The Woman in the Woods: A Charlie Parker Thriller

Written by John Connolly

Narrated by Jeff Harding

“With its singular characters, eerie subject matter, and socko style” (The New York Times), this gripping thriller from the internationally bestselling author John Connolly follows Private Investigator Charlie Parker as he is hired to track down the identity of a dead woman—who apparently died in childbirth—and her missing child.

In the beautiful Maine woods, a partly preserved body is discovered. Investigators realize that the young woman gave birth shortly before her death. But there is no sign of a baby.

Private detective Charlie Parker is hired by a lawyer to shadow the police investigation and find the infant but Parker is not the only one searching. Someone else is following the trail left by the woman, someone with an interest in much more than a missing child…someone prepared to leave bodies in his wake.

And in a house by the woods, a toy telephone begins to ring and a young boy is about to receive a call from a dead woman.

With breathless pacing and shivery twists and turns, “this is Connolly’s masterpiece” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).

• Language: English
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
• Release date: Jun 12, 2018
• ISBN: 9781508252665

John Connolly

John Connolly is the author of the #1 internationally bestselling Charlie Parker thrillers series, the supernatural collection Nocturnes, the Samuel Johnson Trilogy for younger readers, and (with Jennifer Ridyard) the Chronicles of the Invaders series. He lives in Dublin, Ireland. For more information, see his website at JohnConnollyBooks.com, or follow him on Twitter @JConnollyBooks.

Reviews for The Woman in the Woods

[Rlynoyb · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Well this is a hard book to review. The narrator was very good and easy to understand, it took me a bit to get used to his voice but once I did I enjoyed his skills. The book itself is difficult. This is my first time with a book by this author. He is a talented and gifted write; however, there are way too many characters to keep track of. I understand this was book #16 and I don't think my issues with it had to do with not reading the books in order. There was one character who was killed and I cannot even remember who he was or how he was tied to the story. It is clear this author has a lot to say and great stories to tell, the details of every chapter are beautifully written. I just don't think his books are for me. Overall I enjoyed the story but I really wanted to see some retribution for the character of Dobie, nothing was ever really done to the bad guys, maybe that's in the next book but I don't think I will follow up with more of this series.

[Jessica Kopchik · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Especially good, loved the last page! What a great series!