Right from the opening page you’re propelled into a tightly plotted, polished crime novel with plenty of twists and turns you won’t see coming. There is a reason his books have sold more than seventy-four million copies worldwide, been translated into 40 languages and have won awards all over the world – because each and every time you pick up one of his books, you know he’ll deliver. Michael Connelly is the megastar bestselling author of the Harry Bosch thriller series, now also on TV. But then Jack himself becomes a suspect, and as he races to clear his name, his findings point to a serial killer who uses personal data shared by the victims themselves to select and hunt his targets.
Apart from all being murdered in a similar manner, the victims had all undergone DNA testing by the same company. Jack investigates against the warnings of the police and his own editor, walking a thin line between investigation and obsession, and makes a shocking discovery, connecting the crime to other mysterious deaths across the country. It’s here that he finds out she was murdered in a particularly unusual and gruesome way. The novel opens with a visit from the police, questioning him about his whereabouts the night of the murder, and taking DNA samples.
He has taken down killers before, but when Tina Portrero, a woman he had a one-night stand with is murdered in a particularly brutal way, he realises he might be facing a criminal mind unlike any he’s ever encountered. Jack McEvoy is now working for non-profit news organisation and consumer protection website Fair Warning (which actually exists – check it out).
Stalwart journalist Jack McEvoy – the hero of The Poet and The Scarecrow – tracks a serial killer who has been operating completely under the radar – until now – in this thriller from #1 bestselling author Michael Connelly.
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