The Scarecrow

Little Brown and Company (May 01, 2009)

9780316166300

| Hardcover

384 pages | 155 x 250 mm | English

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Dewey 813

LC Classification PS3553.O51165 .S27 2009

LC Control No. 2009000855

Subject

Computer Industry/ Fiction
Journalists/ Fiction
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Mystery Fiction
Serial Murder Investigation/ Fiction

Plot

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.

Personal

Owner	Pandora's Boox
Location	Olds, Alberta
Index	5775
Added Date	Sep 24, 2013 18:02:49
Modified Date	Feb 10, 2016 00:47:29

Value

Purchased	Sep 24, 2013