Title: The Reapers
Author: John Connolly
Rating:
3.5 stars out of 5Publisher: Pocket Star Books
Copyright: 2008
Pages: 515
Keywords: crime, thriller
Reading period: 24–26 June, 2009
Charlie Parker, the hero of John Connolly's books,
has always been able to rely on his friends,
the former assassin Louis and his life-partner Angel,
for backup when events turn bloody—most recently in The Unquiet.
Louis' past is catching up with him, leading to a bloody climax.
As we explore that past,
we learn how a gay, black teenager in a sundown town
was recruited to be a “reaper”.
When Louis and Angel are set up,
Parker and other friends must go in after them.
Partly an exploration of the different ways that the act of killing can affect people,
partly a thriller,
generally satisfying.