The Nameless Ones by John Connolly
Synopsis
In Amsterdam, three people are butchered in a canal house, their remains arranged around the crucified form of their patriarch, De Jaager: fixer, go-between, and confidante of the assassin named Louis.
The men responsible for the murders are Serbian war criminals. They believe they can escape retribution by retreating to their homeland. They are wrong. For Louis has come to Europe to hunt them down: five killers to be found and punished before they can vanish into the east.
There is only one problem. The sixth.
Reviews
'There's no mistaking a John Connolly novel, with its singular characters, eerie subject matter and socko style' New York Times
'Dark and sometimes deeply unsettling' Irish Independent
'A gripping crime thriller with elements of the horror and supernatural genres cleverly blended into the mix' The Afterworld
'Intelligent and haunting nail-biter' Publishers Weekly
'Menace has never been so seductive' Guardian
About the Author
John Connolly is author of the Charlie Parker mysteries, The Book of Lost Things, the Samuel Johnson novels for young adults and, with his partner, Jennifer Ridyard, co-author of the Chronicles of the Invaders. John Connolly's debut - EVERY DEAD THING - introduced the character of Private Investigator Charlie Parker, and swiftly launched him right into the front rank of thriller writers. All his subsequent novels have been Sunday Times bestsellers. He was the winner of the 2016 CWA Short Story Dagger for On the Anatomization of an Unknown Man (1637) by Frans Mier from NIGHT MUSIC: Nocturnes Vol 2.