John Connolly was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1968 and has, at various points in his life, worked as a journalist, a barman, a local government official, a waiter and a dogsbody at Harrods department store in London. He studied English in Trinity College, Dublin and journalism at Dublin City University, subsequently spending five years working as a freelance journalist for The Irish Times newspaper, to which he continues to contribute.
Awards: Edgar (2014), Anthony (2014), Barry (2003), Shamus (2000) see all
Genres: Mystery, Horror, Children's Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Literary Fiction
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Series
Charlie Parker
1. Every Dead Thing (1999)
2. Dark Hollow (2000)
3. The Killing Kind (2001)
4. The White Road (2002)
Every Dead Thing / Dark Hollow (2003)
5. The Black Angel (2005)
6. The Unquiet (2006)
7. The Reapers (2008)
8. The Lovers (2009)
9. The Whisperers (2010)
10. The Burning Soul (2011)
11. The Wrath of Angels (2012)
12. The Wolf in Winter (2014)
13. A Song of Shadows (2015)
14. A Time of Torment (2016)
15. A Game of Ghosts (2017)
16. The Woman in the Woods (2018)
17. A Book of Bones (2019)
18. The Dirty South (2020)
19. The Nameless Ones (2021)
Charlie Parker: A Mysterious Profile (2022)
20. The Furies (2022)
21. The Instruments of Darkness (2024)
22. Children of Eve (2025)
1. Every Dead Thing (1999)
2. Dark Hollow (2000)
3. The Killing Kind (2001)
4. The White Road (2002)
Every Dead Thing / Dark Hollow (2003)
5. The Black Angel (2005)
6. The Unquiet (2006)
7. The Reapers (2008)
8. The Lovers (2009)
9. The Whisperers (2010)
10. The Burning Soul (2011)
11. The Wrath of Angels (2012)
12. The Wolf in Winter (2014)
13. A Song of Shadows (2015)
14. A Time of Torment (2016)
15. A Game of Ghosts (2017)
16. The Woman in the Woods (2018)
17. A Book of Bones (2019)
18. The Dirty South (2020)
19. The Nameless Ones (2021)
Charlie Parker: A Mysterious Profile (2022)
20. The Furies (2022)
21. The Instruments of Darkness (2024)
22. Children of Eve (2025)
Samuel Johnson Vs. The Darkness
1. The Gates (2009)
2. Hell's Bells (2011)
3. The Creeps (2013)
4. The Monks of Appalling Dreadfulness (2020)
1. The Gates (2009)
2. Hell's Bells (2011)
3. The Creeps (2013)
4. The Monks of Appalling Dreadfulness (2020)
Chronicles of the Invaders Trilogy (with Jennifer Ridyard)
1. Conquest (2013)
2. Empire (2014)
3. Dominion (2016)
1. Conquest (2013)
2. Empire (2014)
3. Dominion (2016)
Novels
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Novellas and Short Stories
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Books containing stories by John Connolly
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John Connolly recommends
Killing Jericho (2023)
(Killing Jericho, book 1)
William Hussey
"A distinctive detective, a striking setting, and macabre murders - what more could a reader ask for?"
The Other Side of Night (2022)
Adam Hamdy
"A strange, compelling, and ultimately moving head-spinner of a novel."
Death and the Conjuror (2022)
(Joseph Spector, book 1)
Tom Mead
"An engrossing tale of murder and magicians, and a revealing exploration of the ever-popular locked-room mystery, Mead's debut is a novel to intrigue and delight."
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