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The Unquiet: A Thriller (Charlie Parker #6)

by John Connolly (Goodreads Author)

4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 · rating details · 2,783 ratings · 163 reviews

But that is the nature of revenge. It escalates. It cannot be controlled. One hurt invites another, on and on until the original injury is all but forgotten in the chaos of what follows.

John Connolly's originality and talent for storytelling have quickly made him one of today's preeminent thriller writers. Now, in The Unquiet, private detective Charlie Parker returns to un...more

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Published May 15th 2007 by Atria Books (first published January 1st 2007)

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Aug 02, 2011 K.D. Oliveros rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recommended to K.D. by: Kit Salalima

Shelves: crime, series, suspense-thriller

Charlie “Bird” Parker is an ex-New York police officer. Now working as a private detective, he is also hunting the killer of his wife and daughter. A mother named Rebecca Clay hires him to shoo away Frank Merrick a.k.a. “Revenger” who is stalking and tormenting Rebecca and her daughter. Merrick wants to know the true whereabouts of Rebecca’s father Daniel Clay who mysteriously disappeared five years ago. Daniel Clay used to work as a psychiatrist specializing in abused children. Parker is torn b...more Charlie “Bird” Parker is an ex-New York police officer. Now working as a private detective, he is also hunting the killer of his wife and daughter. A mother named Rebecca Clay hires him to shoo away Frank Merrick a.k.a. “Revenger” who is stalking and tormenting Rebecca and her daughter. Merrick wants to know the true whereabouts of Rebecca’s father Daniel Clay who mysteriously disappeared five years ago. Daniel Clay used to work as a psychiatrist specializing in abused children. Parker is torn between the people who want to know the truth and those who want it to remain as mystery forever. Parker does not know that Merrick is being used by a sinister old lawyer. The said lawyer wants to settle old scores with Parker. Parker goes to a place called Gilead, a mysterious place in Northern Maine where a sect has been accused of child abuse years before.

The Unquiet refers to the people who abused the children in Gilead. With that as a theme, this book is bleak, full of despair and loneliness. To give you a sample, the book opens with this statement: ”“This world is full of broken things: broken hearts and broken promises, broken people.” It is a crime novel, yes, but has the right amount of supernatural overtone that at some point, people compare to the works of Stephen King. This markedly differentiates him from his competitors in suspense thriller genre like Robert Ludlum, Jeffrey Archer, Vince Flynn or even Dan Brown. For this reason, this book will not be my first and last John Connolly. I enjoy some amount of supernatural or paranormal ingredients when it comes to crime novels.

The only downside is that this is my first John Connolly and I struggled with his recurring characters aside from detective Charlie Parker. Louis and Angel are Parker’s close friends and allies in combat. They are an unlikely couple whose quibbles and good humor are sometimes the source of comic relief. Louis is a huge black man who used to be a hired killer while Angel is a small white man and ex-burglar. I also felt that the character of Dave “the Guesser” Glovsky should have been given more meat as it is very interesting. According to Wiki, he was an actual person with a concession stand at Old Orchard Beach in Maine. He was a part of state’s cultural heritage.

The book maybe dark and sad but it is definitely interesting, prose is taut and clear and there is a bit of light (hope) at the end of the tunnel of loneliness and despair.
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Aug 01, 2011 Bill rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Mystery/Thriller lovers

Shelves: fiction, thriller, mystery

I have this happy little addiction to thrillers - and John Connolly is a favorite. Yes, it's formulaic but it's a great escape and a refreshing departure from more intellectually stimulating fare.
Charlie Parker is an ex-cop and private eye with a troubled past and a troubled present - family problems and relationship issues with the various law enforcement agencies a private investigator is often obliged to bump into. The Unquiet is a reference to victims of a sinister cabal of men who are sex...more

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Jul 19, 2008 LJ rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: suspense, mystery, maine, private_investigator, contemporary_post_1945, male_author

THE UNQUIET (PI/Suspense-Charlie Parker-Maine-Cont) – VG+
Connolly, John – 6th in series
Hodder & Stoughton, 2007, UK Hardcover – ISBN: 9780340920480
First Sentence: This world is full of broken things: broken hearts and broken promises, broken people.
*** PI Charlie Parker is hired to protect Rebecca Clay. Her father, Daniel, was once a respected psychiatrist but many years ago, after his career was ruined by information being released about the harm children suffered while in his care, he disa...more

