We are excited to announce that John Connolly will be joining us at Manor Farm library on Friday 9th May 3pm.
John Connolly is author of the Charlie Parker mysteries, The Book of Lost Things, The Land of Lost Things, the Samuel Johnson novels for young adults and, with his partner, Jennifer Ridyard, co-author of the Chronicles of the Invaders. John Connolly's debut – Every Dead Thing - introduced Private Investigator Charlie Parker, and launched him right into the front rank of thriller writers. All his subsequent novels have been Sunday Times bestsellers, and he has sold more than 8 million copies in English language alone. He was the winner of the 2016 CWA Short Story Dagger, the first non-American writer to win the US Shamus Award and the first Irish writer to win an Edgar Award. Books To Die For, which he edited with Declan Burke, was the winner of the 2013 Anthony, Agatha and Macavity Awards for Best Non-Fiction work. John writes regularly for newspapers and magazines and hosts a radio show on RTE. He divides his time between Dublin and Portland, Maine.
Praise for John Connolly’s writing:
‘Masterly genre-splicing thrillers… Connolly's grip is inexorable…. the violent scenarios he paints are couched in prose that is often poetic' Financial Times
'There's no mistaking a John Connolly novel, with its singular characters,
eerie subject matter and socko style' New York Times
'Satisfying twin tales of revenge and blackmail' Irish Independent
‘A moving fable, brilliantly imagined' The Times
‘Ireland's Stephen King' Daily Express
‘One of the best thriller writers we have’ Harlan Coben
‘John Connolly is the creator of a unique blend of thriller and horror who receives rave reviews every time' Sunday Telegraph
‘A powerful, powerful writer. I got a very real chill down my spine.
This is an amazing book.’ Jeffery Deaver
‘Engaging, magical, thoughtful’ Independent
‘No saccharine fairytale, but an eerie fable that's perfect for long winter nights'
Daily Mail
‘A brilliantly creepy coming of age novel’ Daily Mirror
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