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Grievously wounded private detective Charlie Parker investigates a case that has its origins in a Nazi concentration camp during the Second World War. Broken, but undeterred, private detective Charlie Parker faces the darkest of dark forces in a case with its roots in the second world war, and a concentration camp unlike any other . . . Recovering from a near-fatal shooting and tormented by memories of a world beyond this one, Parker has retreated to the small Maine town of Boreas to recover. There he befriends a widow named Ruth Winter and her young daughter, Amanda. But Ruth has her secrets. She is hiding from the past, and the forces that threaten her have their origins in the Second World War, in a town called Lubko and a concentration camp unlike any other. 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 . . .
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21 primary booksCharlie Parker is a 21-book series with 21 released primary works first released in 1995 with contributions by John Connolly, Connie Shelton, and connolly-john.
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I always enjoy the Charlie Parker books, and this was no exception....but time is coming due for Connolly to stop drip feeding hints about the bigger story in the background and bring it to the fore of these novels
Whilst waiting for the publication of this book I re-read the complete Charlie Parker series. When I finished “The Wolf in Winter” I wondered just what would the future hold for Charlie. Would he leave the world of private investigation behind? Would he be a shadow of his former self? You can't keep a good man down though, and despite suffering serious injuries in the previous book Parker is back with a vengeance, stronger than ever.
This book, once picked up, was hard to put down. I felt bereft when I reached the final page, yet happy in the knowledge that Charlie Parker is still with us.