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Oct 29, 2012 Bob Williams rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

John Connolly's Charlie Parker is one of the most interesting detectives in modern contemporary fiction. He's hard-boiled yet sensitive, violent yet compassionate. He is in touch with spirits from the other side, especially those of his slain wife and daughter who were slaughtered in quite an unsettling fashion in EVERY DEAD THING. The killers he tracks down are warped, twisted, and cringe-inducing and are some of the darkest characters one will in encounter in the modern detective novel.

THE U...more
John Connolly's Charlie Parker is one of the most interesting detectives in modern contemporary fiction. He's hard-boiled yet sensitive, violent yet compassionate. He is in touch with spirits from the other side, especially those of his slain wife and daughter who were slaughtered in quite an unsettling fashion in EVERY DEAD THING. The killers he tracks down are warped, twisted, and cringe-inducing and are some of the darkest characters one will in encounter in the modern detective novel.

THE UNQUIET starts with Parker taking on what appears to be a simple case of protecting a client from a stalker, but it escalates into so much more: a missing persons case,a case of child molesters eerily dressed up in bird masks, a lost and abandoned city, and a poignant investigation of the extent one will go through to protect the ones he/she loves.

As with all Charlie Parker stories, this one is a poignant novel flecked with poetic passages counterbalanced by scenes of graphic violence. You are with Parker all the way as he takes beatings, gets on the wrong side of the law and sets himself in motion as a juggernaut determined to surmount incredible odds thrown in his way to get to the truth. And when he gets to the truth, it's shattering and surprising. Believe me, there are twists in this that you will not see coming, and they aren't just cheap detours thrown in for the sake of saying, "Oh, yeah, let's throw in a twist here." No. They are meaningful and add to the story's interest and poignancy rather than launching it into the realm of the ridiculous.

This is a story that's passionately written--as are all of the novels in the Parker series. One must pay attention to details because this story is layered and has quite a few characters--some seemingly peripheral who wind up being quite important later. The mental effort expended to keep track of the various characters and plot threads--again something common to all the Charlie Parker novels--is worth it. There's quite a payoff at the end.

If this is your first Charlie Parker novel, you're lucky because you have some undiscovered territory left to explore that will challenge you intellectually and reward you emotionally. If you enjoy this book, I'd recommend reading the first Charlie Parker novel, EVERY DEAD THING, and pushing full-steam ahead through the rest of the series. You'll be glad you did.(less)

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Sep 06, 2012 Arwen56 rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: romanzi

Qualche buona pagina c’è, ma in generale non è che “prenda” più di tanto. Abbastanza anonimo, come thriller. So che la serie di Charlie Parker andrebbe letta in ordine cronologico per meglio comprendere il protagonista, ma non credo che mi imbarcherò nell’impresa, non ritenendo che ne valga la pena, né per la qualità della scrittura, né per la consistenza della trama.

Di questo autore avevo già letto un altro romanzo, ossia Il libro delle cose perdute, di tutt’altro genere. Mi era piaciuto Roland...more

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Aug 02, 2012 Lorrie rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

You know those books that you pick up that you really don't like the narrator, the writing style, or the plot, but you finish them out anyway just because you want to know where the author thought it would logically go?

Well, spoiler alert, but (view spoiler)...more You know those books that you pick up that you really don't like the narrator, the writing style, or the plot, but you finish them out anyway just because you want to know where the author thought it would logically go?

Well, spoiler alert, but (view spoiler)

Another thing I hated about this dude was that he was just overflowing with shitty comments about everyone he met. I don't think anyone in the book measured up to whatever amazing standards he required of meeting people. Here's an example about a secretary in an office he has to go to:

"Like everything else there, she looked old, but age had not dimmed her affection for cosmetics or hair dye, even if it had deprived her of some of the skills required to apply both without making the final effect look less like an act of vanity than an act of vandalism."

