num_pages: 481
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 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
language: English
title: The Poet
titlecomplete: The Poet (Jack McEvoy, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #5)
characters: Ray St. Louis, Rachel Walling, Riley McEvoy, Robert Backus, Jack McEvoy, Gordon Thorson, Michael Warren, William Gladden, Harold Wexler
genres: Mystery, Murder Mystery, Suspense, Novels, Detective, Thriller, Audiobook, Fiction, Mystery Thriller, Crime
ratings_count: 98266
places: Chicago, Illinois, Denver, Colorado, Los Angeles, California, Phoenix, Arizona
series: Harry Bosch Universe, Jack McEvoy
awards: awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Anthony Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Hammett Prize, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Dilys Award, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Nero Award, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Marlowe
category: Best Crime Novel (International)
publisher: Orion