The Poet
- Published
- 1 January 1996
- Pages
- 512
- ISBN-13
- 9780316153980
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Poet, one of Michael Connelly's earliest and most acclaimed novels, opens the series in 1996 with journalist Jack McEvoy investigating his detective brother's apparent suicide and uncovering a serial killer who quotes Edgar Allan Poe -- the book that introduces FBI profiler Rachel Walling.
Key facts about The Poet
Michael Connelly wrote The Poet, a novel on our list. It has been out since 1996. The book has 512 pages.
We list 3 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780316153980 to find the main one.
The Poet is book 1 of 3 in the Jack McEvoy series. The series has 3 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with. Fair Warning is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 26 May 2020.
Additionally, Michael Connelly writes Harry Bosch, The Lincoln Lawyer (Mickey Haller) and Renee Ballard, plus 1 more series. Those series sit on our crime and legal thriller shelves. Meanwhile, Ironwood is the latest published Michael Connelly book on file, from 19 May 2026.
About Michael Connelly
Michael Connelly is one of the defining American crime novelists of the past three decades, best known for the Harry Bosch series — LAPD detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch, a Vietnam veteran and obsessive investigator whose personal code often puts him at odds with department politics. See every Michael Connelly book in order.
Its place in Jack McEvoy
The Poet is book 1 in the Jack McEvoy series. It is followed by The Scarecrow. See the full Jack McEvoy reading order.
Jack McEvoy is a crime journalist rather than a cop, which gives Michael Connelly's smallest series its distinct flavor: the same forensic obsessiveness as the Bosch novels, filtered through a reporter's need to build an airtight story rather than make an arrest. The Poet (1996) — one of Connelly's earliest and most acclaimed novels — has McEvoy investigating his police-detective brother's apparent suicide, uncovering a serial killer who quotes Edgar Allan Poe and targets homicide detectives, and introduces FBI…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780316153980
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9789570830316
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780752809267