Yeah, you're a cool guy, Mr. Narrator. I can see why people like you so much. Also, her looking/acting this way advanced the story/plot in NO WAY WHATSOEVER. To me, this was a classic example of the author having met someone like this in the past, thought this to themself, then said, "Ohohohoho, this is gold! Vanity, vandalism, you genius you. I'mma shoehorn this into my next book!"

Not so much, guy. Not so much.(less)

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Jun 28, 2012 Tim Niland rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Detective Charlie Parker is hired by the daughter of a well known child psychologist who has gone missing. The woman is being stalked and harassed by a man named Merrick who claims that the missing psychologist has knowledge of the man's daughter who is missing and presumed dead. What starts as a simple case of protection and scaring off a stalker becomes a witches brew of horror as it is uncovered that the psychologist may have been involved in the coverup of child abuse, and Charlie Parker get...more

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May 16, 2012 Taylor Brasefield rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

John Connolly, known for his provocative and page turning thrillers has yet to fail especially with his 7th book in the Charlie Parker series The Unquiet. This book unlike the others involves missing children, child rape as well as stories told from the supernatural known as The Hollow Men.

Rebecca Clay is almost certain her father is dead and wonders why Merrick keeps asking personal, unsettling brazen questions about her father’s personal life. Merrick, not receiving the correct answers he want...more John Connolly, known for his provocative and page turning thrillers has yet to fail especially with his 7th book in the Charlie Parker series The Unquiet. This book unlike the others involves missing children, child rape as well as stories told from the supernatural known as The Hollow Men.

Rebecca Clay is almost certain her father is dead and wonders why Merrick keeps asking personal, unsettling brazen questions about her father’s personal life. Merrick, not receiving the correct answers he wants to believe begins stalking Rebecca, until she decides its right to higher a private investigator Charlie Parker, hoping to find out the real truth about what happened to her father as well as Lucy Merrick.

Charlie Parker is investigating the disappearance of Daniel Clay a respected child psychiatrist. After the disappearance rumors begin to surface that Mr. Clay abused and raped his patients as well as hidden secrets from many years ago. Not only is Daniel Clay suspected of child rape but also the disappearance of Lucy Merrick a sociopath killer’s daughter and former patient. After getting out of jail and figuring out his daughter has vanished with no leads except for Daniel Clay, Merrick will uncover horrific life changing secrets that very few knew anything about.

This instant thriller is a great read with some of the best essentials: Sex, lies and deceit as well as the worst: child rape, pornography and multiple killings. Although many would consider this book evil and certainly dark I would consider it a work of art. John Connolly ties all 6 elements beautifully together to create a masterpiece. Not only is The Unquiet put together well, it also is fast-paced with plenty of foreshadowing leaving you wanting to read more and more.

After finishing The Unquiet I still have unanswered question’s leaving me garbled. For example who are The Hollow Men and why have they yet to be caught? Or how did detective Parker feel about the community as a whole and all the horrifying secrets buried deep? Needless to say The Unquiet is a five star book leaving you with many questions.
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Aug 03, 2011 Jaquilyn rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I liked this book, but I felt that it just took too long to get to the point. I was frustrated while reading the book because I didn’t feel that it should be labeled as a thriller until close to the end of the book. It was interesting however, and I don’t feel as if it was a waste of time, because it wasn’t, but if you chose to read The Unquiet … think of it as more of a true story and a documentary… of a past event (even though it is a novel)…. Go into it expecting more of a mystery novel.
It w...more

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Jan 31, 2011 Linda rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery-crime, paranormal

Frank Merrick is a dangerous man, a violent ex-con set on finding out what happened to his missing daughter. He believes the answers lie with psychiatrist Daniel Clay, accused years ago of promoting the sexual abuse of some of the children he treated. Clay has been declared legally dead, but since Merrick thinks Clay's reclusive daughter Rebecca keeping him hidden away. Badly frightened, Rebecca hires detective Charlie Parker to warn Merrick off. But Merrick will not be warned, and Parker procee...more

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Aug 28, 2012 Judith rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Pretty decent thriller. At the beginning we are treated to the villain's thoughts, which read like so many villains in so many other thrillers that I was not happy. Fortunately, the book is not peppered with these intrusions into a two-dimensional mind. Instead, the book settles solidly into the lives of the PT, Charlie Parker, and those near him.

