The Scarecrow
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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 paperto 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 realizes that Winslow's so-called confession is bogus. The kid might actually be innocent.Jack is soon running with his biggest story since The Poetmade 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. Bonus materials include an in-depth interview with the author about writing "The Scarecrow" along with his exciting travel photos-plus a link to an online promotional video and links within the text to a fictitious website based on the novel and a teaser chapter from his next book, "Nine Dragons."
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Author
Michael Connelly
Pages
448
Publisher
Little, Brown
Published Date
2009-05-26
ISBN
0316073458 9780316073455
Ratings
Google: 4.5
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"Connelly is up to his usual standard keeping the reader in suspense. Though this one is not so much for the mystery, with the villain introduced from the get-go, it is still interesting to see how McEvoy and his partners figure it out for themselves."
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Michael Prentice