The Whisperers by John Connolly

The Whisperers (Charlie Parker, Book 9) - In 2003, a museum in Baghdad is looted and vandalized.  Among the missing artifacts is a box that contains a box that holds something that  whispers.  Several years later, a group of soldiers in Maine are involved in an operation that is suppose to help disabled veterans, but it has gone terribly wrong and several of the group have committed suicide.  Charlie Parker is hired to investigate the death of one of the soldiers by the veteran's father.  As he investigates he is kidnapped and tortured.  Of course, this only increases his desire to find out what is going on.

The Whisperers by John Connolly

The Whisperers (Charlie Parker, Book 9) - In 2003, a museum in Baghdad is looted and vandalized.  Among the missing artifacts is a box that contains a box that holds something that  whispers.  Several years later, a group of soldiers in Maine are involved in an operation that is suppose to help disabled veterans, but it has gone terribly wrong and several of the group have committed suicide.  Charlie Parker is hired to investigate the death of one of the soldiers by the veteran's father.  As he investigates he is kidnapped and tortured.  Of course, this only increases his desire to find out what is going on.

The Reapers by John Connolly

The Reapers: A Thriller - As a young boy, Louis killed the man thought to have murdered Louis' mother.   He leaves the town and is mentored by a man who brokered kills for his Reapers.  One of these men, Bliss, now is hunting Louis and his partner Angel.  Bliss leads them to an area near the border where they are trapped.  When they disappear, Charlie Parker leads a team of their friends to help them.

The Lovers by John Connolly

The Lovers: A Thriller - Charlie Parker is working in a Portland Maine bar because his PI license has been suspended.  The Collector once told him that he wasn't his parents son, therefore Parker is using this time to investigate the suicide of his father and the events that led up to it.  Meanwhile, a young woman is running from an unseen enemy that follows her and has killed her boyfriend.

The Lovers by John Connolly

The Lovers: A Thriller - Charlie Parker is working in a Portland Maine bar because his PI license has been suspended.  The Collector once told him that he wasn't his parents son, therefore Parker is using this time to investigate the suicide of his father and the events that led up to it.  Meanwhile, a young woman is running from an unseen enemy that follows her and has killed her boyfriend.

The Reapers by John Connolly

The Reapers: A Thriller - As a young boy, Louis killed the man thought to have murdered Louis' mother.   He leaves the town and is mentored by a man who brokered kills for his Reapers.  One of these men, Bliss, now is hunting Louis and his partner Angel.  Bliss leads them to an area near the border where they are trapped.  When they disappear, Charlie Parker leads a team of their friends to help them.

Bomb Shell by Catherine Coulter

Bombshell (An FBI Thriller) - FBI Special Agent Griffin Hammersmith is on his way to Washington, DC to join Dillon Savich's group. He stops at Stanislaus School of Music in Virginia to visit his sister, Delsey.  Delsey, however, is found unconscious in her bathroom surrounded by blood that is not hers.  Hammersmith's  investigation of the matter intersects with the DEA's investigation of a drug ring in the area.  Meanwhile, in DC, a banker's son is found naked with all of his bones broken at the foot of the Lincoln Memorial.

Bomb Shell by Catherine Coulter

Bombshell (An FBI Thriller) - FBI Special Agent Griffin Hammersmith is on his way to Washington, DC to join Dillon Savich's group. He stops at Stanislaus School of Music in Virginia to visit his sister, Delsey.  Delsey, however, is found unconscious in her bathroom surrounded by blood that is not hers.  Hammersmith's  investigation of the matter intersects with the DEA's investigation of a drug ring in the area.  Meanwhile, in DC, a banker's son is found naked with all of his bones broken at the foot of the Lincoln Memorial.

The Unquiet by John Connolly

The Unquiet: A Thriller (Charlie Parker Thrillers) - Rebecca Clay hires Parker to get rid of Merrick, a man who has been stalking her.  Merrick believes that Rebecca's father Daniel Clay is still alive and that she knows where he is.  However, Daniel has been missing for several years and Rebecca has had him declared dead.  Daniel, a child psychiatrist, disappeared shortly after he was accused of assisting a ring of pedophiles.  Merrick believes this group killed his daughter and he wants to exact his revenge on them.

The Unquiet by John Connolly

The Unquiet: A Thriller (Charlie Parker Thrillers) - Rebecca Clay hires Parker to get rid of Merrick, a man who has been stalking her.  Merrick believes that Rebecca's father Daniel Clay is still alive and that she knows where he is.  However, Daniel has been missing for several years and Rebecca has had him declared dead.  Daniel, a child psychiatrist, disappeared shortly after he was accused of assisting a ring of pedophiles.  Merrick believes this group killed his daughter and he wants to exact his revenge on them.

