The Scarecrow

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FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE BOSCH SERIES AND THE LINCOLN LAWYER SERIES

“Michael Connelly…has the nerve and timing of a whole SWAT team.”–New York Times

“Michael Connelly…adds the intricate plotting and perfect-pitch dialogue that keeps The Scarecrow scary. Together, they hook the reader early and never let up.”–Philadelphia Inquirer

“An addictive read that, once it grabs you in those first few pages, won’t let go of you.”–Boston Globe

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 sixteen-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.

Connelly has the nerve and timing of a whole SWAT team.—New York Times Book ReviewIngenious…twisted brilliance.—Washington PostCrime fiction at its best.—Miami HeraldHigh-grade entertainment.—Boston GlobeMagnificent…a nail-biting thriller…Connelly ratchets up the tension…a reminder of why [he] is one of today’s top crime authors.—Publishers WeeklyInfernally ingenious…an irresistibly readable thriller.—New York Times on The PoetPulse-pounding…Connelly is one of those masters of structure who can keep driving the story forward, paragraph by paragraph, in runaway-locomotive style.—USA Today on The PoetShowcases Connelly’s powerful storytelling…one terrific novel.—Houston Chronicle on The PoetThis guy writes commercial fiction so well, he’s going to end up on the “literature” shelves along with Poe if he plays his cards right, and here’s one reader who hopes he does.—Los Angeles Times on The Poet

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Dimensions	1 × 4.25 × 7.5 in
Series	Jack McEvoy
Imprint	Grand Central Publishing
Format	General Trade
ISBN-13	09780446401203
ISBN-10	044640120X
Author	Michael Connelly, Peter Giles
Audience	General / adult
BISAC	FIC022020, FIC022100
Subjects	Teenage boys, police fiction thrillers, murder thrillers, detective stories, best detective books, gripping books, best thriller book series, page turner books, page turners, best suspense books 2017, False confessions, Drug dealers, FIC022020, Wrong conviction, Journalists, thriller fiction, police fiction, suspense fiction, FIC022100, FBI agents, mystery and suspense, Murder investigations, serial killers, murder mysteries