The Instruments of Darkness : A Charlie Parker Thriller by John Connolly

The Instruments of Darkness : A Charlie Parker Thriller by John ConnollyIn Maine, Colleen Clark stands accused of the worst crime a mother can commit: the abduction and possible murder of her child. Everyone ambitious politicians in an election season, hardened police, ordinary folk has an opinion on the case, and most believe she is guilty. But most is not all. Defending Colleen is the lawyer Moxie Castin, and working alongside him is the private investigator Charlie Parker, who senses the tale has another twist, one

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eleven-year-old Etta and her friend Monty find themselves thrown into a fight to bring back Christmas

there are car ferries

'Piranesi astonished me

He knows something is terribly wrong –

only to become prisoners of war

young children will want to read this book again and again

Morag is forced to crash-land on a remote island and suddenly finds herself far from civilisation and all alone

and predator and prey add warble and wail to the Yuletide chorus

a priceless parchment that will lead them on a terrifying journey to find what lies at the centre of the Earth

envisions a quieter future

' Andrew Marr