The Furies: mythological snake-haired goddesses of vengeance, pursuers of those who have committed unavenged crimes. Now, private investigator Charlie Parker is drawn into a world of modern furies in two linked stories.
In The Sisters Strange, the return of the criminal Raum Buker to Portland, Maine brings with it chaos and murder, as an act of theft threatens not only to tear apart his own existence but also that of Raum's former lovers, the enigmatic sisters Dolors and Ambar Strange.
And in The Furies Parker finds himself fighting to protect two more women as the city of Portland shuts down in the face of a global pandemic, but it may be that his clients are more capable of taking care of themselves than anyone could have imagined . . .
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Like Noah and his ark, the town of Athens, in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, seemed destined forever to be associated with floods.THE SISTERS STRANGE, 1
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(@HodderBooks, 4 August 2022, e-book, 469 pages, bought from @AmazonKindle)
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THE SISTERS STRANGE: I enjoyed this novella a lot. It contains all the elements I've come to expect from a Charlie Parker case; dodgy dealings with a whiff of the supernatural (in this case a creepy dude called Kepler, weeping pus and cutting down anyone who gets in his way searching for his precious stolen coins) and of course, a little cameo from Angel and Louis. There are references to the rest of the series to keep uber-fans like me happy. This is a solid thriller.
THE FURIES: I enjoyed this a bit more than The Sisters Strange though loved the book overall. The supernatural undertones take more of a centre strange in this novella. Thankfully, my favourite duo Angel and Louis have a larger role this time around. Parker is dealing with two cases, both involving women who have been used and wronged by bad men. This story has everything I've come to expect from the series.
