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ISBN-13: 9780446602617 - ISBN-10: 0446602612 Publication Date: 1/1/1997 Pages: 528 |
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Book Reviews of The Poet
65 Book Reviews submitted by our Members
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Carolyn N. (
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
A truly engrossing thriller. Michael Connelly has moved away from Harry Bosch for a really super read. I could not put the book down without wanting to finish whatever else I was doing, and get back to the plot. The characters are rich and fulfilling; the entire book is full of twists and turns that are delicious! It is really a great book and true to its genre.
Don L. (
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Another departure for Michael Connelly, but only in terms of the focus of the novel. Here a reporter takes center stage and outshines bored cops in his effort to track down his brother's (a cop) killer. And talk about layers of the onion! Connelly is a master at plot twists that only engage the reader further rather than distract. Buckle up when you sit down to read this one.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Fifth book by Michael Connolly. First outside of Harry Bosch LAPD realm. At the time cutting edge computer thriller, now it is a little dated. However, doesn't interfer with enjoyment of tightly crafted thriller.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Good book. Surprise ending but also set up for a sequel.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
This was an excellent book that kept me guessing up until the last few chapters. Thrilling, exciting and very revealing on how the FBI does their job. I highly recommend this book. GinaK
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
A moving murder mystery that keeps you on your toes. Very fast read, hard to put down.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
good thriller, very clever writer
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Excellent book. Keeps your attention right up to the end.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Great murder mystery. Killer leaves quotes by Edgar Allan Poe.
Entertaining.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
My first Connelly book and defintely not my last. An excellent thriler.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Great read for Michael Connelly readers!
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Michael Connelly is an excellent plot developer. He wastes no words and paints a thrilling picture of his characters, settings and plot.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
I liked this book, though to truly feel I got everything out of it I will probably need to read "The Narrows".
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
This one keeps you guessing to the end. Connlley spins a good story.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
I have reallt enjoyed all the books by Michael Connelly and this was no exception. This was a very good story.
Jennie B. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Absolutely the best of Connelly's many excellent thrillers. This book sets the standard for the genre.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
excellent!!! I could not put it down honestly...sitting in traffic reading!
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
My favorite book of the past 10 years. Great narrative using a police reporter, Connelly made his nark here, and has never been able to match this great thriller.
This is a really enjoyable book - it captures your attention and you can't put it down.
Thriller / mystery where the protagonist is a reporter covering an FBI investigation of a serial killer. Chapters alternate between the investigators and the suspect.
Warning: pedophilia is a subject
3 stars out of 5
Gaylene G. (Connelly weaves such an intricate tale of mystery that you can't help but be caught up in it. With great detail, he spins out a story that you don't want to put down.
WOW - did not expect this to be so good. Can't wait to read the sequel. Very exciting until the very end.
Connelly is one of the best mystery writers around today. Articulate, literate, creative, he is for me one of those who are currently holding the gold standard. He can sometimes seem unrelentingly dark, but he's never boring, and never ever stupid.
Stephanie S. (A homicide reporter's twin brother is found dead of apparent suicide. The reporter is convinced he is murdered and, from that discovery, he searches via the internet any other homicide detective "suicides". When he approaches the FBI about a connection, they allow him to accompany their task force in finding this illusive killer. There are many twists in this story, is riveting in the telling and you better be ready to not do anything else but read this book.
Melody B. (This and The Lincoln Lawyer are Connelly's best books, and that is saying a ton because all his books are good. This book is a roller coaster that you just don't want to get off of. It is smart, scary, and exciting. Not part of any series, so if you love myster/thriller you MUST read this book.
The plot was good, however it seemed tedious in some places. It could have been a shorter book, giving the same impact.
I liked reading this book because there were many twists and turns. The ending suprised me. Excellently written charecters and story!
Death is reporter Jack McEvoy's beat, his calling, his obession. But this time, death brings McEvoy the story he never wanted to write--about a serial killer of unprecedented savagery who strikes too close to home.
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 could'nt crack. the killer's calling card; a quotation from the works of edgar allen poe. his latest victim is McEvoy's own brother. and his last maybe be McEvoy himself.
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 kille of unprecedented savagery and cunning is at large, his prey: homicide cops, each haunted by a case he couldn't crack. His latest victim is McEvoys own Brother. and his next may be McEvboy himself.
Zelinda O. (Jack McEvoy is a death reporter, obsessed with his calling. However this time the death story is personal as his twin brother is killed and he seeks to find the killer. "Chilling...Connelly puts his foot on the gas and doesn't let up."- Los Angeles Times
Personally, I thought the story was interesting with a really surprising twist at the end.
Review on the back of the book says, ".....a novel that breaks all the rules and will keep your heart racing and your mind guessing until the very last page." Oh, how I agree. This was one of the best books by Michael Connelly I have read.
Suzanne H. (
Melissa E. (This was my first-ever Michael Connelly read. And boy is it a good one. No, it's not one of his fabulous Harry Bosch series, but it's a great story just the same. It is disturbing. It is heart-wrenching. It is an exciting read. If you love mysteries & thrillers, especially of the police proceedural type, then this is a must read for you!
I found Connelly on a fluke and since then have searched his novels out. I love the dialogue, the twisting and turning plot line. He is great!
One of the best books I have read in a long time. Keeps you on the edge of your seat. Never did guess "who did it". Quite a reveal
Death is reporter Jack McEvoy's beat: his obsession. But this time death brings McEvoy the story he never wanted to write. A serial killer of unprecedented savagery and cunning is at large. His targets: homicide cops. His latest victim is McEvoy's own brother.
Beckie M. (This book is a thriller. It's about a serial killer who targets homicide cops that are haunted by a murder case they couldn't solve. The killer's calling card: A quotation from the works of Edgar Allan Poe.
Connelly is a good writer, but this one is not his best. An organic and enjoyable thriller goes awry at the end, where his attempt to throw multiple twists at the reader ends up in a contrived and fairly illogical ending. I enjoyed the book until the final 50 pages.
a reporter becomes involved in a murder mystery. If you want to read Michael Connellys books start with this one.
Interesting plot twists. Great suspense and mystery.
Another of Connelly's multiple twist mysteries. I liked this one, as I know the Denver-Estes Park area well... though he, of course, shifts and invents as the plot requires!
A stand-alone thriller by one of the masters of the genre. I loved this book, even though there was no Harry Bosch. What can I say? It's Michael Connelly!
Great read from Michael Connelly. Gory but well written.
Frank H. (I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Keeps you guessing. A+++
I love Connelly; I've read all of his books. So of course I liked this one. Fair warning, though: the baddie in this book is just about the most evil person I've encountered in literature. (N.B.: when done with this one, read Connelly's "The Narrows.")
The year is 2001. Roger Gordian and his company have developed a space station. The launch of the station is sabotaged, probably by international terrorists. Major cities are thrown into chaos.....
Good book, but not as good as his others, especially the Harry Bosch series.
Having read a few Connelly’s I was ready for an intricate weaving of plot and psychology and this book did not let me down.
Larraine F. (This was a stand alone novel when it was written, but since it now has a sequel (The Narrows), it's sort of a part of the "Harry Bosch" series. This one is about the FBI's attempts to track and catch a serial killer. It's written from the perspective of a crime reporter whose twin brother was the latest victim.
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