The Black Angel by John Connolly

The Black Angel: A Thriller (Charlie Parker Mysteries) -  All of Connolly's stories have a supernatural element, but The Black Angel is about the supernatural.  The Book of Enoch relates the story of the fallen angels.  Currently, one of the angels is looking for the parts of a map that indicates the hiding place of a statue, The Black Angel, that supposedly holds his twin captive. Meanwhile, Louis' cousin, a prostitute, has disappeared and her mother blames Louis because he promised to watch out for her.  Parker helps Louis investigate her disappearance and they find themselves entwined in the angel's hunt and the history of the French monastery, Sedlec.

The Black Angel by John Connolly

The Black Angel: A Thriller (Charlie Parker Mysteries) -  All of Connolly's stories have a supernatural element, but The Black Angel is about the supernatural.  The Book of Enoch relates the story of the fallen angels.  Currently, one of the angels is looking for the parts of a map that indicates the hiding place of a statue, The Black Angel, that supposedly holds his twin captive. Meanwhile, Louis' cousin, a prostitute, has disappeared and her mother blames Louis because he promised to watch out for her.  Parker helps Louis investigate her disappearance and they find themselves entwined in the angel's hunt and the history of the French monastery, Sedlec.

The White Road by John Connolly

The White Road: A Thriller - An old friend, Elliot Norton, asks Parker to investigate the murder of a woman in South Carolina.  Norton is defending the black man accused of killing her.  Louis and Angel come down to help him.  We learn a little about Louis' life  as he exacts revenge on some men who hung and burned a black man.  Roger Bowen is running for office and also trying to get Reverend Faulkner out of jail.  He threatens Parker, telling him that he needed to leave town or suffer the consequences that his bodyguard, Kittim, will bestow on him.

The White Road by John Connolly

The White Road: A Thriller - An old friend, Elliot Norton, asks Parker to investigate the murder of a woman in South Carolina.  Norton is defending the black man accused of killing her.  Louis and Angel come down to help him.  We learn a little about Louis' life  as he exacts revenge on some men who hung and burned a black man.  Roger Bowen is running for office and also trying to get Reverend Faulkner out of jail.  He threatens Parker, telling him that he needed to leave town or suffer the consequences that his bodyguard, Kittim, will bestow on him.

Nocturnes by John Connolly

Nocturnes - This is a collection of short stories.  All of the stories have a evil supernatural element.  The last of which is a novella featuring Charlie Parker, "The Reflecting Eye."  This story does continue Parker's saga and later novels refer to elements of the story.  In this story, Parker is hired by Frank Matheson.  Matheson's daughter Louise was the last child to be killed by John Grady in his house full of mirrors. Matheson now owns the Grady house and found a picture of a girl in the mailbox.  He believes that it indicates that someone else is kidnapping young children again.  As he investigates, Parker meets "the Collector" who can't enter the house buts wants Parker to retrieve a mirror for him.

Nocturnes by John Connolly

Nocturnes - This is a collection of short stories.  All of the stories have a evil supernatural element.  The last of which is a novella featuring Charlie Parker, "The Reflecting Eye."  This story does continue Parker's saga and later novels refer to elements of the story.  In this story, Parker is hired by Frank Matheson.  Matheson's daughter Louise was the last child to be killed by John Grady in his house full of mirrors. Matheson now owns the Grady house and found a picture of a girl in the mailbox.  He believes that it indicates that someone else is kidnapping young children again.  As he investigates, Parker meets "the Collector" who can't enter the house buts wants Parker to retrieve a mirror for him.

The Killing Kind by John Connolly

The Killing Kind: A Thriller - Reverend Faulkner established a religious community, the Aroostook Baptists.  After only a few months all evidence of their existence disappeared.  Now, several years later, a mass grave is found that is believed to be the members who disappeared.  But the grave does not contain the bones of Faulkner.

At nearly the same time, Grace Peltier is found dead in her car, an apparent suicide.  But her father and former US senator Jack Mercier do not believe this and Mercier hires Parker to investigate.   His investigation leads a charity that Parker believes is a cover for something more insidious.  Furthermore, he now has a person know as Mr. Pudd and his female companion warning him to cease his investigation.

The Killing Kind by John Connolly

The Killing Kind: A Thriller - Reverend Faulkner established a religious community, the Aroostook Baptists.  After only a few months all evidence of their existence disappeared.  Now, several years later, a mass grave is found that is believed to be the members who disappeared.  But the grave does not contain the bones of Faulkner.

