Wow, this was terrible. I kept reading to try to get my money's worth, but I decided my time was worth more. I concur with all of the other 1-star reviews.

This will be the last book I read by Mr. Connolly. Unfortunately, his political and social beliefs have now overtaken the plot.

This is not a stand alone type book. I have been reading Mr. Connolly since The Bad Men and have yet to be disappointed. Several reviews have asked "who are these people?" I knew all of them, their past, and their secrets. A wonderful coming together of the best characters in the Charlie Parker world. Again, this is not a stand alone book and you need to know the characters to gain the full effect of this excellent telling of Parker's life.

Love his books .its like reading mystic murders .the balance between good and evil.i feel as if I want to meet these characters in person. It's a mystery that is more then then what's on the page .that is why I can not wait till the story continues in his next book .please don't me wait long!

It's disjointed, not very well written, and there's no character development. I couldn't bring myself to care about any of the characters and the supernatural ones, in particular, were just cardboard cutouts of generic evil. It was a constant struggle to keep reading and trying to get my money's worth. Eventually I just gave up.

I struggled through 200 pages of this drivel before finally giving up. If you are looking for an unfocused, overly complex book with supernatural character, you have found it. There are very few books that I don't finish once I purchase them. This is one of the few.

I've only read the sample to see if I liked it or not, and let's just say I'm getting the full version today. The plot is excellent, and and I love the POV of the book, because it seems to go in and out of first person and third person. So far I'm living it! We'll see how it turns out in the end...

This was my first Charlie Parker novel and my last. Who are all these people? Who's the good guy? What a mess.

This was not my favorite John Connolly novel. I have read all the previous Charlie Parker books so was up to date in understanding his background but this was way over my head. Who were these people and why did they kill his wife and daughter? Some explanation is needed. This was way overboard in the spooky and abnormal behavior.