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Forced out of the Los Angeles Times amid the latest budget cuts, newspaperman Jack McEvoy decides to go out with a bang, using his final days at the paperto write the definitive murder story of his career.
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's so-called confession is bogus. The kid might actually be innocent.
Jack is soon running with his biggest story since The Poetmade 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's........
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I feel duped! A book editor from the NYTimes called this the beach read thriller of the season, yet the concept is so tired; old-time reporter with an ex-lover who is an FBI agent rekindles his relationship with said agent to bring down a serial killer. The serial killer's sexual deviances are almost laughable. Connelly tried to pick the most obscure fetish he could find and if you actually make it through to the end of the book as I forced myself to do, you will be annoyed at yourself for wasti......
I was about to write a lengthy description of my utter disappointment with Connelly's latest novel "The Scarecrow" when I came across one by another reviewer entitled "Predictable with huge plot holes and poorly drawn characters". Read it. It says everything I wanted to. What's up with you Michael? Have you signed one of those one book every year contracts?
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Authors as prolific as Connelly invariably stumble and produce at least one dog and/or begin to fade and write novels that pale in comparison to their earlier work. Such is not the case (yet) with Connelly. "The Scarecrow" is truly a page turner that is saturated with relevancy---cyberspace malfeasance and the decline of the paper and ink newspaper. Thank goodness, Connelly is still on his game, and I'm already looking forward to reading his next novel, "Nine Dragons".
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If you want to know what Michael Connelly was like at his best -- which was superb -- read "The Concrete Blonde" and "The Black Ice." Unfortunately, his plot writing skills, narrative fluidity and (especially) depth of characterization have all steadily eroded in direct proportion to his ever increasing and speedier release of new "product." For example, FBI Agent Rachel Walling seemingly returns only to provide a means for Connelly to provide an exposition about the internet and hacking. Most ......
I have read a majority of the works by Michael Connelly and have never been disappointed. Even though the Scarecrow did not feature the long-time favorite character, Harry Bosch, I was confident of Connelly's ability to provide me with an entertaining, suspenseful murder mystery. He did not let me down. This was a great read - completely captivating and nearly impossible to put down. Connelly pulls the story forward with strong character development, with the reader drawn into a range of emo......
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