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Book 21 of Charlie Parker. See all Charlie Parker books in order
The book before
The Furies
The book after
The Children of Eve
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Last checked: September 25, 2026, against johnconnollybooks.com

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  • Adult

Other books in Charlie Parker

23 books listed so far

  1. Book 1: Every Dead Thing
  2. Book 2: Dark Hollow
  3. Book 3: The Killing Kind
  4. Book 4: The White Road
  5. Book 5: The Black Angel
  6. Book 6: The Unquiet
  7. Book 7: The Reapers
  8. Book 8: The Lovers
  9. Book 9: The Whisperers
  10. Book 10: The Burning Soul
  11. Book 11: The Wrath of Angels
  12. Book 12: The Wolf in Winter
  13. Book 13: A Song of Shadows
  14. Book 14: A Time of Torment
  15. Book 15: A Game of Ghosts
  16. Book 16: The Woman in the Woods
  17. Book 17: A Book of Bones
  18. Book 18: The Dirty South
  19. Book 19: The Nameless Ones
  20. Book 20: The Furies
  21. Book 22: The Children of Eve
  22. Book 23: A River Red With Blood

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