Nocturnes

Nocturnes by John Connolly is a reissue published by Simon and Schuster on October 10, 2006. This anthology features a collection of dark and haunting short stories that delve into themes of lost lovers, missing children, predatory demons, and vengeful ghosts. Connolly’s distinctive voice shines through as he explores supernatural elements, echoing the work of genre masters while presenting his unique narratives.
Readers will find a variety of supernatural novellas and stories within this 496-page collection. Notable tales include “The New Daughter,” where a father uncovers ancient secrets hidden on his land, and “The Underbury Witches,” which follows two detectives confronting a sinister force in a town stripped of its men. Additionally, the long novella “The Reflecting Eye” features private detective Charlie Parker as he investigates a chilling photograph linked to an infamous killer. This edition invites readers into a world of mystery and horror, blending elements of fiction, ghost stories, and thrillers.
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From #1 internationally bestselling author John Connolly comes Nocturnes, a dark, daring, utterly haunting shot story anthology of lost lovers and missing children, predatory demons, and vengeful ghosts.
Connolly’s collection of supernatural novellas and stories echoes the work of some of the masters of the genre while never losing his own distinctive voice. In “The New Daughter,” a father comes to suspect that a burial mound on his land hides something very ancient, and very much alive; in “The Underbury Witches,” two London detectives find themselves battling a particularly female evil in a town culled of its menfolk. And finally, private detective Charlie Parker returns in the long novella “The Reflecting Eye,” in which the photograph of an unknown girl turns up in the mailbox of an abandoned house once occupied by an infamous killer. This discovery forces Parker to confront the possibility that the house is not as empty as it appears, and that something has been waiting in the darkness for its chance to kill again.
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