Published by Atria Books, Emily Bestler Books Genres: Fiction, Horror, Mystery
Format: ARC, eBook
Charlie Parker is back and as usual, he is pulled into quite the mess in this book. Slow to start but strong to finish, The Children of Eve involves missing children, a missing man, and devious and dangerous people. The books in the Charlie Parker series always have great mysteries, plenty of action, and a supernatural element. I love how Charlie Parker’s long dead daughter Jennifer always comes into play in the books. I love seeing her and her watchful eye and interactions with Charlie and other supernatural elements. Fans of the series will be happy to see Angel and Louis make appearances as well. This book finds Charlie Parker smack dab in the middle of a whole lot of trouble when he is hired by a woman to find her missing boyfriend. Her boyfriend who got tangled up in a HUGE mess.
As I mentioned this book started on the slower side and I was worried that this might be one of the first books in the Charlie Parker series that I won’t enjoy. But he pace did pick up and this book became more and more enjoyable and intense as the subplots began to merge and things became more dicey and more mysterious. So, who are “The Children of Eve“? One will need to read this book to find out! The Children of Eve has many chilling, intense, gripping, and interesting parts. There are also some parts where readers will notice that Charlie is not as young as he used to be, and things hurt a little more than they once did.
But what doesn’t get old, is the characters, their relationships, their banter, their love, and their teamwork. I love seeing them together, how they solve their unique cases, and how the depths of their love and courage shine through. As with the previous books in the series, The Children of Eve is wonderfully written, brimming with tension, atmosphere, twists, revelations, the supernatural, and dread.
Be sure to read the author’s note to learn what trip he took inspired him to write this storyline.
Thank you to Atria/Emily Bestler Books and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.
