Fresh Pick | THE SCARECROW by Michael Connelly

June 2009
On Sale: May 26, 2009
Featuring: Jack McEvoy
448 pages
ISBN: 0316166308
EAN: 9780316166300
Hardcover
$27.99

Thriller
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Bouchercon 2009 Guest of Honor

The Scarecrow by Michael Connelly

The instant #1 bestseller from author Michael Connelly--"the best mystery writer in the world" (GQ)--brings back the hero of The Poet in a terrifying new thriller.

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.

An excellent thriller that's fast-paced and hard to put down.

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