The Instruments of Darkness: A Charlie Parker Thriller, John Connolly, Hodder & Stoughton, ISBN: 9781529391879

A Child missing. A mother accused. Charlie Parker is their only hope.

In Maine, Colleen Clark is accused of the unthinkable: abducting and possibly murdering her own child. The case sparks outrage across the state – politicians, police, and everyday citizens all seem convinced of her guilt.

But not everyone believes the accusations. Moxie Castin, Colleen’s defense attorney, is determined to uncover the truth. Working alongside him is private investigator Charlie Parker, who suspects there’s more to the story. He begins to uncover a tale of a husband too quick to accept his wife’s guilt, a disgraced psychic hoping for redemption, and an old, crooked house hidden deep in the Maine woods—a house that should never have been built.

A house, and the dark secrets it hides beneath.