The case begins when Rebecca Clay seeks help from Parker because she is being stalked. The stalker has asked her questions about her father, Daniel Cla...more

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May 12, 2012 Mark rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: dark-tales, john-connolly, charlie-parker

I started reading this write when somebody in a Harry Dresden discussion told me about this series of books with a certain Charlie Parker. More real crime with a touch of darkness was how he described this series.

I found this book in HC including a cd mr Connelly used as a soundtrack to his writings, which did indeed set a certain mood. The topic of this book "abuse of children" was knowledgable written about in tale that was well worth its dark edges and has for me given a prove of high capabil...more

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Jan 02, 2010 Debs rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2009

Sixth Charlie Parker novel. Back in New England dealing with religious fanatics, child molesters and other evil men. There are always two stories going on in these books; the main investigation and the a side character, usually evil, hunting or following Parker or his compatriots. The threads mix and weave together in interesting and unpredictable ways. Connolly tells quite a yarn. One of Connolly’s great strengths as a writer has to do with the way he furthers the narrative; I mentioned earlier...more

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Oct 31, 2012 Cherry Mischievous rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: alltimefavorites, fromlibrary, audiobook, favourites, own, willreadthisauthoragain, i-ve-read

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George Guidall (audiobook narrator) has a slurring or "-ish" quality to his words. I find that this is not to my liking. Don't get me wrong, the words are clear and distinct, they just have that slurring or "-ish" added sound to it. It took a lot of getting used to which I think contributed to my diminished enjoyment of this book.

I enjoyed the last book, The Black Angel, a lot but I've read neutral to negative reviews about this one so I was kinda dreading going into this book. Maybe it...more

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Jul 07, 2011 Jean rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: worthy-to-read-again

THE UNQUIET by John Connolly is the 7th or 8th in the series I think and is so good as a sequel I am intent on reading the whole series from #1 on... I am sure anyone can start ANYWHERE in the series and get sucked into the eerie poetic world of Charles "Bird" Parker, the haunted private investigator, and his macho-but-gay assassin/mercenary cohorts Louis and Angel. The next book is THE REAPERS and focuses mostly on Louis and Angel tho Parker does appear eventually in a switch of roles supportin...more

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Dec 18, 2008 Donna rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery-suspense

I have mixed feelings about this book. Given its genre, it couldn't have been too bad, because it suited me fine while I was stuck in an airport for four hours today--and this, even though I usually go to great lengths to avoid fiction that has supernatural elements. As escapism, it does the job, and I also learned more than I ever wanted to know about the gruesome world of child pornography. My attitude is that all knowledge is good, and it's necessary to be aware of the grotesque underbelly of...more

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Sep 21, 2011 L.E. Fitzpatrick rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

John Connolly writes so beautifully. He is able to add a humanity that compliments his characters and the horrific plots inflicted upon them. Angel and Louie are probably the greatest characters ever written and as Charlie Parker's story continue I am getting more and more excited.

I read the Unquiet on the ferry home from Ireland after searching Connolly's country high and low to find it the week of its release. Needless to say he scared me silly I daren't move from the cafe on the ship until we...more

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Oct 04, 2012 Shannon rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

John Connolly amazed me from the beginning with The Book of Lost Things, and though none of them have *quite* gripped me as tightly since then, I really like his Charlie Parker series as well. In this one, a small problem - a woman being stalked by a creepy individual looking for information on her missing father - becomes a much larger kettle of fish from which Charlie can't seem to extricate himself for curiosity and a sense of needing to find the truth for justice's sake. Connolly definitely...more

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Jul 27, 2011 Katrina rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I am a big fan of John Connolly. I love the darkness of his characters and stories. Charlie Parker is a truly intriguing character. He is not likeable in the usual sense but yet you find yourself drawn into his world and routing for him. He is a tortured and flawed man who is fighting his own demons ( figuratively and literally ) as well as those of others. It takes the classic good v evil and twists it around- Charlie Parker is not a good man and does not hang out with good men but sometimes yo...more

