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The Poet

By: Michael Connelly
Narrated by: Buck Schirner
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Publisher's summary

FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE HARRY BOSCH AND LINCOLN LAWYER SERIES

An electrifying standalone thriller that breaks all the rules!

Death is reporter Jack McEvoy's beat: his calling, his obsession. 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. The killer's calling card: a quotation from the works of Edgar Allan Poe. His latest victim is McEvoy's own brother. And his last...may be McEvoy himself.

©1996 by Michael Connelly. (P)1996 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

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Good but pretty graphic

I really enjoyed the plot and the writing. Connelly weaves a really good story. More graphic than I normally would prefer but I the characters were realistic and the pacing was great.

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incomplete ending

too many loose ends. irrational ending. anticlimactic after good story line. laying foundation for 2nd book is ok but finish the first

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Connelly is the bomb!

Great story. Was a little let down at the end. Why did Bakus do these horrible things. Connelly dropped the ball at the end.

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Great book with no dull moments

This was my first Connelly book, but it won't be the last. I never knew what would happen next, and did not want to stop listening.

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Twists & turns

Good mystery that you can’t figure out as you get more into it. The twists and turns make it very enjoyable.

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My first Michael Connelly book. Won't be my last.

The Poet is a well crafted, suspenseful crime thriller. Not in the least predictable. Once I started listening to it, I was hooked. I enjoyed the narrator, his voice had a Jack Webb inflection which well suited the character. Highly recommended.

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The poet

Excellent. Michael Donnelly never disappoints. He keeps you thinking throughout the entire book. Highly recommend.

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intriguing

We listened on the road. lots of twists and turns. we enjoyed the read.

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Great Twists & Narration

Story moved along, didn’t linger. No graphic sex (yea); narrator & production used different methods for different scenes (on phone, radio, etc) which helped visualize situations.

Story very good and plot wasn’t obvious.

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What did you love best about The Poet?

I enjoyed this book, liked the character development of the main character. The book has some surprising twists in it. Very good mystery.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Jack was my favorite, he was very believable.

Have you listened to any of Buck Schirner’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

This was my first listen to Buck's work. I would not avoid him in the future, but I was not compelled to go find more of his perfomances like I have been with other narrators.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Something relating it to the feel of the Maltese Falcon, or that Humphrey Bogart would make a great Jack.

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