The-scarecrow

<p><p>forced Out Of The <i>los Angeles Times</i> Amid The Latest Budget Cuts, Newspaperman Jack Mcevoy Decides To Go Out With A Bang, Using His Final Days At The <b>paper</b><b></b>to Write The Definitive Murder Story Of His Career. <p>he Focuses On Alonzo Winslow, A 16-year-old Drug Dealer In Jail After Confessing To A Brutal Murder. But As He Delves Into The Story, Jack Realizes That Winslow's So-called Confession Is Bogus. The Kid Might Actually Be Innocent.<p>jack Is Soon Running With His Biggest Story Since The Poet<i></i>made His Career Years Ago. He Is Tracking A Killer Who Operates Completely Below Police Radar&#151;and With Perfect Knowledge Of Any Move Against Him. Including Jack's.</p><h3>the New York Times Book Review - Marilyn Stasio</h3><p>connelly, Who Has The Nerve And Timing Of A Whole Swat Team, Gives Jack Two Weeks To Find The Creep Who's Been Raping And Killing Attractive Long-legged Women And Dumping Their Remains In Car Trunks&#151;if His Young Replacement Doesn't Beat Him To The Story.</p>