The Children of Eve

It's hard to believe this is the 22nd book in the Charlie Parker series. It seems like only yesterday that I picked up Every Dead Thing for the first time. I welcome the release of each book, as it's akin to welcoming old friends that you haven't seen for a while.
Charlie, Angel and Louis have faced some pretty terrifying people over the years. The Travelling Man, the Reverend Faulkner, Mr. Pudd, Brightwell, to name but a few. I feared a return of Mr. Pudd when I read the opening chapters of this book but, thankfully, no. Phew!