Book review: A Game of Ghosts by John Connolly

A Game of Ghosts is the latest in the Charlie Parker novels that exist in both the crime and horror genres, other novels featuring Parker have been nominated for awards in both genres. Parker finds himself on the trail of an another private eye due to being on the unofficial payroll of a FBI agent. What then follows is the uncovering of an evil going back centuries. Connolly builds up an atmosphere of evil as Parker and his cohorts Angel and Louis as they delve deeper into the mystery. The supernatural has a prevailing atmosphere over the novel in the particular the plot line concerning Parker's 2 daughters, one who is living and one who is dead. There is one shock for long time readers of the Parker novels that I will not go into for those who are new to the novels. With A Game of Ghosts John Connolly maintains his reputations have rich atmosphere, suspenseful plotting and vivid characters that makes him on of the best thrillers working today.