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The Poet is the fifth novel by American author Michael Connelly. Published in 1996, it is the first of Connelly's novels not to feature Detective Harry Bosch and first to feature Crime Reporter Jack McEvoy. A sequel, The Narrows, was published in 2004. The Poet won the 1997 Dilys Award.
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Jack's twin brother, Denver homicide detective Sean McEvoy, is is found dead in a car with an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound. Initially ruled a suicide, Jack uncovers evidence that the death was in fact a homicide. Sean's last words scrawled in a fogged windshield – "Out of space, out of time" – turns out to be a quote from Edgar Allan Poe...
FBI Agent Robert Backus later reappeared in the Harry Bosch novel The Narrows(2004).Jack McEvoy has a cameo appearances in the novels A Darkness More Than Night (2001) and The Brass Verdict (2008), and later features in his own sequels The Scarecrow (2009) and Fair Warning(2020).Rachel Walling appears in four future Harry Bosch novels: The Narrows (2004), Echo Park (2006), The Overlook (2007), and The Black Box (2012). She also returns in McEvoy sequel The Scarecrow (2009)...- 3 min
As the investigation heats up, Jack becomes involved in the FBI's investigation of the serial killer referred to as the Poet. Jack is quickly pushed to the side until he convinces the FBI team leader that he has information that the agency needs in order to solve the case.
Jan 15, 1996 · Armed with what he's dug up, Jack heads off to Washington, to the Law Enforcement Foundation and the FBI. The real fireworks begin as Jack trades his official silence for an inside role in the investigation, only to find himself shut out of both the case and the story.
Jun 28, 2023 · Driven by his personal quest for justice and the desire to uncover the truth about his brother's death, Jack teams up with FBI agent Rachel Walling. Together, they follow the trail of The Poet, using their combined skills and resources to decipher the cryptic messages left at each crime scene.
The Poet (1996) Death is my beat…. Jack McEvoy specializes in death. As a crime reporter for the Rocky Mountain News, he has seen every kind of murder. But his professional bravado doesn’t lessen the brutal shock of learning that his only brother is dead, a suicide.
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Dec 12, 2021 · With the reluctant help of the FBI agents, Jack soons believes he’s found a viable suspect. But when the suspect confesses to the child murders, the case for only one perpetrator starts to unravel and Jack begins to suspect the worst from someone he thought he could trust.
