The Killing Kind
Chapter Book · 2001

The Killing Kind

Written by John Connolly

Book #3 in the Charlie Parker series

A detective uncovers a link between a woman's death and a vanished religious community.

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520 pages

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Private detective Charlie Parker is drawn into a chilling mystery when a mass grave in Maine connects to Grace Peltier's suspicious death. As he delves deeper, Parker uncovers ties to a shadowy group and a dark family history. With the help of enigmatic allies, he must navigate a world of lost souls and sinister forces. Can Parker unravel the truth before becoming prey to the killing kind?

From the publisher

Did Grace Peltier commit suicide? When a mass grave in northern Maine reveals the final resting place of a religious community that disappeared 40 years ago, private detective Charlie Parker realises that their deaths are part of the same mystery.

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Format
Paperback
Pages
520
Audience
Adult
Lexile
~829L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.3
F&P level
~T
AR points
19
AR interest level
UG
AR quiz
114462
Publication
Published
May 15, 2005
First published
January 1, 2001
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780340771228

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