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May 09, 2011 Greenockian rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I generally love the way Connolly writes - he is highly adept at creating atmosphere, a sense of place and of building a great yarn. However I have to say that for the first time I finished a Charlie Parker book feeling a bit cheated: the excellent first two thirds of the book is seriously undermined by a mad rush at the end to ramp up the tension, kill off as many people as possible and to tie up loose ends without much thought to ... well, anything really. I feel terrible to be so negative but...more

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Feb 18, 2010 Victoria rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: books-in-a-series, mystery-thriller

I love his books. He is one of the very best writers - and certainly the best mystery-writer that I have ever read! His words - even at their most grotesque and haunting - remain lyrically beautiful. His characters are so fleshed out that it is amazing that they are not actually alive. And his plots are finely woven webs that link everything together in the end. This installment, revolving around a mysterious ring of child abusers, was very well done. And with the rather surprising turn of event...more

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Dec 23, 2008 Brian Smith rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The Unquiet was a decent book, but could have been better.

Rebecca, the daughter of child psychiatrist Daniel Clay, is being stalked by Ex-Contract Killer Merrick. Merrick is who's daughter disappeared under Daniel's care, is searching to find her or avenge her death. Merrick feels Rebecca is hiding her father's location and he is determined to pull it out of her.

The Novel started with great potential, but did not hold up through the end. Nowhere as good as The Book of Lost Things. However, The...more

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Mar 27, 2013 Calvin rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The Unquiet is without doubt a gripping, yet disturbing thriller. The subject matter is dark and disturbing. It centers around the abduction and abuse of children. Parker, the P.I, embroiled on the hunt for these criminals, is a likable protagonist. The plot is complex, entangled and has a supernatural element permeating it. The story was well developed and there were some good twists and turns to it. Overall, this is a dark book, but very well written and executed. I will definitely read more i...more

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May 15, 2011 Amanda is currently reading it · review of another edition

Diving into John Connolly with the Mickey Haller series might have been a mistake. I so enjoyed those books and his writing style that I assumed "The Unquiet" would be just as entertaining. I couldn't have been more wrong. This book drones on. There's no reason this story should take up 500 pages. The writing is in such stark contrast to that of the Mickey Haller series that I've wondered, on a number of occasions, if they're really written by the same author. Still chugging along but so far, no...more

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Aug 09, 2012 Scott Rhee rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

John Connolly's "The Unquiet" is, perhaps, Connolly's most straight-forward murder mystery to date. By that I mean that it does not have the rambling expository passages and poetic flourishes that have graced some of his other novels. I think it's due to the harsh and rather ugly subject matter: pedophelia. Not a lot one can (or would want) to poeticize about that. Not missing from the book is Connolly's deft handling of the supernatural. It's toned down a bit in this one, but he manages to brin...more

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Mar 30, 2012 Traummachine rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

3.5 stars
I returned to Connolly's Charlie Parker series, and he returned to form: this was moody, funny, with great prose and supernatural elements. I can't say I've ever read a thriller like a Connolly thriller. He abandons the Da Vinci Codiness he used in Black Angel, and it was nice to have a return to the gritty P.I. feel of the earlier books in the series. It's funny, because Black Angel was my favorite so far, but the series as a whole stands out because of its unique blend of noir, angst,...more

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Nov 07, 2010 Brandon rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, detective-books, 2010, letdowns, connolly

I think I'm getting a little burned out on the Charlie Parker character. In March of 2009, I started reading his journey through the criminal underworld with "Every Dead Thing". While having a little supernatural stuff thrown in there, his character reminded me of a "Batman-ish" vigilante. You had the classic storyline of a traumatic event happening to a good guy followed by spending his life trying to make amends for what happened. I loved it; I was hooked right away. The first book was full of...more I think I'm getting a little burned out on the Charlie Parker character. In March of 2009, I started reading his journey through the criminal underworld with "Every Dead Thing". While having a little supernatural stuff thrown in there, his character reminded me of a "Batman-ish" vigilante. You had the classic storyline of a traumatic event happening to a good guy followed by spending his life trying to make amends for what happened. I loved it; I was hooked right away. The first book was full of such anger; he hated the world and wanted justice for the murder of his wife and child.

