But Jack inadvertently set off a digital tripwire and the killer - the Scarecrow - now knows he's coming. His investigation leads him into the digital world of data collocation services where server farms are watched over by techs who liken themselves to scarecrows - keeping the birds of prey off their clients' data. This time Jack is onto a killer who has worked completely below police and FBI radar. But as Jack delves into the story he soon realises that Alonzo's so-called confession is bogus, and Jack is soon off and running on the biggest story he's had since The Poet crossed his path twelve years before. But Jack's real intention is to use his access to report and write a story that explains how societal dysfunction and neglect created a 16-year-old killer. Jack convinces Alonzo's mother to co-operate with his investigation into the possibility of her son's innocence. He is probably best remembered for his works for children, for his poem The Listeners, and for highly acclaimed small selection of stories. Jack focuses on Alonzo Winslow, a 16-year-old drug dealer from the projects who has confessed to police that he brutally raped and strangled one of his crack clients. The Scarecrow Walter de la Mare About Walter de la Mare Walter de la Mare (1873 - 1956) was an English poet, short story writer and novelist. He is going to go out with a bang - a final story that will win the newspaper journalism's highest honor - a Pulitzer prize. The Poet: A Novel (Jack McEvoy Book 1) Michael Connelly (14,525) Kindle Edition 9.99 2 The Scarecrow (Jack McEvoy Book 2) Michael Connelly (10,739) Kindle Edition 9.99 3 Fair Warning (Jack McEvoy Book 3) Michael Connelly (31,993) Kindle Edition 9. His last assignment? Training his replacement, a low-cost reporter just out of J-school. The Narrows places Harry Bosch in league with Rachel Walling, at odds with the FBI, and squarely in the path of the most ruthless and ingenious murderer in Los Angeles’s history. Forced to take a buy-out from the LA Times, he's got 30 days left on the job. The death appeared natural, but this man’s ties to the hunt for the Poet make Harry dig deep and lead him into a terrifying and unknown world.

Jack McEvoy is at the end of the line as a crime reporter.

The poet and the scarecrow