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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 813 EAN: 9780446690454 ISBN: 0446690457 Label: Grand Central Publishing Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 608 Publication Date: July 01, 2002 Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Studio: Grand Central Publishing Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Amazon.com Review: Jack McEvoy is a Denver crime reporter with the stickiest assignment of his career. His twin brother, homicide detective Sean McEvoy, was found dead in his car from a self-inflicted bullet wound to the head--an Edgar Allen Poe quote smeared on the windshield. Jack is going to write the story. The problem is that Jack doesn't believe that his brother killed himself, and the more information he uncovers, the more it looks like Sean's death was the work of a serial killer. Jack's research turns up similar cases in cities across the country, and within days, he's sucked into an intense FBI investigation of an Internet pedophile who may also be a cop killer nicknamed the Poet. It's only a matter of time before the Poet kills again, and as Jack and the FBI team struggle to stay ahead of him, the killer moves in, dangerously close. In a break from his Harry Bosch novels--including The Concrete Blonde and The Last Coyote--Edgar-winning novelist Michael Connelly creates a new hero who is a lot greener but no less believable. The Poet will keep readers holding their breath until the very end: the characters are multilayered, the plot compelling, and the denouement a true surprise. Connelly fans will not be disappointed. --Mara Friedman Product Description: Jack McEvoy is a Denver crime reporter with the stickiest assignment of his career.His twin brother, homicide detective Sean McEvoy, was found dead in his car from a self-inflicted bullet wound to the head--an Edgar Allen Poe quote smeared on the windshield.Jack is going to write the story.The problem is that Jack doesn't believe that his brother killed himself, and the more information he uncovers, the more it looks like Sean's death was the work of a serial killer. Jack's research turns up similar cases in cities across the country, and within days, he's sucked into an intense FBI investigation of an Internet pedophile who may also be a cop killer nicknamed the Poet. It's only a matter of time before the Poet kills again, and as Jack and the FBI team struggle to stay ahead of him, the killer moves in, dangerously close.In a break from his Harry Bosch novels--including The Concrete Blonde and The Last Coyote--Edgar-winning novelist Michael Connelly creates a new hero who is a lot greener but no less believable. The Poet will keep readers holding their breath untilthe very end: the characters are multilayered, the plot compelling, and the denouement a true surprise. Connelly fans will not be disappointed. --Mara Friedman Average Rating:
 Rating:  - ThrillingI started with Black Ice, I've been hooked on Connelly books ever since. I will say I was hesitant on this book, I don't normally like first person styles, in fact I hate them. But after realizing that good old Harry was somehow involved in a sequel book to The Poet, I knew that I had to read it. I'm very glad that I purchased it and forced myself to read it. There wasn't so much forcing after the first few chapters. Anyhow, its a wonderful thrill ride, ... Read More Rating: - Sinister read with a twistThis book is the book where the Poet is introduced. It is an intriguing story about murders of policemen and small children, murders most foul. We are soon lead in the right direction, pointing to someone with knowledge of law enforcement. It is also clear that the murderer is a rather evil person with no care for the anger and hurt he is bringing in to peoples lives. As with so many mass murderers, he seems to be charged by them. As the net draws closer, we get suspicions here and there, ... Read More Rating: - Meeting Evil Face-to-FaceJack McEvoy is a crime-beat reporter in Denver whose twin brother, Sean McEvoy, was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after obsessing over the murder and mutilation of a girl. Jack starts asking the kind of questions that only a journalist would think of, and bingo . . . he finds that there's something strange going on: There have been a lot of so-called suicides of police officers who have been investigating the murders of children and those who teach and tend them. The link seems ... Read More Rating: - Excellent Page TurnerLike another reviewer here, this was my first Connelly novel and I went into it with no preconceptions as I was completely unfamiliar with his work. It grabbed me from the first page and kept me engrossed right up to page 500. I enjoyed the author's writing style: spare, yet sufficiently descriptive. It put me in mind of the show Dragnet, without the over-the-top posturing. Rather than go into too much detail, he gives the reader enough to get a good sense of the place and the people, and then moves the ... Read More Rating: - More Twists Than a Room Full of SnakesI've read a number of Connelly books recently and this has been the most mindbending. I was really not prepared for the end and it took me some moments to wrap my brain around it. As in life, the answers still leave you with questions. I like that. It's also interesting to see Connelly writing in first person and in a much more narrative style than some of his more recent Bosch work - which is clean, lean, mean and finely edited by comparison. In my humble opinion, you don't have to read Connelly's books ... Read More 
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