The Scarecrow - Michael Connelly

Jack McEvoy decides to go out with a bang, using his final days at the Los Angeles Times to write the definitive murder story of his career. He focuses on a 16-year-old drug dealer who confesses to a brutal murder. As he delves into the story, Jack realizes that Winslow's so-called confession is bogus and that there's a killer who operates completely below police radar. nForced 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. nHe 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. n nJack 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.n