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McEvoy, Jack (Fictitious character) Fiction.
Il poeta
The poet [sound recording]
Jack McEvoy is a journalist ; he investigates his brother's apparent suicide, and discovers that it is linked to other police suicides. Jack is quick to find they all have a note containing a quotation from Edgar Allan Poe -- but is he nimble enough to evade the serial killer who is pursuing him?
Large type books
Poet
A psychological thriller on a serial killer who hunts homicide detectives. The hero of the tale is Denver newspaper reporter Jack McEvoy whose brother, a detective, shoots himself. McEvoy investigates police suicides in other cities and discovers a sinister pattern: sex killings followed by the "suicide" of the detective on the case and a suicide note in the form of a poetic riddle. In this way McEvoy stumbles on the killer known to the FBI as The Poet, and teams up with Rachel Walling, a beautiful FBI agent, to capture him.
Audiobooks
American fiction
Jack McEvoy es un periodista especializado en crímenes. Su hermano, policía de homicidos, aparentemente se ha suicidado. Cuando se decide a escribir sobre el asunto, descubre el rastro de El Poeta, un asesino en serie que ha dejado junto a sus ocho víctimas, todas ellas policías, falsas notas de suicidio con versos de Edgar Allan Poe. Su descubrimiento hace que intervenga el FBI. Una de las agentes, Rachel Walling, personaje habitual en las novelas de Michael Connelly, desempeña un papel fundamental en la investigación, aunque finalmente el asesino consiga escapar. En Cauces de maldad continua.
De tweelingbroer van een vermoorde man gaat in het kielzog van de FBI op zoek naar een seriemoordenaar die het gemunt heeft op politiemensen.
Jack McEvoy specializes in death. As a crime reporter for the 'Rocky Mountain News', he has seen every kind of murder. But his professional bravado doesn't lessen the brutal shock of learning that his only brother is dead, a suicide...Jack's brother was a homicide detective, and he had been depressed about a recent murder case, a hideously grisly one, that he'd been unable to solve...McEvoy decides that the best way to exorcise his grief is by writing a feature on police suicides. But when he begins his research, he quickly arrives at a stunning revelation. Following his leads, protecting his sources, muscling his way inside a federal investigation, Jack grabs hold of what is clearly the story of a lifetime. He also knows that in taking on the story, he's making himself the most visible target for a murderer who has eluded the greatest investigators alive...
La 4e de couverture indique : El periodista de sucesos Jack McEvoy deja de ser un mero cronista cuando empieza a sospechar que el aparente suicidio de su hermano, un detective de homicidios, encaja en el patrón de un asesino en serie. Y en colaboración con el FBI sigue las pistas de varios suicidios en los que la nota de despedida es una cita de Edgar Allan Poe. Las investigaciones policial, forense y periodistica descubren un mundo que obsesiona a Jack, un mundo que ne se reconoce como humano.
The poet
The Poet
Jack McEvoy is a Rocky Mountain News crime-beat reporter. His twin brother, a homicide detective, has just killed himself, or so it seems. When Jack begins to investigate the phenomenon of police suicides, a disturbing pattern emerges.
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A psychological thriller on a serial killer who hunts homicide detectives. The hero of the tale is Denver newspaper reporter Jack McEnvoy whose brother, a detective, shoots himself. McEnvoy investigates police suicides in other cities and discovers a sinister pattern: sex killings, followed by the "suicide" of the detective on the case and a suicide note in the form of a poetic riddle. In this way McEvoy stumbles on the killer known to the FBI as The Poet, and teams up with a beautiful FBI agent to capture him. By the author of the last coyote.--Résumé de l'éditeur.
Mystery fiction
El poeta
Le poète : roman ; La blonde en béton : roman ; La glace noire : roman
Le poete
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.
Runoilija
Roman policier
Death is reporter Jack McEvoy's beat. But this time, death brings McEvoy the story he never wanted to write -- and the mystery he desperately needs to solve. A serial killer of unprecedented savagery and cunning is at large, His targets: homicide cops, each haunted by a murder case he couldn't crack. His latest victim: McEvoy's own brother. And his last may be McEvoy himself.
