A cunning, poet-quoting serial killer of unprecedented savagery executes one homicide cop after another in the thrilling mystery by Michael Connelly.

'I've always thought the secret to dealing with death was to keep it at arm's length. But my rule didn't protect me...'

Shocked by his brother's death, Jack McEvoy, crime reporter, investigates a surprising rise in police suicides. A disturbing pattern of coincidences suggests that a cop-killer is choosing his victims with terrible care. Coast-to-coast Jack follows a trail of unusual 'suicide notes'. He may be on to the story of a lifetime but, scarier still, 'the Poet' knows that Jack in on his tail.