John Connolly was born in Dublin in 1968. He studied English at Trinity College Dublin and journalism at Dublin City University.
Before becoming a full-time writer, Connolly worked at a variety of jobs including journalist, barman, waiter, local government official and dogsbody at Harrods in London. As a full-time writer, he continues to contribute to the Irish Times Newspaper.
Connolly is best known for his series featuring the private detective Charlie Parker but he has also written standalone novels, short stories and series for young adults and teens.
John Connolly spends most of his time living in Dublin but also spends time in the United States where his Charlie Parker series is based.
Charlie Parker series
- Every Dead Thing (#1) (1999)
- Dark Hollow (#2) (2000)
- The Killing Kind (#3) (2001)
- The White Road (#4) (2002)
- The Black Angel (#5) (2005)
- The Unquiet (#6) (2007)
- The Reapers (#7) (2008)
- The Lovers (#8) (2009)
- The Whisperers (#9) (2010)
- The Burning Soul (#10) (2011)
- The Wrath of Angels (#11) (2012)
- The Wolf in Winter (#12) (2014)
- A Song of Shadows (#13) (2015)
- A Time of Torment (#14) (2016)
- A Game of Ghosts (#15) (2017)
- The Woman in the Woods (#16) (2018)
Samuel Johnson series (for young adults)
- The Gates (#1) (2009)
- The Infernals/ Hell’s Bells (#2) (2011)\
- The Creeps (#3) (2013)
The Chronicles of the Invaders trilogy (for teens)
- Conquest (#1) (2013)
- Empire (#2) (2015)
- Dominion (#3) (2016)
Other novels
- Bad Men (2003)
- The Book of Lost Things (2006)
- He (2017)
Short story collections
- Nocturnes (2004)
- Night Music: Nocturnes 2 (2015)
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