{"product_id":"the-reapers-a-charlie-parker-thriller","title":"The Reapers: A Charlie Parker Thriller","description":"\u003cp\u003eA brilliantly chilling novel by New York Times bestselling author John Connolly about a chain of killings  linked obscurely by great distances and the passage of years  and the settling of their blood-debts -- past  present  and future.  As a small boy  Louis witnesses an unspeakable crime that takes the life of a member of his small  southern community. He grows up and moves on  but he is forever changed by the cruel and brutal nature of the act. It lights a fire deep within him that burns white and cold  a quiet flame just waiting to ignite. Now  years later  the sins of his life are reaching into his present  bringing with them the buried secrets and half-forgotten acts of his past.  Someone is hunting him  targeting his home  his businesses  and his partner  Angel. The instrument of revenge is Bliss  a killer of killers  the most feared of assassins. Bliss is a Reaper  a lethal tool to be applied toward the ultimate end  but he is also a man with a personal vendetta.  Hardened by their pasts  Louis and Angel decide to strike back. While they form a camaraderie that brings them solace  it offers them no shelter from the fate that stalks them. When they mysteriously disappear  their friends are forced to band together to find them. They are led by private detective Charlie Parker  a killer himself  a Reaper in waiting.  Connollys triumphant prose and unerring rendering of his tortured characters mesmerize and chill. He creates a world where everyone is corrupt  murderers go unpunished  but betrayals are always avenged. Yet another masterpiece from a proven talent  The Reapers will terrify and transfix.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946504482869,"sku":"ByrdShop_1416569529","price":26.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781416569527.jpg?v=1769953256","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-reapers-a-charlie-parker-thriller","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}