The White Road (Charlie Parker, #4)

by John Connolly

In South Carolina, a young black man faces the death penalty for the rape and murder of Marianne Larousse, daughter of one of the wealthiest men in the state. It's a case that nobody wants to touch, a case with its roots in old evil, and old evil is private detective Charlie Parker's speciality.

• ISBN10: 0743456386
• ISBN13: 9780743456388
• Publish Date: 11 March 2003 (first published 7 March 2002)
• Publish Status: Out of Stock
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Atria Books
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 392
• Language: English

Reviews

[pamela]

The characterisation was not quite as strong in this one, and the end saw some conveniently tied loose ends, but despite this it was still a fantastic book, full of dark twists and turns that you can lose yourself in.

[empressbrooke]

One of the things I'm discovering about John Connolly's Charlie Parker private detective series is that his cases aren't confined to one book. The White Road is a follow-up to The Killing Kind and it deals with the aftermath of Reverend Faulkner's bloodbath. We're also reminded that The Traveling Man, the man who killed Parker's wife and daughter, is somehow connected to Faulkner. It definitely feels like something is slowly building up.

Although I didn't enjoy the mystery in this book as much as I did in previous ones, Connolly's writing style is just a joy to read. It's dark and atmospheric and it just really feels both alive and oppressive. He's just damn good. I enjoyed getting to learn more about Louis and Angel this time around. They're very unique, I don't think I've come across characters like them before.