A review by pamela1221
The Burning Soul by John Connolly

4.0

This is a really quick read and is about the only book so far that you could term as being standalone. It is more mystery and swerves away from the supernatural compared to some of the previous books. This one takes us to another town in Maine called Pastor’s Bay where a girl has gone missing. This is a well woven plot that involves organized crime, a man with a violent past and a town of citizens who know too much of everyone’s business but also don’t know that there are predators among them.

Aimee Price (Charlie’s lawyer) has a client that needs Charlie’s help. While he doesn’t like his new client he feel obligated to keep his confidentiality. This brings him head to head with both the FBI and the State Police. Charlie does have a certain way of antagonizing the authorities and anyone that basically rubs him the wrong way. With some red herrings thrown in the book comes to a bloody end with Charlie barely holding on to his PI license.

Angel and Louis make a little appearance to help Charlie out and we also see them cleaning up a little in New York.

A book about new identities and hidden personalities that you cannot suppress as your true self will come to the surface in the end.