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The Killing Kind (Mass Market Paperback)

by John Connolly (Author)
4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)

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  • Mass Market Paperback: 448 pages
  • Publisher: Pocket Star Books; Reprint edition (25 Feb 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0743456378
  • ISBN-13: 978-0743456371
  • Product Dimensions: 16.5 x 10.2 x 3.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,520,601 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Spider-bites are a nasty way to die, and there is a man out there with an unusual taste for insect venom of all kinds and for the deaths of those who disagree with or affront him. John Connolly's sleuth Charlie Parker is free of the ghosts of his slaughtered wife and child, but sooner or later new ghosts come to him demanding silently that he avenge them. In The Killing Kind, it is not Grace, the ex-girlfriend whose faked suicide he is hired to investigate, so much as the dead fanatics she was killed for writing a thesis on. The Aroostook Baptists disappeared into the gloomy woods of North Maine in the sixties and nothing more is known until road workers find a mass burial. Connolly provides his usual excellent combination of snappy one-liners (many of them from Parker's gay assassin sidekicks Angel and Louis) together with scenes of the utmost terror. Parker soon realises that the spider killer, Elmer Pudd, is only the tool of someone far worse, a sanctimonious artist in intolerance and mayhem--and it is only by carefully measured doses that we come to realise just how bad that is going to be. --Roz Kaveney --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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'Connolly's characters have substance beyond vehicles for horror, and this is what puts him ahead in a crowded genre race' --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE!, 15 April 2002
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This review is from: The Killing Kind (Paperback)
OK, maybe I have a taste for the macabre but I love this book. For some reason John Connolly has escaped my notice before now, apparently there are two more like this already so John Connolly addicts might be getting blase, but this book hit me like a chair leg applied violently to the left temple.

You've probably read the plot summary already so I'll just say that this is on the borderline between detective fiction and horror, blending the two genres seamlessly with a thread of the supernatural.

The villains are really evil, especially Elmer Fudd... sorry, Elias Pudd, who is my favourite fictional villain ever. There's plenty of gore, a real atmosphere of menace and a number of genuine shocks.

