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The Scarecrow

By: Michael Connelly
Narrated by: Peter Giles
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 A standalone crime thriller featuring Jack McEvoy, hero of The Poet, from the global bestselling author of THE LINCOLN LAWYER and BRASS VERDICT.

Jack McEvoy is at the end of the line as a crime reporter. Forced to take a buy-out from the Los Angeles Times, he's got 30 days left on the job. His last assignment? Training his replacement, a low-cost reporter just out of J-school. But Jack has other plans for his exit. He is going to go out with a bang: a final story that will win the newspaper journalism's highest honour - a Pulitzer Prize.

Jack focuses on Alonzo Winslow, a sixteen-year-old drug dealer from the projects who has confessed to police that he brutally raped and strangled one of his crack clients. But as Jack delves into the story he soon realises that Alonzo's so-called confession is bogus. The investigation leads him to a serial killer known as The Scarecrow, who has worked completely below the police and FBI radar.

Jack is soon off on the crime beat and running on the biggest story he's had since The Poet crossed his path twelve years before - but The Scarecrow knows he's coming . . .

(p) 2009 Hachette Audio©2009 Hieronymous, Inc Crime Fiction Mystery Police Procedurals Suspense Thriller & Suspense Crime Fiction Exciting Scary Murder
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First rate Book and read (could not put it down)

The Scarecrow

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Best read in sequence after the Poet, this is a clever progression (though set years later) from the first book.

A well told, well read story, and one that grips throughout.

AN EXCITING, PACY STORY

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Another well constructed and well told story. On very few occasions did I think this far fetched but neither was it remotely dull or in any way predictable.

This is the 4th book from this author I have purchased, yet to be disappointed.

Good stuff

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I couldn't wait to listen to the second part of the story. I had my earphones on while working and doing chores so within two days, the book was finished.
Time to go back to Harry Bosch books now.

Addicted!

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Suspense all the way. I listened to it everywhere, at work, cutting the lawn etc. Couldn't wait to start listening again. Top notch storytelling.

Great story

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