neighbor is a woman, Ruth, and her daughter, Amanda, who suffers from haunting dreams. Trouble soon arrives. A body washed up on the beach, dead from either murder, or suicide. Weak as he is, Parker, being Parker, is interested. The town has a large German population, and has a link with a certain Nazi concentration camp. More deaths are discovered, and unable to help himself, Charlie resumes acting like a detective. Soon the usual cast of characters, Sam, and Angel and Louis, the Collector, Agent Ross and Liat and Epstein, all become involved. Unexplained supernatural events occur, and the story, slow to build begins to move at a quicker pace. As always, Mr. Connolly’s skill at plotting makes any further revelations impossible to give without spoiling the plot, but suffice it to say, the ending in not only satisfying, but moving. Mr. Connolly is a master at dialogue and character, able to add humor and a touch of humanity without subtracting from the seriousness of the subject or the darkness of the story. Parker is central to the story, and as compelling as ever, but his daughter Sam steps up to take her largest role to date, perhaps setting up a new direction for the series. The nature of Parker’s world, and the role he plays in it continues to evolve, so that after thirteen installments this series feels as fresh and new as ever. My only complaint with this book is a small one, but is worthy of note. I have been following this series for some time now, and am comfortable in it’s world, but I fear that newcomer’s might have a difficult time dealing with the large and complex cast of supporting characters, and the background and nature of their roles. On the up side the solution to this problem is easy. Go read the rest of the Parker books. Full reviews available at: http://www.thebookendfamily.weebly.co... Pertenece a las seriesCharlie Parker (13) PremiosDistinciones
"Still recovering from his life-threatening wounds, private detective Charlie Parker investigates a case that has its origins in a Nazi concentration camp during the Second World War. Parker has retreated to the small Maine town of Boreas to regain his strength. There he befriends a widow named Ruth Winter and her young daughter, Amanda. But Ruth has her secrets. Old atrocities are about to be unearthed, and old sinners will kill to hide their sins. Now Parker is about to risk his life to defend a woman he barely knows, one who fears him almost as much as she fears those who are coming for her. His enemies believe him to be vulnerable. Fearful. Solitary. But they are wrong. Parker is far from afraid, and far from alone. For something is emerging from the shadows"-- No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Ahora Parker está a punto de poner en riesgo su vida para defender a una mujer a la que apenas conoce, una mujer que lo teme a él casi tanto como a aquellos que la acechan a ella. Los enemigos de Parker lo creen vulnerable. Temeroso. Solitario. Se equivocan. Parker no tiene miedo, y no está en absoluto solo. Porque algo está emergiendo de las sombras...