by Michael Connelly · Contemporary French Fiction · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782757822807
VAT included
Hamelyn quality guarantee · checked and verified, or your money back
«L'Épouvantail» is the crime novel by Michael Connelly published in 2011 by Points in paperback (519 pages, in French).
Journalist Jack McEvoy, fired from the L.A. Times, investigates a young man accused of murder to prove his innocence. He soon discovers the case is far more complex and becomes the target of a powerful organization. With the help of FBI agent Rachel Walling, McEvoy delves into a conspiracy mixing journalism, technology, and violence.
Second installment in the Jack McEvoy series. French edition of «The Scarecrow» (2009), translated by Robert Pépin.
For readers of thrillers and crime novels seeking a fast-paced plot with a journalist protagonist.
Michael Joseph Connelly is an American author of detective novels and other crime fiction, notably those featuring LAPD Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch and criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller, including 10 with both those characters. Connelly is the bestselling author of 42 novels and one work of non-fiction, with over 74 million copies of his books sold worldwide and translated into 40 languages. His first novel, The Black Echo, won the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for Best First Novel in 1992. In 2002, Clint Eastwood directed and starred in the movie adaptation of Connelly's 1997 novel, Blood Work. In March 2011, the movie adaptation of Connelly's novel The Lincoln Lawyer starred Matthew McConaughey as Mickey Haller. Connelly was the president of the Mystery Writers of America from 2003 to 2004.
