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 No Brains Lacking Here Mar 17, 2010
When you read Michael Connelly, you are guaranteed to go for a ride. And that ride might lead you to some unexpected places, but it sure gets good! I'm still very much behind in the Connelly collections. I've yet to read anything Harry Bosch. But I started with Mickey Haller in "The Lincoln Lawyer," and decided to see for myself what was so special about Jack McEvoy and "The Poet." Well, needless to say, I wanted "The Scarecrow," and Connelly has yet to disappoint me.
Jack is going through the disappointment of hearing the news that he's to be laid off. But with two weeks to kill, he begins the training of Angela Cook, the lady to replace him. And he gets a phone call from the grandmother of Alonzo Winslow, a young man who is sixteen, and has the murder of a stripper on his shoulders. Winslow supposedly confessed that he didn't, but in the end it simpy isn't true. And when Jack digs deeper into the investigation, there is more than one murder. And calling in an old flame, Jack McEvoy and Rachel Walling get things stirred up. And the killer knows some of the moves, and he doesn't like it.
From The Doors to The Wizard of Oz, Connelly keeps the story interesting and the pages flipping. With a title like "The Scarecrow," it isn't exactly lacking for brains, heart, or courage. The only dilemma I have is that I need to start looking for more Michael Connelly, and begin my journey with Harry Bosch. I've gotten to know Jack McEvoy, and I want another encounter! Hope there is another good story with him in the future.
Book Review Mar 12, 2010
Bought for my mother who loves the author and was not able to find this particular book.
The Scarecrow Mar 10, 2010
An excellent book by an author whose other books I have read. I like a brief sumary of the book to see if I might have already read it. I read many books of this gender.
 just another book Mar 08, 2010
Its just another book with a murder investigation. It does not tie you down or make does not have a nail biting finish etc. I bought this because it is in Top 10 Books: Mystery & Thrillers. I was kind of disappointed and lost some credibility points for the top 10 book selection at amazon.
Jack McEvoy Returns to the Spotlight Mar 07, 2010
Jack McEvoy, a newspaper reporter, was the primary character in one of Connelly's early works, The Poet. In fact, before The Poet, all Connely's books featured Harry Bosch as the main character, so Jack is really the second main character Connelly ever developed. Since The Poet, Jack played minor roles in several other Connelly books, but The Scarecrow is the first one in which he is the main character again.
In the Scarecrow, Jack finds himself a victim of the shrinking newspaper industry--they are laying him off. Determined to go out with a bang, McEvoy decides to write a Pulitzer worthy piece and begins researching his story with the help of his replacement on the crime beat at the L.A. Times, Angela. He gets more than he bargained for and finds himself up against a serial killer for the second time in his life. He calls in Rachel Walling, an FBI agent he met during the Poet case, to assist in tracking down the killer. Jack finally figures out the killer's "signature" which leads to the killer's identity being discovered...now all they need to do is catch him...easier said than done. The Scarecrow is a fast-paced read with a fairly predictable ending. Still, I would recommend The Scarecrow and hope to see Jack in another Connelly book soon!
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