Filed in archive Literature on July 20, 2010

John Connolly great fiction book author

© Ian Wilson

John Connolly is a well renowned mystery fiction writer from Ireland. His most intriguing character to date is called The Collector.

The most interesting aspect of Connoly's mystery literature is that he does not use the traditional style that most mystery books are accustomed. He goes beyond mystery fiction conventions. His novels aren't completely solved by the reason and intelligence of a detective such as Hercule Poirot or Sherlock Holmes.

Rather, characters are brought to the depths of evil and malice through the experiences of a former police detective, whose name is Charlie Parker. The Collector encounters Parker on a number of occasions brining him to situations of horror and evil. Connolly's mystery fiction novels include 'The Whisperers' and 'The Killing Kind.'