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The Scarecrow

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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 paper to write the definitive murder story of his career.

He focuses on Alonzo Winslow, a sixteen-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 Poet 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.

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Michael Connelly

Michael Connelly's name has become synonymous with compelling crime fiction, capturing readers with intricate plots, morally complex characters, and a gritty exploration of justice. Born in Philadelphia in 1956 and raised in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Connelly’s early career as a journalist gave him a front-row seat to…

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