Add to wish list | Link to this book | Add your own review

Click on this books subject categories to see related titles:
Subjects > Fiction genres > Action & thrillers
Subjects > Fiction genres > Mystery & crime > Journalist
Subjects > Fiction genres > Mystery & crime > Suspense
Subjects > Fiction themes > Legal, courtroom & crime > Serial killers
Subjects > Fiction themes > Science & technology > Computers
Subjects > Fiction themes > Legal, courtroom & crime > Fbi



About This Book:

Title: The Scarecrow: A Novel

Other Available Formats:
Hardcover, 2009
Hardcover, 2009
Compact Disc, 2009
Compact Disc, 2010
Paperback, 2010

Synopsis
There is no way Jack McEvoy will quietly resign from the Los Angeles Times, where he has worked as a crime journalist for years. No, he's going to show the higher-ups who've given him the pink slip what they will be missing when he's gone by dishing up a ground-breaking story. That's where Alonzo Winslow comes in. This 16-year-old confessed to brutal rape and murder charges, but when Jack looks into the details, Alonzo's story quickly falls to pieces. Following leads across state lines, Jack needs FBI agent Rachel Walling's help to crack a case that grows more and more dangerous every step they take. With the crumbling newspaper industry and a sinister, all-pervasive digital technology infrastructure augmenting the already frightening sex-crime investigation, prolific author Michael Connelly offers another killer thriller with THE SCARECROW that's scary on multiple levels and addictive in as many ways.

Details
Language:        English

Size
Weight:        0.7 Pounds
Height:         5.8 Inches
Width:          5.3 Inches
Thickness:    1.5 Inches



Publisher Notes
Pursuing a big story in anticipation of his imminent layoff, Los Angeles reporter Jack McEvoy investigates the murder confession of a teen drug dealer and realizes that the youth may be innocent, a discovery that pits him against a killer operating below police radar with an uncanny knowledge of his enemies. Read by Len Cariou.



Industry Reviews
"This magnificent effort is a reminder of why Connelly is one of today's top crime authors." (starred review)
(03/30/2009)
"Connelly...has the nerve and timing of a whole SWAT team...."
(05/24/2009)
"THE SCARECROW, a return to form for Mr. Connelly and his sharpest book since THE LINCOLN LAWYER, pivots energetically among its subplots, often returning affectionately to the newspaper world."
(05/20/2009)
"[A] headlong race to maintain narrative momentum. I mean that as high praise. Connelly is an excellent mystery writer...."
(05/29/2009)
"[A] riveting thriller with a flawed, fully fleshed hero, a nasty serial killer and the expected page-turning tension..."
(05/26/2009)
"THE SCARECROW is a dire warning about the dangers of electronic snooping and a reminder of what we will lose if newspapers continue to fail. And it is a page-turning thriller--cleverly plotted, fast-paced and crisply written."
(06/07/2009)


Show Amazon Customer Reviews

Book Details Summary: The title of this book is The Scarecrow: A Novel and it was written by Michael Connelly, Peter Giles (Narrator). This edition of The Scarecrow: A Novel is in a Audio format. This books publish date is May 2009 and it has a suggested retail price of $39.98. There are pages in the book and it was published by Hachette Audio. The 10 digit ISBN is 1600245749 and the 13 digit ISBN is 9781600245749. For the most current lowest price, Click Here.