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A decade after Nocturnes first terrified and delighted listeners, John Connolly, best-selling author of 13 acclaimed thrillers featuring private investigator Charlie Parker, gives us a second volume of tales of the supernatural. From stories of the monstrous for dark winter nights to fables of fantastic libraries and haunted books, from a tender account of love after death to a frank, personal and revealing account of the author's affection for myths of ghosts and demons, this is a collection that will surprise, delight, and terrify.

Night Music also contains two novellas: the multiaward-winning The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository and The Fractured Atlas, featuring The Wanderer in Unknown Realms, previously published as an ebook, developed here into a five-part novella. Night Music: Nocturnes 2 is a masterly collection to be listened to with the lights on. Menace has never been so seductive.

2014, Edgar Award for Best Short Story, Winner

©2015 Bad Dog Books Limited (P)2015 Hodder & Stoughton Anthologies & Short Stories Horror Mystery Short Stories Suspense Thriller & Suspense Scary Haunted Fiction Paranormal

Critic reviews

Connolly never disappoints; his writing is always flawless, sympathetic and with beautifully drawn characters . . . Night Music is a worthy follow-up to Nocturnes, and there is much to enjoy here - and much to think about, too. A must for John Connolly's many fans. A collection of supernatural fiction to rattle your cage. (Marie O'Reagan)
Connolly knows how to unsettle, chill and outright terrify his readers . . . he displays his aptitude for crafting creepy supernatural tales (Michael Berry)
All stars
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as well as the 1st nocturnes book this one failed to disappoint. in the tradition of MR James an excellent collection of stories to disturb the mind

overwhelmingly excellent

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Some real gems, but I do not think the decision to use different voice actors for different stories is all that successful - save for chapter 4 where it works really well. In chapter 13 Jeff Harding draws you right into the story in his customary way. A shame about the narration for the Fractured Atlas sections, because I really liked story - the performances, not so much. If you've read all of the Charlie Parker novels it's worth a read on a dark winters night and your at a loose end.

Inconsistent

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one or two of the voices in some stories were obviously a reach for some narrators but apart from that a five star listen

the odd dodgy voice. But excellent stories.

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Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

Unsure yet. May need another listen. Found my mind turning off. The first one really held me hooked.

Has Night Music: Nocturnes 2 put you off other books in this genre?

No

What didn’t you like about the narrators’s performance?

Not keen on some

If this book were a film would you go see it?

No

Unsure

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I loved this collection of short stories. John Connolly you never cease to amaze me with your incredible mind. Great narrators. Highly recommend

brilliant

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