Forced out of the <i>Los Angeles Times</i> amid the latest budget cuts, newspaperman Jack McEvoy decides to go out with a bang, using his final days at the <i>paper</i><i></i>to write the definitive murder story of his career. <br /><br />He focuses on Alonzo Winslow, a 16-year-old drug dealer in jail after confessing to a brutal murder. But as he delves into the story, Jack realizes that Winslow&apos;s so-called confession is bogus. The kid might actually be innocent.<br /><br />Jack is soon running with his biggest story since The Poet<i></i>made his career years ago. He is tracking a killer who operates completely below police radar--and with perfect knowledge of any move against him. Including Jack&apos;s.<br /><br /> Bonus materials include an in-depth interview with the author about writing "The Scarecrow" along with his exciting travel photos-plus a link to an online promotional video and links within the text to a fictitious website based on the novel and a teaser chapter from his next book, "Nine Dragons."<br /><br /><br /><br />