Electronic books
Pour le journaliste Jack McEvoy, l'horreur de vivre est à son comble le jour où Sean, son jumeau, est retrouvé mort dans sa voiture. Il s'est tiré une balle dans la bouche. Pour ses collègues policiers, le suicide ne fait pas de doute : il n'aurait pas supporté l'échec qu'il a subi dans une enquête sur un crime sadique. Son frère, sceptique, décide d'enquêter.
"Jack McEvoy es un periodista acostumbrado a escribir sobre los sucesos más sordidos del mundo del crimen. Dejará de ser un mero observador cuando empiece a sospechar que el aparente suicidio de su hermano, detective de homicidios, responde al patrón de un asesinato en serie. En colaboración con el FBI, McEvoy seguirá el rastro de varios suicidios en los que la nota de despedida es una cita de Edgar Allan Poe"--Page 4 of cover.
When his homicide detective brother suddenly kills himself, Jack McEvoy, crime reporter for the "Denver Post," undertakes an investigative report into police suicides, only to uncover a sinister pattern that leads to a devious serial cop killer called "the Poet."
Il poeta : thriller
Detective and mystery stories
A psychological thriller on a serial killer who hunts homicide detectives. The hero of the tale is Denver newspaper reporter Jack McEvoy whose brother, a detective, shoots himself. McEvoy investigates police suicides in other cities and discovers a sinister pattern: sex killings followed by the "suicide" of the detective on the case and a suicide note in the form of a poetic riddle. In this way McEvoy stumbles on the killer known to the FBI as The Poet, and teams up with a beautiful FBI agent to capture him. By the author of The Last Coyote.
Translations
A psychological thriller on a serial killer who hunts homicide detectives. The hero of the tale is Denver newspaper reporter Jack McEnvoy whose brother, a detective, shoots himself. McEnvoy investigates police suicides in other cities and discovers a sinister pattern: sex killings, followed by the "suicide" of the detective on the case and a suicide note in the form of a poetic riddle. In this way McEvoy stumbles on the killer known to the FBI as The Poet, and teams up with a beautiful FBI agent to capture him. By the author of the The last coyote.
Jack McEvoy specializes in death. As a crime reporter for the Rocky Mountain News, he has seen every kind of murder. But his professional bravado doesn't lessen the brutal shock of learning that his only brother is dead, a suicide. Jack's brother was a homicide detective, and he had been depressed about a recent murder case, a hideously grisly one, that he'd been unable to solve. McEvoy decides that the best way to exorcise his grief is by writing a feature on police suicides. But when he begins his research, he quickly arrives at a stunning revelation. Following his leads, protecting his sources, muscling his way inside a federal investigation, Jack grabs hold of what is clearly the story of a lifetime. He also knows that in taking on the story, he's making himself the most visible target for a murderer who has eluded the greatest investigators alive.
Fiction
The Poet a novel
De parallelle mord : spændingsroman
Suspense fiction
A psychological thriller on a serial killer who hunts homicide detectives. The hero of the tale is Denver newspaper reporter Jack McEnvoy whose brother, a detective, shoots himself. McEnvoy investigates police suicides in other cities and discovers a sinister pattern: sex killings, followed by the "suicide" of the detective on the case and a suicide note in the form of a poetic riddle. In this way McEvoy stumbles on the killer known to the FBI as The Poet, and teams up with a beautiful FBI agent to capture him. By the author of the last coyote.
Journalist Jack McEvoy's twin brother, a Denver homicide detective, has just killed himself. Or so it seems. But when Jack begins to investigate police suicides, a disturbing pattern emerges. He soon suspects that a serial murderer is at work - a devious cop killer who's left a coast-to-coast trail of "suicide notes" drawn from the work of Edgar Allan Poe. It's the story of a lifetime - except that "the Poet" already seems to know that Jack is trailing him.
When Jack McEvoy, a Rocky Mountain News crime-beat reporter, hears of his twin brother's suicide, he begins to investigate the phenomenon of police suicides. He soon decides the death is the work of a serial killer.
A psychological thriller on a serial killer who hunts homicide detectives. The hero of the tale is Denver newspaper reporter Jack McEvoy whose brother, a detective, shoots himself. McEvoy investigates police suicides in other cities and discovers a sinister pattern: sex killings followed by the "suicide" of the detective on the case and a suicide note in the form of a poetic riddle. In this way McEvoy stumbles on the killer known to the FBI as The Poet, and teams up with a beautiful FBI agent to capture him.
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