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Original Title:	The Reapers
ISBN:	0340936657 (ISBN13: 9780340936658)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Charlie Parker #7
Characters:	Angel, Charlie Parker, Louis
Setting:	United States of America

The Reapers (Charlie Parker #7) Unknown Binding | Pages: 453 pages

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I doubt that Connolly ever had the idea that he would do an entire book dedicated to Louis and Angel. That being said, I had hoped early on that this book would eventually exist.

In The Reapers, long time associates of Charlie Parker, Louis and Angel, get their own novel. Louis and Angel have recently fallen into the cross hairs of a rival long thought dead. A former colleague of Louis, Bliss, has returned to seek his vengeance against those who brutally disfigured him, leaving him for dead years ago. However, Louis and Angel are unaware of his resurgence, accepting a job from a wealthy criminal recluse who asks them to take out his longtime rival. The pair goes missing during said job and it's up to their friends, led by Parker to find them.

This novel is refreshing in so many ways from the previous Parker installments. Gone is the first person narrative, gone are the supernatural aspects and for the most part, gone is Charlie Parker himself. Having already explored a lot of Angel's history in the earlier books, Connolly dives deep into Louis' upbringing and the circumstances that led him down his path in life. Told through flashbacks, Connolly shapes Louis through his first kill and his subsequent recruitment of a man known as Gabriel. This man becomes Louis' father figure, molding him into a "Reaper"; a hit man.

I really enjoyed the back story on Louis, I felt like it's long overdue and without a doubt, he's grown to become my favorite character in the Parker series. He's written with such passion; Connolly paints him as a consistent professional but with a dry sense of humor that is just awesome. The novel also goes into detail the lengths that Louis and Angel take to maintain their lifestyle. Louis does a lot of his business through shell companies and pre-paid, disposable cell phones, trying not to deal with anyone directly unless absolutely necessary, even paying homeless people to pay bills and acquire new phones with pre-paid calling cards. It's pretty slick.

Parker's role was perfect, leading a rag tag group of allies to aid Louis and Angel upon their disappearance. I'm growing to love Parker's hired goons, the Fulci brothers. Their associate, Jackie Garner (hired by the Fulci brothers to take care of their business affairs), had one of the better moments in the series leaving me laughing out loud.

I'm so glad Connolly decided to give Louis and Angel their own entry in the long running Parker series. I'm hoping that he one day decides to give them another kick at the can. I'll try not to be greedy though - I'll take as many Parker books that Connolly will throw at me.

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Title	:	The Reapers (Charlie Parker #7)
Author	:	John Connolly
Book Format	:	Unknown Binding
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 453 pages
Published	:	May 1st 2008
Categories	:	Thriller. Mystery. Crime. Fiction. Horror

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Another dreadful story of mayhem and violence. A death trap of bullets and murder. 1 of 10 stars

*Need to ReviewYay for getting to know more about Louis! It took way too long for Parker to make an entrance.

Overall, this scored little better than a giant Meh. The characters were ok. The plot didn't stink. The pacing wasn't bad. All in all, not too bad, but not very good either.One thing I have noticed about Angel and Louis. Connolly presents them as a gay couple, but basically--as far as the reader is concerned--they are asexual. I'm not on pins and needles wanting to learn all the gory details of gay sex, but these guys never even kiss! You see more going on with Cam and Mitch in Modern Family

Alright, I don't have to contain my love in this one. So, first of all, can I marry Angel??? I can't even begin to describe how much I love that amazing guy... I know he would not want to marry me, but he's just sooo lovely and caring... But let's talk about the novel: It is not one of Charlie's books. In fact, Charlie only appears at the end of it. This one is entirely for Louis and Angel. I totally loved the background story for Louis' character. It shows how violence and hate can make a dent

THE REAPERS is Book 7 in author John Connolly's "Charlie Parker" series. This book is a bit of a departure from the usual because Charlie Parker, himself, is side-lined for much of the novel. Instead, the focus is primarily upon Louis and his partner, Angel, fighting a battle from something in Louis' shadowed past. ". . . Cancer offers a better survival rate than crossing you . . . " As usual, Connolly weaves a trail that wraps up all the threads perfectly in the end. With one of the best

John Connollys writing flows along like a lyrical river; his narrative structure is excellent, tugging the reader from one sentence to the next. That said, whilst I like Connollys books - and this was no exception - The Reapers wasnt in the same league as some of the other books in the series. The problem for me is that book is effectively the back story to Louis and Angel, the friends of his regular main character Charlie Bird Parker the former police detective who mourns the savage death of

While reading the previous Charlie Parker books I became enamoured with Louis and Angel, close friends of the private detective who also happen to be an assassin and a thief in love with each other. So I was ecstatic to get a spin-off into their lives and away from Charlie's musings (I like him but he can be morose and self-pitying, though with good reason of course). It shows the complicated way Louis and Angel live their lives, and the people entrusted with them (not many). There's also Willie