The Black Angel Volume 5

A Thriller

By: John Connolly

Narrated by: Jeff Harding

Detective Charlie Parker returns in The Black Angel, the sixth thriller by acclaimed New York Times bestselling author John Connolly.

The Black Angel begins with the mysterious abduction of a young woman. Intrigued by the case, Charlie Parker's longtime friend and professional killer, Louis, begins a solo search for the girl. The ties of friendship inevitably draw Parker into the search, as he soon discovers that the girl's disappearance is linked to a church of bones in eastern Europe, to the slaughter at a French monastery in 1944, and to the myth of an object known as the Black Angel. But the Black Angel is not a legend. It is real. It lives. It dreams. And the mystery of its existence may contain the secret of Parker's own origins...

As with his previous novels, John Connolly masterfully intertwines mystery, emotion, violence, and the supernatural in this raw and gripping thriller. Fast-paced, spellbinding, and elegantly written, this is John Connolly at his chilling best.

my favorite narrator for the Charlie Parker Series

Connolly is incredibly literary in in his writing style. I love it. His powerful style and storytelling is bright to life by this narrator, head and shoulders above the rest.

More horror than mystery

Catholic depiction of the age old struggle between good and evil. There is no good without evil and vice versa. If you like the TV show Evil, you will like these stories. The protagonist is not a priest but he maybe an angel - a fallen one in the currently popular "bad" good guy tradition. The books are good, well written with lots of background on subject matter. The narrator(s) have added depth. I recommend!!! But these are not Mystery of the Week material. They are dark, bloody, full of death and have a supernatural bent.

cool

my friend gave me this book as a hardback years ago. it came with a music cd. that's why I jumped into it. I never had a book that had come with its own soundtrack before. it was my first Connolly book and I have read every one since then.

now that I've read them all, I will say this one is not my fave but I rarely read books more than once and this is one that I have read 3 times. I think if u like stories with a supernatural element without being all cute like twilight and if u don't mind a couple of detours away from the storyline (it will all circle back around) then this is a fun romp through New England and Europe without the breakneck pace or self importance of the da Vinci code.

it is important to note that while this is not book 1 of the Charlie Parker series and it is helpful to read them in order, it is not absolutely necessary especially in the first five books.

I try to write myself (blogs not books) but as an aspiring writer I can really respect the duality and dimension of the protagonist. he is not a good guy with a vice it aggravating nature. he is more than that. unfortunately, his mate is drawn a bit flat but his complexity is refreshing.

I've been an audible customer forever. there were times I winced when the narrator spoke and times I thought it was ok. I seem to feel differently about performances of books that I have read myself that's why I gave him 4 stars to be fair. I will speak no more on that subject.

if you are still not sure about this book, read White Road.

Jeff Harding is terrible

I love audible and I love Charlie Parker books but honestly if there all narrated by Jeff Harding I won't be purchasing them. His voice is just dry no emotion and his voice just doesn't fit the story.

Black Angel

John Connolly in prime form. One of the best in the parker series, and one of my personal favorites.