The Scarecrow
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4.3 • 196 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Crime reporter Jack McEvoy, who made his career when he broke the story of The Poet, is onto another story that will bring him face to face with evil in this gripping new thriller from the international #1 bestselling Michael Connelly.
Forced out of the Los Angeles Times amid the latest budget cuts, newspaperman Jack McEvoy decides to go out with a bang, using his final days at the paper to write the definitive murder story of his career.
He focuses on Alonzo Winslow, a 16-year-old drug dealer in jail after confessing to a brutal murder. But as he delves into the story, Jack realises that Winslow's so-called confession is bogus. The kid might actually be innocent.
Jack is soon running with his biggest story since The Poet made his career years ago. He is tracking a killer who operates completely below police radar - and with perfect knowledge of any move against him. Including Jack's.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bestseller Connelly comments on the plight of print journalism in a nail-biting thriller featuring reporter Jack McEvoy, last seen in 2004's The Narrows. When Jack is laid off from the L.A. Times with 14 days' notice to tie up loose ends, he decides to go out with a bang. What starts as a story about the wrongful arrest of a young gangbanger for the brutal rape and murder of an exotic dancer turns out to be just the tip of an iceberg that takes McEvoy from the Nevada desert to a futuristic data-hosting facility in Arizona. FBI agent Rachel Walling, with whom he worked on a serial killer case in 1996's The Poet, soon joins the hunt, but as the pair uncover more about the killer and his unsettling predilections, they realize that they too are being hunted. With every switch between McEvoy's voice and the villain's, Connelly ratchets up the tension. This magnificent effort is a reminder of why Connelly is one of today's top crime authors. 8-city author tour.
Customer Reviews
Great story keeps you on your toes with suspense. Great story teller.
I like that the suspense built and kept me interested. Good to have a bit of romance thrown in there as well.
Jack Mack Pot
Michael Connelly takes us across the street, from the homicide table at Hollywood Division to the Los Angeles Times. Seasoned detective to inquisitive reporter, Harry Bosch to Jack McEvoy, both look big and find small, look small and find big.
The story flows like a rain driven stream, sometimes quickly finding the shortest route to its destination & then pausing, to back flow when it reaches an obstructed path.
The three books in this series tell stories spread over decades, always connecting to law enforcement, adding personal intrigues & dilemmas. Believable, topical, revealing and unnerving at what far reaching power technology now holds. The author draws his readers into the storytelling, creating a reading experience you can feel part of.
The Scarecrow
Top notch reading. Couldn’t put the book down with lots of twists and turns. Engrossed from beginning to end and already onto the next in the series!