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Scarecrow was a well written novel written by a man who I can honestly say is a true storyteller. Initially when reading this book, I stopped because I didn't like the statement of the story about "I could tell she was an uneducated black female". I was really turned off. After months passed, I picked this book back up and I'm glad that I did.
It's a real page turner about Jack, who is a reporter with the LA times who is given a pink slip. In the two weeks that he has left at the paper, he sets off to write an article that could bring in awards and make the paper wish they never laid him off. Jack begins to follow up on a call about a 16-year-old being falsely accused of a heinous crime when he stumbles on the pattern of a serial killer.
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Once again I am pleased to have read one of Michael
Connelly's books. In Scarecrow, the suspence is almost palpable at times.
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The book is in excellent condition other than what was described to me before I bought it -- still worth it! Thanks so much!
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I have always called "The Poet" my favorite Connelly novel, but it has been so long since I have read it that I have forgotten the reasons why. One of the reasons that I began writing amazon reviews was to go back over books I have read and keep the reasons fresher. I never read a novel more than once. I am not that fast of a reader and there is so much great stuff to read. That being said I never miss a Connelly release, and I would go so far as to say that he is my favorite current author. The Scarecrow has not taken over the number two spot for me in Connelly's oeuvre, but it is not too far down the list. Jack McEvoy and Rachel Walling make a great team and Connelly is able to create the reality of a reporter dealing with the changes going on in newspaper publishing as easily as he is able to create a lawyer to rival the best of Grisham and Turow and the best detective working in fiction today.
Connelly is so gifted, he really weaves terrific plots. With the Scarecrow he has created a strange villian whose computer geek genius provides a host of challenges for the team of McEvoy and Walling. I have finished the Scarecrow just in time for the release of 9 Dragons. I love the fact that Connelly is becoming a bit more prolific without sacrificing the quality of his work. (The Overlook nothwithstanding)
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The story started well. The main character is a journalist, soon to be downsized. He came to the paper with a wonderful story at another paper under his belt and underperformed for 10 years. So, he is being downsized. Not his fault, just a statement on newspapers.
Our hero decides to actually get a good story as his final act. And does. However, in pursuit of the rest of the story his motives and logic leave this reader shaking her head.
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