My only real complaint about the book is that it gives spiders, those most mild-mannered and inoffensive of creatures, a bad press. But to deduct a whole star for that would just be unreasonable.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping and terrifying, John Connolly has surpassed himself, 10 Mar 2002
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This review is from: The Killing Kind (Paperback)
Having read "Every Dead Thing" and "Dark Hollow", I eagerly awaited the third book featuring Charlie Parker. I was not disapointed! From the moment I began reading the Epilogue I was gripped. My skin was crawling and I knew I had to read on until the dramatic conclusion. This has been my favourite of the Charlie Parker novels but prepare yourself for the ending which literally sent shivers down my spine. NOT FOR THOSE SUFFERING FROM ARACHNAPHOBIA!
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5.0 out of 5 stars "THE KILLING KIND" IS ANOTHER HOME RUN FOR JOHN CONNOLLY!!, 31 Jul 2001
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This review is from: The Killing Kind (Hardcover)
Since last January, when I read John Connolly's first novel, EVERY DEAD THING, I've quickly become an avid fan of his. His second book, DARK HOLLOW, confirmed my belief that here was an extremely talented writer who deserves a much larger "fan" base. Now, having read his third novel in the "Charlie 'Bird' Parker" series (since this hasn't been published in the United States yet, I had to purchase a British edition), I know that this is an author who's destined for the "bestseller" lists. He's simply that good! In THE KILLING KIND, Charlie Parker returns to investigate the death of a young college student, Grace Peltier, and her connection to a religious organization known as the Fellowship. It seems that she was writing a thesis on small group of religious zealots, the Aroostook Baptists, and their mysterious disappearance during the year of 1963. Her search for information led her to the Fellowship and its founder, Carter Paragon. Shortly there after, she was found in her car alongside a dirt road with a revolver in her hand, a bullet in her head, and a Bible at her side. Neither Grace's father, Curtis, or Jack Mercier, a friend of the family, believe that she committed suicide, and they want our New England P.I. to find the killer. As Charlie begins his investigation, however, a mass grave containing the skeletal remains of the Aroostook Baptists is accidentally discovered along a riverbank in northern Maine, and this also seems to be tied in somehow with the Fellowship. When Charlie starts to probe a little too deeply into the workings of this supposedly religious organization, Mr. Pudd (a man who's evil in every sense of the word and loves to kill his victims with deadly spiders) and his mute, female assistant are sent to warn him off the case. Since Charlie has never been one to heed the warnings of other people, he continues to plow ahead and soon people start dropping dead like flies around him. Even when Louis and Angel arrive to offer their help, they prove to be barely a match for our illusive Mr. Pudd and his mute partner in death. THE KILLING KIND delivers in much the same manner as Mr. Connolly's first two novels did. It has several plot lines coming from different directions that joined together into a very smoothly written, utterly satisfying ending. Both the familiar and new characters in the book ring true to the ear, especially the evil Mr. Pudd and the Jewish assassin known only as the Golem. Mr. Connolly has a remarkable skill in being able to create killers that stand out in ways other authors can only dream about. That's one the things that make this series so much fun to read. Another aspect is the main character of Charlie Parker. This is a unique individual trying to make amends for the life he's lived by righting the wrongs done to other people. It also helps that he has friends like Louis and Angel who aren't afraid of a little killing, if the situation calls for it. As the series continues to develop, Charlie and the love of his life, Rachel, are drawn closer and closer to each other, and there's a wonderful surprise on the last page of this novel that makes me eager to read THE WHITE ROAD when it's finally published. All in all, the three novels in the "Charlie Parker" series are fabulous reads that leave you wanting more. I suspect that like THE KILLING KIND, I will purchase his next book in a British edition, rather than wait one-to-two years for it to be published in the United States. The superb quality of his writing makes it well worth the trouble.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Read the two prequels and just savour this masterpiece.
Being Irish and a crime fiction fanatic I really wanted to love John Connolly but I must admit that I nearly didn't read this book. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Creepy Kind
Very rarely does a book ever manage to give me an uneasy feeling but The Killing Kind done more than that. It genuinely creeped me out in places. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read
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As the third in the Charlie `Bird' Parker series, it might make you wonder if you should read the two predecessors first. Read more
Published on 22 Oct 2006 by OEJ

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, I forgot my holiday
I am quickly becoming a fan of John Connolly's writing, his books chill you enough to draw you in and at the same time are witty enough to keep most readers interested... Read more
Published on 28 Sep 2006 by Christopher Morgan

4.0 out of 5 stars Eeeeek - Spiders!!!!
John Connolly is always a good read. I like the way he's able to combine a mystery with a slight hint of the supernatural. Read more
Published on 7 Sep 2006 by Kevan James

4.0 out of 5 stars Very very good
I came across John Connolly through other peoples recommendations and am very glad I did. He is a fine writer indeed and has created a truly fantastic character in Charlie... Read more
Published on 25 Jul 2006 by Hugh Sutherland

4.0 out of 5 stars hope you like spiders
I'd forgotten about John Connolly and was pleased to reacquaint myself with his writing. Charlie Parker is a man demented so I found the ending unfortunate! Read more
Published on 29 April 2006 by Michael Watson

5.0 out of 5 stars Inhuman Evil
Sleek, chilling and deeply compelling this is the perfect marriage of style and content. Connolly's writing has rarely been bettered, but what sets this apart from the preceding... Read more
Published on 10 Jun 2005 by Mr. Warren M. Fisher

1.0 out of 5 stars don't waste your time
Yet another Irish author who wants to be American. He neither sounds nor feels American, and attempts to adopt too many different styles in his desire to do so - at times he... Read more
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