At nearly the same time, Grace Peltier is found dead in her car, an apparent suicide.  But her father and former US senator Jack Mercier do not believe this and Mercier hires Parker to investigate.   His investigation leads a charity that Parker believes is a cover for something more insidious.  Furthermore, he now has a person know as Mr. Pudd and his female companion warning him to cease his investigation.

Dark Hollow by John Connolly

Dark Hollow - Miss Emily escaped from the nursing home.  When those searching for her caught up, she killed herself saying that Caleb Kyle was coming.  Billy Purdue was an orphan who has always been in trouble with the law.  Charlie Parker was hired by Billy's ex-wife Rita to collect the money he owed her.  Charlie is now living in his grandfather's home.  As he contemplates the deaths of his father and grandfather he remembers the cases that dogged his elders.  Now Kyle has entered the picture as he exacts revenge on those he believes has wrong him in the past.

Dark Hollow by John Connolly

Dark Hollow - Miss Emily escaped from the nursing home.  When those searching for her caught up, she killed herself saying that Caleb Kyle was coming.  Billy Purdue was an orphan who has always been in trouble with the law.  Charlie Parker was hired by Billy's ex-wife Rita to collect the money he owed her.  Charlie is now living in his grandfather's home.  As he contemplates the deaths of his father and grandfather he remembers the cases that dogged his elders.  Now Kyle has entered the picture as he exacts revenge on those he believes has wrong him in the past.

Murder Makes Waves by Anne George

Murder Makes Waves (Southern Sisters Mysteries) - Mary Alice, Patricia Anne, Haley (Patricia Anne's daughter), and Frances Zatar at Mary Alice's condo in Destin, Florida for a girls vacation.  While there, two women are murdered.  As they mourn the loss of their friends, the women try to determine who killed them and if it has anything to do with Blue Bay Ranch Corporation.  Both women were stockholders and both were against the company's development encroaching on the Florida beaches.

Murder Makes Waves by Anne George

Murder Makes Waves (Southern Sisters Mysteries) - Mary Alice, Patricia Anne, Haley (Patricia Anne's daughter), and Frances Zatar at Mary Alice's condo in Destin, Florida for a girls vacation.  While there, two women are murdered.  As they mourn the loss of their friends, the women try to determine who killed them and if it has anything to do with Blue Bay Ranch Corporation.  Both women were stockholders and both were against the company's development encroaching on the Florida beaches.

Every Dead Thing by John Connolly

Every Dead Thing - Charlie "Bird" Parker's wife and little girl are murdered while he was getting drunk in a bar.  He has been looking for their killer ever since.  No longer on the NYPD, Parker is asked by his old partner to track down a missing woman.  His investigation takes him to a small town in the south that wants to forget about several murders of children several years previously.  Meanwhile, Parker and the FBI receive new leads on his family's killer that lead them to New Orleans.

Every Dead Thing by John Connolly

Every Dead Thing - Charlie "Bird" Parker's wife and little girl are murdered while he was getting drunk in a bar.  He has been looking for their killer ever since.  No longer on the NYPD, Parker is asked by his old partner to track down a missing woman.  His investigation takes him to a small town in the south that wants to forget about several murders of children several years previously.  Meanwhile, Parker and the FBI receive new leads on his family's killer that lead them to New Orleans.

Second Honeymoon by James Patterson and Howard Roughan

Second Honeymoon - FBI agent John O'Hara has been asked to investigate the deaths of the newlyweds Ethan and Abigail Breslow.  As he investigates, the murders of other newlyweds are also revealed.  Meanwhile, Sarah Brubaker has been assigned to the murders of individual John O'Haras across the US.

Second Honeymoon by James Patterson and Howard Roughan

Second Honeymoon - FBI agent John O'Hara has been asked to investigate the deaths of the newlyweds Ethan and Abigail Breslow.  As he investigates, the murders of other newlyweds are also revealed.  Meanwhile, Sarah Brubaker has been assigned to the murders of individual John O'Haras across the US.

One Heart to Win by Johanna Lindsey

One Heart to Win - In the late 1800s the Warrens and the Callahans of the Montana Territory have been feuding for 50 years.  The current families have called a truce but there are still skirmishes.  Both family patriarchs are looking forward to the wedding of Tiffany Warren and Hunter Callahan.  They hope the marriage will end the feud.  The problem is that Tiffany and Hunter have never met, and neither wants to go through with union.

