The Furies. John Connolly. 2022.

Furies: mythological snake-haired goddesses of vengeance, pursuers of those who have committed unpunished crimes.

Now, in two short novels, private investigator Charlie Parker is drawn into a world a world of modern furies. 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 Amber Strange. And in the title tale, 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……..