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The Poet

by Michael Connelly · first published 1996

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An acclaimed novel by the Edgar Award-winning author of The Concrete Blonde follows crime-beat reporter Jack McEvoy as he tracks down a versifying serial killer who preys on police detectives.

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  • trentmb · Jun 14, 2018 · Recommends

    …- Buckley, Christopher: Thank You for Smoking - Carver, Raymond: Where I’m Calling From - Chabon, Michael: Werewolves in Their Youth - Chorlton, Windsor: Latitude Zero - Connelly, Michael: The Poet - Conrad, Joseph: Heart of Darkness - Constantine, K. C.: Family Values - DeLillo, Don: Underworld - DeMille, Nelson: Cathedral - DeMille, Nelson: The Gold Coast - Dickens, Charles: Oliver…

    on “Stephen King: Can a Novelist Be Too Productive? (2015)” ↗
  • spapas82 · Jul 26, 2017 · Recommends

    Right now: The Poet by Michael Connelly. Very interesting crime novel. Before that: Best served cold by Joe Abercrombie. A great fantasy novel, the fourth after the First Law trilogy. I recommend it to fantasy lovers! It…

    on “Ask HN: What books are you currently reading?” ↗

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