Jack is soon off 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. The investigation leads him to a killer known as The Scarecrow who has worked completely below the police and FBI radar. Jack focuses on Alonzo Winslow, a 16-year-old drug dealer from the projects who has confessed to police that he brutally raped and strangled one of his crack clients.īut as Jack delves into the story he soon realises that Alonzo's so-called confession is bogus. He is going to go out with a bang - a final story that will win the newspaper journalism's highest honour - a Pulitzer prize. His last assignment? Training his replacement, a low-cost reporter just out of J-school.īut Jack has other plans for his exit. Forced to take a buy-out from the LA Times, he's got 30 days left on the job. I studied the Review-Journal's trial stories that came before and after the one I had just read, and none gripped me. Jack McEvoy is at the end of the line as a crime reporter. Used - Fair: Worn book that has complete text pages but may have some small defect like slight tears. Used - Good: Average used worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Used - Very Good: Shows some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or paper. Please check “condition” in product details before ordering. This is a second-hand, used copy of this book. 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. The investigation leads him to a serial killer known as The Scarecrow, who has worked completely below the police and FBI radar.

But as Jack delves into the story he soon realises that Alonzo’s so-called confession is bogus. 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. He is going to go out with a bang: a final story that will win the newspaper journalism’s highest honour – a Pulitzer Prize.

His last assignment? Training his replacement, a low-cost reporter just out of J-school. Forced to take a buy-out from the Los Angeles Times, he’s got 30 days left on the job.

Children’s Comic Strip Fiction & Graphic NovelsĪ standalone crime thriller featuring Jack McEvoy, hero of The Poet, from the global bestselling author of THE LINCOLN LAWYER and BRASS VERDICT.

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