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Jack McEvoy is a newspaper reporter in Denver. When his twin brother, Sean, a homicide detective, is found dead in his car by what's ruled a self-inflicted gunshot, Jack decides he wants to write his story. But, the more he probes, his suspicions grow about it possibly being a murder. As he continues his research, Jack lands himself into an FBI investigation that points to a diabolical serial killer.
While this case is referenced in early Harry Bosch stories, Harry doesn't make an appearance her ...more
While this case is referenced in early Harry Bosch stories, Harry doesn't make an appearance her ...more
Newspaper Reporter Jack McEvoy is having a hard time coping with the suicide of his twin brother, Detective Sean McEvoy. Sean was found in his police vehicle, dead from a gunshot wound. A short note was scrawled on the windshield. Jack tries to deal with the situations by writing his brother's story. But research into police suicides leads Jack to believe that his brother may have been murdered. Jack begins to see a pattern between a series of homicide detective deaths. They were all working on
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The Poet
3 Stars
As the crime reporter for a Denver newspaper, Jack McAvoy is used to violence and death. That said, he is shocked to the core when his brother, a homicide detective, is found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. In an attempt to cope, Jack decides to write a story about police suicides and inadvertently stumbles upon a malicious serial killer targeting cops and leaving cryptic poetic clues.
Series note: Even though this is one of Connelly's earlier works, it slots in as book #11 i ...more
3 Stars
As the crime reporter for a Denver newspaper, Jack McAvoy is used to violence and death. That said, he is shocked to the core when his brother, a homicide detective, is found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. In an attempt to cope, Jack decides to write a story about police suicides and inadvertently stumbles upon a malicious serial killer targeting cops and leaving cryptic poetic clues.
Series note: Even though this is one of Connelly's earlier works, it slots in as book #11 i ...more
3.5 stars - I read this one because it's part of the Harry Bosch Universe, and I'm working my way through the Harry Bosch series. While I was intrigued with the characters and plotline, the story moved a little slow for me in places causing my attention to falter. However, once I started this long journey with reporter Jack McEvoy I had to see it to completion. Despite the clever use of red herrings, I saw the big reveal of the serial killer coming a mile away - so no surprise there. Several thi
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THE POET by Michael Connelly IS 501 pages in paperback. This is #1 in Jack McEvoy Series.
Brief Description:
Death is reporter Jack McEvoy's beat: his calling, his obsession. But this time, death brings McEvoy the story he never wanted to write--and the mystery he desperately needs to solve. A serial killer of unprecedented savagery and cunning is at large. His targets: homicide cops, each haunted by a murder case he couldn't crack. The killer's calling card: a quotation from the works of Edgar Al ...more
Brief Description:
Death is reporter Jack McEvoy's beat: his calling, his obsession. But this time, death brings McEvoy the story he never wanted to write--and the mystery he desperately needs to solve. A serial killer of unprecedented savagery and cunning is at large. His targets: homicide cops, each haunted by a murder case he couldn't crack. The killer's calling card: a quotation from the works of Edgar Al ...more
Denver crime-beat reporter Jack McEvoy specializes in violent death. So when his homicide detective brother kills himself, McEvoy copes in the only way he knows how--he decides to write the story. But his research leads him to suspect a serial killer is at work--a devious murderer who's killing cops and leaving a trail of poetic clues. It's the news story of a lifetime, if he can get the story without losing his life. The story moved a little slow in places and I had to extra focus on what the a
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