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gbdill's review against another edition
DNF. Do not like this author's writing style.
pillywiggin's review against another edition
5.0
Not quite Repairman Jack, but close! I'm glad there is an entire series about Charlie Parker.
jorgefernandez's review against another edition
4.0
Me costó bastante entrar, pero después me ha costado soltar. Me ha gustado la forma de perfilar a los personajes poco a poco y la manera de hilar los dos casos. Seguiré con él.
withthebanned's review against another edition
4.0
This was (surprisingly) the first thriller I’ve ever read. It was my second book by Connolly, so I knew I would enjoy the writing style and thought I’d give it a go. I’m so glad that I did! I absolutely couldn’t put it down. I love the main character and it was one of the first times I didn’t have the mystery totally figured out before nearing the end. I will for sure be continuing on with this series. The best thing that I can say about this novel is that I don’t enjoy realistic horror too much as, quite honestly, it scares me, and yet I couldn’t stop thinking about this book. Highly recommended.
lyerin's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
jhouses's review against another edition
2.0
Aparentemente las novelas de Charlie Parker mejoran (¿como las de Harry Dresden?) pero sin duda ésta es la primera y no me ha terminado de gustar. En primer lugar la temática de asesino psicópata que mutila y crea «obras de arte» con sus cadáveres ha sido explorada hasta la saciedad en cine televisión y novelas de detectives. El FBI, la policía, algún mafioso, el héroe atormentado (esta vez es personal) y hasta la relación «personal» entre psicópata y policía seven terminan por aburrir y hay que trabajarselo mucho para destacar. El ambiente de pantano en Nueva Orleans, los toques sobrenaturales entre verdaderos y alucinados y otros detalles True Detective también estan muy manidos. Quizá cuando la novela se escribió no lo estaban pero el lector actual está resabiado. Se nota también que es una obra de autor primerizo por la acumulación brutal de tramas y personajes. Preso de una especie de Diógenes novelistico nos mete en la misma novela dos tramas que solo muy vagamente podemos ver como interconectadas y luego le añade todo el trasfondo posible para Charlie Parker y su variopinta cuadrilla (que casi da para otra
novela) y hace que algunas víctimas del asesino sean mafiosas para poder colar una guera por el control de los bajos fondos y tiroteos masivos.
Si lees las descripciones de la ropa y las armas (y las habitaciones y los bares...) en diagonal, entretiene; pero, aunque no descarto que caiga algún otro libro de la serie, pasará algún tiempo hasta que revisite a Bird y compañía. .
novela) y hace que algunas víctimas del asesino sean mafiosas para poder colar una guera por el control de los bajos fondos y tiroteos masivos.
Si lees las descripciones de la ropa y las armas (y las habitaciones y los bares...) en diagonal, entretiene; pero, aunque no descarto que caiga algún otro libro de la serie, pasará algún tiempo hasta que revisite a Bird y compañía. .
amieoo's review against another edition
2.0
Well, I was not a fan of it, but I think it was somewhat decent.
It is totally not my genre so I understand why I only think it is decent.
It is totally not my genre so I understand why I only think it is decent.
smashingreads's review against another edition
3.0
BLUF: Slow, but steady read. Good for those (like me) who naturally suspend their disbelief.
Meet Charlie, ‰ЫПBird‰Ыќ. Bird is a poor excuse for a husband, but didn‰ЫЄt deserve the loss of his wife and his daughter to a serial killer. After the death of his family, Bird left the NYPD for freelance detective work. Well, sort of. The book starts with Bird acting as a bounty hunter to pass the time, but he is soon wrapped into a case to find a missing woman as a favor to an old PD friend.
What should be a simple case soon becomes more complicated. As the bodies start piling up around the missing woman case, Bird also has to deal with the return of his wife and daughter‰ЫЄs killer. Obsessively, Bird seeks to trap his family‰ЫЄs killers. The hunt is on.
This book starts rather gruesomely, with the detailed killings of our main character‰ЫЄs wife and child. A lot of people are not going to be interested in reading such details, but, for the rest of us, the morbid curiosity is all we need to get sucked into this book.
The first case is slow and not very entertaining. Bird travels to a town where nobody wants to deal with him. The case isn‰ЫЄt very interesting and the effort the ‰ЫПbad guys‰Ыќ put into inconveniencing Bird is bizarre and excessive. The case has an enjoyable ending and I would have felt comfortable ending the book right then.
After the first case and a call from the killer himself/herself, Bird gets renewed motivation to track down his family‰ЫЄs killer. Along the way, Bird finds himself dragged into gang turf wars, frozen out of the FBI‰ЫЄs investigation, and in the arms of a new lover. This case is more enjoyable, but not necessarily ‰ЫПrealistic‰Ыќ.
This book contained little things that I felt were truly unrealistic. At one point, the police act on Bird‰ЫЄs tip without any real question or further proof. Quick friendships with gang leads, welcoming into the FBI investigation, even if informally, and friends who would drop anything to fly to where you are and wreak havoc is a bit.. far-fetched for me.
All-in-all, I enjoyed this book and will revisited the series at some point in the future.
Meet Charlie, ‰ЫПBird‰Ыќ. Bird is a poor excuse for a husband, but didn‰ЫЄt deserve the loss of his wife and his daughter to a serial killer. After the death of his family, Bird left the NYPD for freelance detective work. Well, sort of. The book starts with Bird acting as a bounty hunter to pass the time, but he is soon wrapped into a case to find a missing woman as a favor to an old PD friend.
What should be a simple case soon becomes more complicated. As the bodies start piling up around the missing woman case, Bird also has to deal with the return of his wife and daughter‰ЫЄs killer. Obsessively, Bird seeks to trap his family‰ЫЄs killers. The hunt is on.
This book starts rather gruesomely, with the detailed killings of our main character‰ЫЄs wife and child. A lot of people are not going to be interested in reading such details, but, for the rest of us, the morbid curiosity is all we need to get sucked into this book.
The first case is slow and not very entertaining. Bird travels to a town where nobody wants to deal with him. The case isn‰ЫЄt very interesting and the effort the ‰ЫПbad guys‰Ыќ put into inconveniencing Bird is bizarre and excessive. The case has an enjoyable ending and I would have felt comfortable ending the book right then.
After the first case and a call from the killer himself/herself, Bird gets renewed motivation to track down his family‰ЫЄs killer. Along the way, Bird finds himself dragged into gang turf wars, frozen out of the FBI‰ЫЄs investigation, and in the arms of a new lover. This case is more enjoyable, but not necessarily ‰ЫПrealistic‰Ыќ.
This book contained little things that I felt were truly unrealistic. At one point, the police act on Bird‰ЫЄs tip without any real question or further proof. Quick friendships with gang leads, welcoming into the FBI investigation, even if informally, and friends who would drop anything to fly to where you are and wreak havoc is a bit.. far-fetched for me.
All-in-all, I enjoyed this book and will revisited the series at some point in the future.