With Connolly's "The Unquiet", we're six books in and two removed from the best Parker novel yet, "The White Road". In this installment, we find Parker dealing with the separation from the mother of his second child. He picks up a job protecting the daughter of a long since missing child psychologist, Daniel Clay. Daniel's daughter, Rebecca, is being troubled by a man who believes Daniel is still alive. The man in question, Merrick, desperately wants to find the location of Daniel in regards to some unfinished business. Daniel Clay disappearance is linked to a scandal involving child abuse and death which subsequently ruined his career. However, nothing was actually confirmed on whether Mr. Clay had anything to do with the events in question, just that his disappearance seems to indicate his involvement.

Parker's life is just a huge mess. He can't seem to make a decision between what he believes is his moral obligation to seek out and help those troubled in life and accepting his role as a father and family man. The novel spends a good chunk of time on the personal life; heavily sinking into Parker's dilemma. He seems like he's just sulking around, hoping things will clear themselves up. He seems to have no desire to make any sort of final decision. It really makes me feel like Connolly jumped the shark a little too early with throwing in a romantic interest into Charlie's life.

While there are some good scenes in the beginning as Parker questions those closest to Daniel Clay; I felt I was really bored. I'm a huge fan of Connolly's wit and sarcastic humor but with a brooding Parker; the novel seems to just fall flat. Maybe that's what Connolly was going for but it's not something I'm a fan of; at least not this far into the Parker saga. I think the novel suffers from its length. Finishing just over 500 pages, I felt it could have used a little tighter editing. A lot seemed like filler to me.

I probably would've rated this novel a lot lower if not for the superb ending. Connolly wraps things up nicely and treats the reader to an epilogue which progresses to the next book nicely. I have to admit, I was intrigued by something hinted at in the final pages - enough to make me pick up the next book right away. Overall, the final 100 pages or so really save this from being a train wreck. If not for some key events occurring towards the end, this would be completely forgettable and seem like a useless entry into the Parker series.

Despite my view on Parker, his associates Louis and Angel remain excellent. Louis has some of the best lines I've read in this series, from his rant on hockey to his explanation of his political views; I just loved him. Despite the bad taste in my mouth from the last two novels, I'm still looking forward to Connolly's 7th Parker book, The Reapers. Why you ask? Because this novel deals primarily with Louis and Angel.(less)

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Aug 26, 2008 D.K. rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Charlie Parker a former police detective, now private investigator is hired by Rebecca Clay to make sure a recently freed convict named, Merrick, stops harassing her. Merrick's daughter (the only person in the world he ever truly loved) disappeared as he served time in prison. Before Merrick's release, Rebecca had declared her missing father, a disgraced child psychiatrist, Dr. Daniel Clay, dead. Merrick is convinced Dr. Clay knows something about his daughter whereabouts and that Parker's clien...more

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Jul 19, 2008 Carrie rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

A good book with a unique story. I was not sure why the author titled it the "Unquiet" unless it referred to the occasional voices of the characters' personal ghosts as whispers in their ears. I thought, instead, that it would be more appropriately named Hollow Men since they were referred to so much throughout the story.
Some of the story jumped around a bit and it was not always clear to a speedy reader, such as myself, who was doing the narrating at times or what they were referring to in som...more

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May 29, 2009 ScottK rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I love John Connolly, in his genre I think he is close to the top of my list. Charlie Parker (the main character, in most of his books) is great, yet troubled and tortured by the deaths of his Wife and Child, in the first book.The thing that makes these books as good as they are is the people he fills them with. The normal folks are quite believable, and the not so normal folks ie, the hollow men, the Collector, Frank Merrick are all as equally as unlikeable as the good guys are likeable.

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John Connolly was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1968 and has, at various points in his life, worked as a journalist, a barman, a local government official, a waiter and a dogsbody at Harrods department store in London. He studied English in Trinity College, Dublin and journalism at Dublin City University, subsequently spending five years working as a freelance journalist for The Irish Times newspaper...more

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“I am sorry," I whispered. "I am sorry for all of the ways that I failed you. I am sorry that I was not there to save you, or to die alongside you. I am sorry that I have kept you with me for so long, trapped in my heart, bound in sorrow and remorse. I forgive you too. I forgive you for leaving me, and I forgive you for returning. I forgive you your anger, and your grief. Let this be an end to it.” — 16 people liked it

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