The Poet

The Poet

by Michael. Connelly (Author)

Synopsis

The apparent suicide of his policeman brother sets Denver crime reporter Jack McEvoy on edge. Surprise at the circumstances of his brother's death prompts Jack to look into a whole series of police suicides and puts him on the trail ofa cop-killer whose victims are selected all to carefully. Not only that, but they all leave suicide notes drawn from the poems of writer Edgar Allan Poe in their wake. More frightening still the killer appears to know that Jack is getting nearer and nearer. An investigation that looks like being the story of alifetime, might be Jack's ticket to a lonely end.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 576
Publisher: Orion
Published: 01 Jan 1997

ISBN 10: 0752805932
ISBN 13: 9780752805931
Book Overview: A first rate thriller from the author of the acclaimed Hieronymous Bosch detective novels. THE BLACK ICE optioned by Paramount Pictures. Michael Connelly was shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize as Crime Reporter for the Los Angeles Times. The real thing...this will become a classic TIME OUT Sharp and scary, this suspense novel is as gripping as it is disturbing COMPANY Michael Connelly is this year's one to watch GLASGOW HERALD

Author Bio
A former police reporter for the Los Angeles Times, Michael Connelly is the author of eleven Harry Bosch thrillers and several stand-alone bestsellers, including the highly acclaimed legal thriller, 'The Lincoln Lawyer', selected for the Richard & Judy Book Club. Michael Connelly has been President of the Mystery Writers of America. His books have been translated into 31 languages and have won awards all over the world, including the Edgar and Anthony Awards. He lives in Tampa, Florida, with his family.