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  • The Whisperers

  • A Charlie Parker Thriller, Book 9
  • By: John Connolly
  • Narrated by: Jeff Harding
  • Length: 13 hrs and 24 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (299 ratings)
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The Whisperers

By: John Connolly
Narrated by: Jeff Harding
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Summary

The border between Maine and Canada is porous. Anything can be smuggled across it: drugs, cash, weapons, people. Now a group of disenchanted former soldiers has begun its own smuggling operation, and what is being moved is infinitely stranger and more terrifying than anyone can imagine. Anyone, that is, except private detective Charlie Parker, who has his own intimate knowledge of the darkness in men's hearts.

But the soldiers' actions have attracted the attention of the reclusive Herod, a man with a taste for the strange. And where Herod goes, so too does the shadowy figure that he calls the Captain. To defeat them, Parker must form an uneasy alliance with a man he fears more than any other; the killer known as the Collector....

©2010 John Connolly (P)2011 ISIS Publishing Ltd

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Another great story

Never disappointed with the Connolly - Harding combo. Charlie Parker's world opens up further in this instalment.

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brilliant as usual..............

A true Master of story telling....
I cannot recommend this series enough.
hopefully there will be many more

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truly amazing read

What did you like most about The Whisperers?

As usual, John Connolly has readers/listeners on the edge of their seats, Charlie Parker is such a believable character who leaps from the page.

Have you listened to any of Jeff Harding’s other performances? How does this one compare?

Jeff Harding is the perfect narrator for Charlie Parker, have only listened to one of the series that was not narrated by him, and I did not enjoy it as much.

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A good read

Its a good read, more of a filler of a story to help with the journey of charlie.

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Amazing

How can Connolly keep it ocult but so realistic still? I loved it so much, it’s the best crime series I’ve ever read, written in the best English and incredible amount of research. And Jeff Harding irreplaceable as ever *****

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Another amazing novel

Yet again familiar and new characters come together to create another amazing journey into the world of charlie parker. loved every second of the story that was again brilliantly performed by Jeff harding.

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A poor effort and waste of loved characters

Before I started this, I saw an online review that slated this book, and criticised the anti-war stance they thought spoiled the story.

"Bit harsh" I felt...but after reading it, I have to agree. Connelly obviously had something to say about the treatment of wounded veterans. Great, but I wished he'd written his concerns in separate book.

Any fan of Angel and Louis is going to be disappointed with their contribution here. Parker is barely involved considering he should be the main character.

This was a tiresome reading experience. It doesn't even make you wish to read the next book. A poor imitation of his previous highs.

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Great continuation of series

By this time you should know what to expect when reading a Charlie Parker Novel. And you’re not disappointed, as always it’s a good story with lots of little details in twists and observations about humanity, life , good and evil, fully as we have been expected to. Jeff Harding does a super job. Good listen

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The whisperers, superb.

Well what can I say, As a fan of John Connolly books, and having read the majority of his previous books, I found this one to be excellent, However being a newbie to audio books I did wonder if I would enjoy it as much as his previous text based books I had read. Initially I struggled as the voice of the narrator came on I felt unsure as it’s quite alien to an adult to be read to these days!! However after the first chapter I was completely hooked, I soon got used to the American accent and Jeff Harding was superb at bringing the different characters to life. In fact I think I enjoyed it more than if I had read it myself! The story was well paced, John Connolly has a knack of making all his characters very interesting and believable, and he paces the story well to a very exciting and suitable end. I actually sat in my car many times (I love listening in the car to take the monotony out of driving) for longer than I should have as i didn’t want to stop listening!! I have already purchased the next of his audio books in anticipation for the next adventure.

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Another Good book

Slow starting but another Connolly classic, enjoyed Jeff Harding reading, love the Charlie Parker collection onto the next one

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