John Connolly's "Every Dead Thing" and "Dark Hollow" were international bestsellers. Now the "compulsively readable" "(Publishers Weekly)" Connolly returns to heart-pounding form with a crime novel that combines sinister menace with superb style.THE KILLING KINDWhen the discovery of a mass grave in northern Maine reveals the grim truth behind the disappearance of a religious community, private detective Charlie Parker is drawn into a violent conflict with a group of zealots intent on tracking down a relic that could link them to the slaughter. Haunted by the ghost of a small boy and tormented by the demonic killer known as Mr. Pudd, Parker is forced to fight for his lover, his friends...and his very soul.

約翰•康奈利 John Connolly（1968— ）

一九六八年生於愛爾蘭都柏林市。經曆豐富，當過記者、酒保、服務生、倫敦哈洛德百貨公司的雜工、地方公務員等等。於愛爾蘭三一學院就讀英文係、都柏林市立大學主修新聞學，之後五年在愛爾蘭時報（The Irish Times）擔任自由記者。

一九九九年，康奈利以《奪麵旅人》齣道。此書以追查殺死妻女真凶的退休警探帕剋為主角，令康奈利成為夏姆斯奬（Shamus Award）首位非美籍得奬者，奠定其“愛爾蘭驚悚大師”的地位。二○○三年，以《蒼白冥途》獲得英國最佳犯罪小說奬Barry Award。

康奈利纔華洋溢，左手寫驚悚，右手跨領域、跨類型書寫。二○○六年齣版的首部獨立作《失物之書》，內容融閤童話、驚悚、成長故事、恐怖元素、寓言體例，可說是一部陰森美麗的成人童話，也為康奈利的寫作生涯開啓瞭全新篇章。另一獨立作《魔鬼的名字》則為康奈利贏得“斯蒂芬•金接班人”之譽。

新星即將推齣：

約翰•康奈利作品

警探查理•帕剋係列

《奪麵旅人》

《罪惡森林》

《蜘蛛殺陣》

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