The Poet

Connelly, Michael

ISBN 10: 0316153982 / ISBN 13: 9780316153980

Published by Little Brown & Co, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., 1996

About this Item

1996 Little Brown 1st Edition **SIGNED** on the title page. The DJ is Near Fine with no tears/creases/rubbing. The HB is in Good condition: square corners, no lean, minor bump on the back lower edge. Coffee/water stain on upper outer page corner leading to rippling and light stain (something Harry might do, too drowsy in the early AM or way past fatigue late at night, while reading about the reporter Jack McEvoy jostled his coffee cup or, splashed scotch over the paper. Something he'd NEVER do in the vicinity of his 'Trane and ClarkTerry LP's). All in all a splendid first edition of the master's 5th book, an ideal addition for the recent reader or the long-standing fan aiming to complete the collection.

Seller Inventory # 009891

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Poet
• Publisher: Little Brown & Co, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0316153982
• ISBN 13: 9780316153980
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

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.
Jack's brother was a homicide detective, and he had been depressed about a recent murder case, a hideously grisly one, that he'd been unable to solve. McEvoy decides that the best way to exorcise his grief is by writing a feature on police suicides. But when he begins his research, he quickly arrives at a stunning revelation. Following his leads, protecting his sources, muscling his way inside a federal investigation, Jack grabs hold of what is clearly the story of a lifetime. He also knows that in taking on the story, he's making himself the most visible target for a murderer who has eluded the greatest investigators alive.

Review

A suspense novel by a master of the genre. Once you're 50 pages in, I defy you to put it down (Stephen King)

Connelly is a crime writing genius (INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY)

His methods of killing and eluding detection are infernally ingenious, adding an intellectual charge to the visceral kick of the hunt (NEW YORK TIMES)

While the themes of Connelly's LA crime novels are familiar (power, envy, corruption), his plotting is anything but (ESQUIRE)

No one writes a better modern thriller than Connelly (TIME OUT)