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Where The Scarecrow sits
- Series
- Book 2 of Jack McEvoy. See all Jack McEvoy books in order
- The book before
- The Poet
- The book after
- Fair Warning
- Order checked
- Last checked: September 25, 2026, against michaelconnelly.com
- Place in the series
- It is book 2 of the Jack McEvoy series. (michaelconnelly.com; read November 6, 2026)
Jack McEvoy ... The Poet ... The Scarecrow
- Next book
- Book 3 is Fair Warning. (michaelconnelly.com; read November 6, 2026)
The Scarecrow ... Fair Warning
Checked facts about The Scarecrow
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- This edition
- The edition checked here is a 581-page paperback from Grand Central Publishing. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
9781478948292 ... paperback ... 581 pages ... Grand Central Publishing
What The Scarecrow is about
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- Jack McEvoy, a newspaperman, decides that before he leaves the Los Angeles Times he will write the murder story that will define his career. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
use his final days at the L.A. Times to write the definitive murder story
- He looks into Alonzo Winslow, a sixteen-year-old drug dealer who confessed to a savage killing and is now in jail. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
Alonzo Winslow, a 16-year-old drug dealer in jail after confessing to a brutal murder
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Topics
- Computer industry
- Journalists
- Serial murder investigation
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Reading ages
- Adult
Other books in Jack McEvoy
3 books listed so far
- Book 1: The Poet
- Book 3: Fair Warning
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