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|  | Author: Michael Connelly
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
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Format: Large Print
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Lrg
Pages: 672
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Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.2 x 2
ISBN: 0316043672
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780316043670
ASIN: 0316043672
Publication Date: May 26, 2009
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Reviewed for Midwest Book Review November 3, 2009
Christy Tillery French (Powell, TN)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Jack McEvoy became a national bestselling author when he wrote a book about his experience with a serial killer named the Poet, and since then, he's worked as a crime reporter for the Los Angeles Times. The Times, facing financial woes, decides to lay off 100 employees and Jack's number 99. Jack decides to make a grand exit by writing a book about a 16-year-old drug dealer who claims he did not confess to strangling a young woman and stuffing her in the trunk of her car, although the police investigators state otherwise. Jack's research connects this murder to one of a similar nature in Las Vegas, at which time, he notifies FBI agent Rachel Walling, whose arrival saves Jack's life from a serial murderer enraged that Jack has "outed" him and means to stop Jack from further investigating.
Fans of The Poet will enjoy Jack McEvoy's reappearance in this book. Connelly takes his reader into the world of print newspapers, emphasizing their continuing decline due to the internet and cable news programs. McEvoy is a character with flaws, which makes him all the more interesting. He teams up with Rachel Walling, who played a part in The Poet, and the two are a strong team as they track the killer, a computer whiz who has stayed below the radar for years while killing and isn't too happy someone is trying to stop him.
 Made a great gift October 26, 2009
paulbeard (FL)
My dad thought it was very good, and interesting since it brings modern technologies into the story.
not enough mystery for five stars October 25, 2009
T. Burket (Potomac, MD United States)
The Scarecrow won't compete for the elite among Michael Connelly's novels. One reason might be Jack instead of Harry Bosch as the main character, but more likely is that there is not enough mystery in the story. We know who the bad guy is (don't worry, that's not a spoiler, it's made clear), leaving the matter of details and execution and a modest set of twists.
Beyond that, the novel is a vehicle for Mr. Connelly's riffs on two topics: turmoil in the newspaper business and insight into what havoc a skilled, evil person might do to others through Internet-based spying, hacks, and so on. The appeal of the latter may depend on the reader's interest in technology, and thus the hacking angle may fall flat for some.
The Wizard of Oz theme, as one might expect from "Scarecrow" in the title, made more appearances than I realized at the time. That was a little extra cleverness and I wish I had paid more attention or thought more about the possibilities and implications, as in the hint from of Dorothy from Kansas and the killer's "signature".
I loved it! October 24, 2009
Linda T (Philadelphia, PA)
I loved this book. I always enjoy reading Michael Connelly's books. I didn't want to put it down once I started it. I won't go into the story line since so many others did already. It made me more careful about of putting information out on the internet. I really liked his book "The Lincoln Lawyer" too. I saw it in the stores for months before I picked it up to buy and I am glad I did buy it.
An interesting but overlong book October 20, 2009
Israel Drazin (Boca Raton, Florida)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Michael Connelly, New York Times bestselling author of twenty-one books, is generally acknowledged as one of America's top mystery writer, but this book, with characters from his prior best seller The Poet, lags.
The plot and subplots are good, the characters are finely drawn and the good people are likable and the bad ones disliked by readers, as it should be. There is drama and there is suspense, but the book is overlong.
The novel would have been better if it was cut by about a hundred pages. The subplot about Angela Cook, which took up the first hundred pages could have been dropped or summarized in a page or two.
It may have helped if Mr. Connelly had spent more time telling his readers about Rachel Wallings and about the Scarecrow. It would have been interesting to learn more about why the Scarecrow became the kind of man he became and more about his psychological sexual hangup.
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