The Poet (Jack McEvoy, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #5)

by Michael Connelly

St. Louis hadn’t known yet. Sean had been going once a week

one

seven days of front pages. Each day, the first thing

Looking closely through the fogged windows he determined that the victim appeared to be deceased because of the massive damage to the rear of the head. Witness

on him that he was helping a reporter to information before

drop this.” I wasn’t really asking him. I was

office. “Jesus Christ, I can’t believe this. This is my story… and I’m getting pushed out of it by some dopey guy in a beard

to jeopardize my—” “You know it’s a story that has to be told. If Ford’s in there on the phone with the FBI, they’ll be out here by tomorrow

17 It was against Gladden’s instincts to stay in the

door to

The Murders in the Rue Morgue,

data. A match was found to Gladden’s fingerprints, which

numero

for?” I walked over to the counter so our conversation

Which won’t be much. Then Michael Warren will probably crack another exclusive in the L.A. Times and I’ll really be in the

knew she knew. Understand?” “Yes.”

stairs Rachel stopped and in a whispered voice designed to leave the night man out of earshot told me not to come up.

had neither.”