Character · Parker and his friends · 23 books
Charlie Parker
Charlie Parker is a private investigator in Maine, a former New York detective haunted by the murder of his wife and daughter.
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Character facts
- First appearance
- Every Dead Thing (1999)
- Latest appearance
- A River Red with Blood (2026)
- Books
- 23 (21 as lead, 1 major, 1 minor)
- Series
- Charlie Parker
- Author
- John Connolly
- Circle
- Parker and his friends
Where to meet Charlie Parker
Charlie Parker first appears in Every Dead Thing (1999), as the lead, book 1 of the Charlie Parker series.
Every book with Charlie Parker
In publication order, with the size of their role in each.
- 1999LEvery Dead Thinglead · Charlie ParkerHunts the killer of his wife and daughterBuy
- 2000LDark Hollowlead · Charlie ParkerBuy
- 2001LThe Killing Kindlead · Charlie ParkerBuy
- 2002LThe White Roadlead · Charlie ParkerBuy
- 2005LThe Black Angellead · Charlie ParkerBuy
- 2007LThe Unquietlead · Charlie ParkerBuy
- 2008MThe Reapersmajor role · Charlie ParkerBuy
- 2009LThe Loverslead · Charlie ParkerLooks into his father’s pastBuy
- 2010LThe Whispererslead · Charlie ParkerBuy
- 2011LThe Burning Soullead · Charlie ParkerBuy
- 2012LThe Wrath of Angelslead · Charlie ParkerBuy
- 2014LThe Wolf in Winterlead · Charlie ParkerBadly wounded at the endBuy
- 2015LA Song of Shadowslead · Charlie ParkerBuy
- 2016LA Time of Tormentlead · Charlie ParkerBuy
- 2017LA Game of Ghostslead · Charlie ParkerBuy
- 2018LThe Woman in the Woodslead · Charlie ParkerBuy
- 2019LA Book of Boneslead · Charlie ParkerBuy
- 2020LThe Dirty Southlead · Charlie ParkerSet in 1997, before the first bookBuy
- 2021·The Nameless Onesminor role · Charlie ParkerBuy
- 2022LThe Furieslead · Charlie ParkerBuy
- 2024LThe Instruments of Darknesslead · Charlie ParkerBuy
- 2025LThe Children of Evelead · Charlie ParkerBuy
- 2026LA River Red with Bloodlead · Charlie ParkerBuy
Appears most often with
| Character | Books together |
|---|---|
| AngelBurglar, Louis’s partner | 23 |
| LouisHit man and Parker’s friend | 23 |
| Jennifer ParkerParker’s murdered daughter, a ghostly presence | 20 |
| Sam ParkerParker and Rachel’s daughter | 19 |
| Rachel WolfePsychologist and Parker’s partner | 8 |
| The CollectorKiller who judges the guilty | 7 |