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An unputdownable thriller from a top rank bestselling author which has proved true Time Out's prediction that 'This will become a classic'

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The apparent suicide of his policeman brother sets Denver crime reporter Jack McEvoy on edge. Surprise at the circumstances of his brother's death prompts Jack to look into a whole series of police suicides and puts him on the trail of a cop-killer whose victims are selected all too carefully. Not only that, but they all leave suicide notes drawn from the poems of writer Edgar Allan Poe in their wake. More frightening still the killer appears to know that Jack is getting nearer and nearer. An investigation that looks like being the story of a lifetime, might also be Jack's ticket to a lonely end.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

EXCELENT TO-CATCH-A-SERIAL-KILLER NOVEL, 27 Sep 2007

By	NeuroSplicer (Freeside, in Orbit) - See all my reviews

I remember reading this book in 12 hours. Straight. I just could not put it down. Made the mistake of starting it in the afternoon. It was daylight when I finished.

People (and back-covers) often claim the terms "page-turner" and "will not be able to put it down" and then we have to plow through verbose word-stuffing for weeks, succumbing to sleep after only a few pages.

THE POET is tight, precise, imaginative, smart and very well researched.

It defined Michael Connelly and, justifiably, made his career.

You will enjoy it too.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

Pacey!! , 21 Aug 2007

By	Anna Heelas "A Heelas" (UK) - See all my reviews

I enjoyed 'The Poet' because it had a very strong 'can't put downable' quality. It had a fast pace and it was exciting to read.

'The poet' was the second book I read written by Michael Connelly (the first being 'The Lincoln Lawyer') because having read one of his books, I concluded that he wrote well. In this sense, 'The Poet' didn't dissappoint. Connelly writes clearly and is able to keep the reader in suspense throughout the book. Connelly creates characters and their personalities well - he gives the characters that 'likeable' quality - which adds to the story. The plot is exciting and is clear enough to be understandable but is still able to suprise the reader, using twists and turns.

I enjoyed reading 'The poet' - it entertained me and was able to do so throughout the book (despite the fact that it is fairly lengthy, I was kept in suspense throughtout). I would reccomend this book to people who enjoy thrillers and books with a fast pace. Perhaps people who are keen on James Patterson but maybe feel like 'slight change of scenary!'

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A good read, 8 Oct 2003

By	S. Mazumder "s_maz" - See all my reviews

Michael Connelly is a very good crime writer, who really draws in your attention, without drowning you in facts and excessive details. In 'The Poet' we follow a crime reporter who is suspicious of his twin brother's (a cop) suicide. He soon learns that this is not a suicide, but the work of a serial killer.

The plot develops nicely, and speedily as we follow the reporter in his investigation and his work with the FBI. At times the book is a little bit too light, and could do with some deeper and darker moments. But it does flow nicely, and we are left with a multitude of late twists and turns. Personally, I feel that Connelly goes a little bit too far in the final twist of the book. It is convention these days for an outrageous answer to the 'Whodunnit?' question, but it needs to be believable, but in this book it is a bit too far-fetched. Also at times, the main character seems more like an FBI agent himself than a crime reporter, and Connelly doesn't succeed too well in differentiating the two.

But nonetheless it is a fun read, and crime fiction readers will enjoy it.

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Excellent story with a disappointing ending
Michael Connelly is a crime fiction writer I rate very highly, and in this well-paced thriller - a departure from his Bosch series - he presents us with a carefully structured and... Read more

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