When Tiffany arrives in Nashart, Montana from New York, she is mistaken for the housekeeper her dad hired and the Callahans offer her twice the wage her father would have paid.  Not wanting to meet her father and believing that she would learn more about Hunter if he doesn't know who she is.

One Heart to Win by Johanna Lindsey

One Heart to Win - In the late 1800s the Warrens and the Callahans of the Montana Territory have been feuding for 50 years.  The current families have called a truce but there are still skirmishes.  Both family patriarchs are looking forward to the wedding of Tiffany Warren and Hunter Callahan.  They hope the marriage will end the feud.  The problem is that Tiffany and Hunter have never met, and neither wants to go through with union.

When Tiffany arrives in Nashart, Montana from New York, she is mistaken for the housekeeper her dad hired and the Callahans offer her twice the wage her father would have paid.  Not wanting to meet her father and believing that she would learn more about Hunter if he doesn't know who she is.

The White Princess by Philippa Gregory

The White Princess (Cousins' War) - Elizabeth of York must marry Henry Tudor who has just taken over the throne.  However, even though Henry and his mother know he must go through with this marriage to secure the throne, Henry's mother delays the wedding.  When they are finally married, rumors abound that one of Elizabeth's brothers is still alive and is gathering an army to regain the throne for the Yorks.

The White Princess by Philippa Gregory

The White Princess (Cousins' War) - Elizabeth of York must marry Henry Tudor who has just taken over the throne.  However, even though Henry and his mother know he must go through with this marriage to secure the throne, Henry's mother delays the wedding.  When they are finally married, rumors abound that one of Elizabeth's brothers is still alive and is gathering an army to regain the throne for the Yorks.

The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling

The Casual Vacancy - In the English town of Pagford, Barry Fairbrother, a town councilman, dies. As we learn about the different people connected to Fairbrother, we also learn about the issues that are dividing the town.  The rich of the town are trying to slough the town's poor section off to the next city.  The children are rebelling against their parents.  Couples are fighting with each other.  In other words, just about every familial dysfunction is displayed in this little town.

The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling

The Casual Vacancy - In the English town of Pagford, Barry Fairbrother, a town councilman, dies. As we learn about the different people connected to Fairbrother, we also learn about the issues that are dividing the town.  The rich of the town are trying to slough the town's poor section off to the next city.  The children are rebelling against their parents.  Couples are fighting with each other.  In other words, just about every familial dysfunction is displayed in this little town.

Miss Julia Stirs Up Trouble by Ann B. Ross

Miss Julia Stirs Up Trouble: A Novel - Hazel Marie's housekeeper and cook, James, has fallen and is unable to cook or clean.  Knowing that Hazel Marie can't boil water, Miss Julie decides to get her friends to supply Hazel Marie with easy recipes and to demonstrate how to cook each one.  Thus, Hazel Marie have a cookbook of easy to prepare meals, have had those recipes demonstrated, as well as having some of her meals prepared while James is recuperating.

Hazel Marie's uncle, Brother Vern, has invited himself to stay with Hazel Marie and generally making a nuisance of himself, again.  Meanwhile, Miss Julia is also concerned about the faithfulness of Hazel Marie's husband, Mr. Pickens.  He has been seen in town in the company of strange women.  Therefore, Miss Julia gets Etta Mae's grandmother to help Hazel Marie with the twins and ailing James.

Throughout the book, the recipes that the women supplied to Miss Julia for Hazel Marie are recorded so that we all may enjoy the fruits of her labor.

Miss Julia Stirs Up Trouble by Ann B. Ross

Miss Julia Stirs Up Trouble: A Novel - Hazel Marie's housekeeper and cook, James, has fallen and is unable to cook or clean.  Knowing that Hazel Marie can't boil water, Miss Julie decides to get her friends to supply Hazel Marie with easy recipes and to demonstrate how to cook each one.  Thus, Hazel Marie have a cookbook of easy to prepare meals, have had those recipes demonstrated, as well as having some of her meals prepared while James is recuperating.

Hazel Marie's uncle, Brother Vern, has invited himself to stay with Hazel Marie and generally making a nuisance of himself, again.  Meanwhile, Miss Julia is also concerned about the faithfulness of Hazel Marie's husband, Mr. Pickens.  He has been seen in town in the company of strange women.  Therefore, Miss Julia gets Etta Mae's grandmother to help Hazel Marie with the twins and ailing James.

Throughout the book, the recipes that the women supplied to Miss Julia for Hazel Marie are recorded so that we all may enjoy the fruits of her labor.