失物之书

John Connolly, born in Dublin, Ireland in 1968, has had a diverse background, having worked as a journalist, bartender, waiter, handyman at London's Harrods department store, and civil servant. He studied English at Trinity College Dublin and later pursued journalism at the Dublin City University. He spent five years as a freelance journalist for The Irish Times.

In 1999, Connolly made his debut as a thriller writer with "Every Dead Thing," which follows retired detective Charlie Parker's pursuit of the killer of his wife and daughter. The novel broke the record for the second-highest advance paid to a first-time author in British and American publishing history, making Connolly the first non-American to receive the Shamus Award and establishing him as the "Irish Master of Suspense." He won the Barry Award for Best Crime Novel in the UK for his novel "The White Road" in 2003.

Connolly is an incredibly versatile writer, spanning genres and crossing boundaries. He dazzles readers with his talent for writing thrillers, as well as for creating works that defy categorization, such as his masterful work of non-traditional fiction, "The Book of Lost Things." He is also the author of "Bad Men" and many other novels.

作者简介

约翰·康纳利，1968年生于爱尔兰都柏林，经历丰富，曾担任过记者、酒保、服务生、伦敦哈洛德百货公司的杂工、地方公务员等等。于爱尔兰三一学院就读英文系，并于都柏林市立大学主修新闻学，之后五年在爱尔兰时报（TheIrishTimes）担任自由记者。1999年，康纳利以《夺命旅人》（EveryDeadThing）出道。这本惊悚小说以追查杀死妻女真凶的退休警探帕克为主角，创下了英美版权史上第二高价的新人预付版税纪录，令康纳利成为夏姆斯奖（ShamusAward）首位非美籍得奖者，并奠定其“爱尔兰惊悚大师”之地位。2003年，以TheWhiteRoad获得英国最佳犯罪小说奖的BarryAward。康纳利才华洋溢，左手写惊悚，右手跨领域、跨类型书写，开创全新格局，使人惊艳赞叹，《失物之书》即其出道至今之非单一类型小说的颠峰杰作。另着有《恶人绝路》（麦田即将出版），已改拍为电影。